HISB31H3 Chapter : Tutorial 6 Notes
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Thomas r. metcalf important scholar: the violence of the mutiny challenged these liberal ideas, and after 1857, colonial ideologies became much more focused on preserving what many felt were india"s traditional practices. N key terms and arguments: massacre of kanpur, mutiny explained what caused the mutiny, hostility towards muslim community, lord canning. S press act of june 1857: subjecting newspapers to censorship. S arms act: restricted the carrying of weapons to anyone holding licences and it was made applicable to all classes of the population british and indian flag of india and britain. India did have modernism, but it was never seen. N gandhi was against british modernity, but not for traditionalism. N the castes were not always a part of the system, they have become a part now. N ambedkar does not support the caste system, gandhi was not, he was including the untouchables.
