This is the story of the 1857 uprising, which began in the Augharnath Temple in Meerut and swiftly expanded to other regions of India. It was such a powerful movement that it upended the British East India Company's foundations in India. The Briti...

This is the story of the 1857 uprising, which began in the Augharnath Temple in Meerut and swiftly expanded to other regions of India. It was such a powerful movement that it upended the British East India Company's foundations in India. The British looted and plundered us for 200 long years. Drained our economy of $45 trillion and left us in abject poverty. In ancient India, roughly 90% of the population was literate. Every hamlet in India had a school, but once the British left, our literacy rate fell to 16%. As a result of their atrocities, people from all over India, from many areas andlinguistic groups as well as from various religious backgrounds actively participated in the 1857 Indian Freedom Movement against the British. It is a wonderful illustration of variety and harmony. It is depressing to learn that our historians utterly failed to compile and portray the tangible records that were accessible regarding the movement. Theyweren't sure whether to refer to it as the first Indian liberation struggle or call it a mutiny like the British did. Those who assert it was an act of mutiny might change their mind after reading this book.