HUMAN 1B Lecture 16: HumCore Week 9-2
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Week 9-2: professor vinayak chaturvedi (remember language : history as a partner of empire vs. history used against empire. Review: krishnavarma and the india house, savarkar and young india society, books/publications (british library, assassination and dhingra execution, the meeting with gandhi: debate on violence. Savarkar: background continued: arrested in 1910 for sedition. What happened in 1857: mutiny by soldiers on may 10, 1857, peasants in uniform , economic crises, violation of rights, revolts, rebellions. Impact of british policies on princely states: who participated, men and women, soldiers, shed their clothing showed that they are no longer in the. British empire"s hierarchy (?: peasants, kings and queens. Official responses: extensive battles, defend crown, administration changes from the east india company to british government, histories of british victory, writing of british victory and celebrated it. Imagine if you received a copy of this text in 1909 : savarkar"s name was not included by an indian nationalist.
