vinayak damodar savarkar called 1857 revolt first war of independence.
vinayak damodar savarkar called 1857 revolt first war of independence.
who called 1857 revolt first war of independence?
vinayak damodar savarkar
the indian war of independence is an indian nationalist history of the 1857 revolt by vinayak damodar savarkar that was first published in 1909. the book, initially written in marathi, was penned by savarkar in response to celebrations in britain of the 50th anniversary of the 1857 indian uprising with records from india office archives and the whole project received support from indian nationalists in britain including the likes of madame cama, v.v.s. iyer and m.p.t. acharya, as well as indian students who had dared not show their support or sympathy for india house openly. published during savarkar's stay in london at the india house, the book was influenced by histories of the french revolution and the american revolution, as much as it sought to bring the indian movement to public attention in britain as well as to inspire nationalist revolution in india.
the indian war of independence (book)
some south indian historians have opposed the use of the term "first war of independence" by the government to describe the 1857 revolt, and have unsuccessfully taken the issue to the court. these historians insist that several other anti-british uprisings in south india, such as the vellore mutiny in 1806 had preceded the 1857 revolt, and should be called the first war of indian independence. in 2006, when the indian postal department issued a postal stamp to commemorate the vellore mutiny of 1806, m. karunanidhi, the former chief minister of tamil nadu, said that the move had given "due recognition" to india's "first war of independence".
names of the indian rebellion of 1857