What began as a fight for religion ended as a war of independence for there is not the slightest doubt that the rebels wanted to get rid of the alien government and restore the old order of which the king of Delhi was the rightful representative”.Do you support this viewpoint.
agreed . totally out of context . writer please note that the struggle indeed started in order to safeguard their religion because cow is sacred in hinduism and pig is forbidden in islam. sepoys never intended to overthrow the British as the sole aim of mutiny but to safeguard their personal beliefs and in turn their religion, however they came to know they can get rid of the colonial powers and their prolonged oppression. hence according to SN Sen what started as a fight for religion ended as a war of independence .
What rubbish, your answer is nothing more than a personal opinion.
ReplyDeleteagreed . totally out of context . writer please note that the struggle indeed started in order to safeguard their religion because cow is sacred in hinduism and pig is forbidden in islam. sepoys never intended to overthrow the British as the sole aim of mutiny but to safeguard their personal beliefs and in turn their religion, however they came to know they can get rid of the colonial powers and their prolonged oppression. hence according to SN Sen what started as a fight for religion ended as a war of independence .
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