• ISBN13: 9788194126003
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: History
• Publisher: Tulika Books
• Publisher Imprint: Tulika Books
• Publication Date: March 11, 2020
• Pages: 292
• Original Price: INR 695.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 390 grams

Although often neglected and underplayed in mainstream history, armed resistance to British imperialism is a significant part of India’s epic struggle for freedom. The essays in this volume, written over several years, document various episodes of resistance highlighting the role of freedom fighters who inspired generations of Indians by their sacrifices. They discuss the Vellore Mutiny, the Chittagong Uprising, the Non-Cooperation Movement and the militants of Bengal, Gandhi’s attitude to the execution of Bhagat Singh, the Telengana and Kakdwip rising, among others. The essays also underline the fact that the fight against colonial oppression and exploitation was inextricably linked to the struggle against feudalism.

Maya Gupta is the author of Lord William Bentinck in Madras and the Vellore Mutiny 1803–07(1987), and has contributed numerous essays to journals and collections of articles.

Amit Kumar Gupta has been researching and writing on issues of modern Indian history for several years now. His publications includeNorth-West Frontier Province Legislature and the Freedom Struggle 1932–47(1976), Between a Tory and a Liberal: Bombay under Sir James Fergusson 1880–85(1978), and The Agrarian Drama: The Leftists and the Rural Poor in India 1934–51(1996).