choudhry rahmat ali called the revolt of 1857 as national revolt.
who called the revolt of 1857 as national revolt?
choudhry rahmat ali
almost from the moment the first sepoys mutinied in meerut, the nature and the scope of the indian rebellion of 1857 has been contested and argued over. speaking in the house of commons in july 1857, benjamin disraeli labelled it a 'national revolt' while lord palmerston, the prime minister, tried to downplay the scope and the significance of the event as a 'mere military mutiny'. reflecting this debate, an early historian of the rebellion, charles ball, used the word mutiny in his title, but labelled it a "struggle for liberty and independence as a people" in the text. historians remain divided on whether the rebellion can properly be considered a war of indian independence or not, although it is popularly considered to be one in india. arguments against include:
indian rebellion of 1857
in 1811, ramgarh battalion was used for suppressing the munda, uraon and tamad revolt and kol revolt. in 1837, ramgarh was police station of british government. in 1938, new g.t. road was started and banaras road was closed. it is worth mentioning the name of lubia manghi. bainu manjhi and arjun manjhi. in sitagarh, the cropping of coffee was taking place. the name of rupu manjhi is famous in the first national revolt of 1857.
ramgarh district