by Lehar Zaidi | Feb 5, 2022 | Historical Narratives, Monuments
“Delhi was the principal center of the 1857 Uprising. The British had to keep Delhi or lose their empire forever” “The Last Mughal”, W. Dalrymple “It was one of the most cruel and vindictive wars the world has ever seen. Dead bodies lay...
by Syed Asad Ali | Aug 27, 2020 | Historical Narratives
The reasons of defeat Translation series of “Heroes of 1857”, by Sayyada Anees Fatima, Episode X (First Ed., 1949) Capture of Bahadur Shah Zafar and his sons by William Hudson at Humayun’s Tomb on 20 September 1857, Pic source: Wiki Images One of the...
by Syed Asad Ali | Aug 21, 2020 | Historical Narratives
Translation series of “Heroes of 1857”, by Sayyada Anees Fatima, Episode IX (First Ed., 1949) Gunners under General ‘s leadership exhibited such brave acts that it stirred the rank and file of the enemy. Zaheer Dehlvi narrated eye witness account: “It was a...
by Syed Asad Ali | Aug 6, 2020 | Historical Narratives
Hero of the Lost War Translation series of “Heroes of 1857”, by Sayyada Anees Fatima, Episode VIII (First Ed., 1949) “Conflict with the Ghazees before Bareilly, scene from the Indian Mutiny. Engraving from 1858, Engraver Unknown Photo by D Walker” The...
by Syed Asad Ali | Jul 27, 2020 | Historical Narratives
Translation series of “Heroes of 1857”, by Sayyada Anees Fatima, Episode VII (First Ed., 1949) Cause & effect – A Preamble to the Rebellion of 1857 Only God knows which blessed moments were those, when Babur’s sacred hands laid down...
