There is no doubt that Nanda Kumar did not receive a fair trial and there was a “miscarriage of justice” at least in respect of the capital punishment inflicted on him. Sir James... Read more
The Central Administration THE virtual acquisition of the kingdom of Bengal by the East India Company raised important problems. Could a private corporation be allowed to rule over vast terr... Read more
Nature and Effect of the Revolt The Revolt was not a thoroughly organized national movement or”a war of independence”, as James Outram, a contemporary, believed it to have been,... Read more
The Outbreak of the Revolt and Its Suppression The first signs of unrest appeared early in 1857 at Barrackpore and Berhampore in Bengal; they were, however, quickly suppressed and the culpri... Read more
Presages of the Revolt THE rapid expansion of the British dominion in India, attended as it was by changes in the administrative system and modes of existence to which the people had been ac... Read more
The Governor-Generalship of Lord Dalhousie was marked by a stupendous growth of the British Empire at the expense of many of the Indian States. Lord Dalhousie annexed a Iarge number of State... Read more
Early Relations, 1774-1823 THE rapid strides with which British imperialism had advanced in India since at least the time of Wellesley, if not earlier, inevitably affected the destiny of the... Read more
Sind had an ambitious neighbour in the Sikh ruler, Ranjit Singh, who coveted it as a natural sphere of expansion for his empire. But his attempts were thwarted by his friends, the English, w... Read more
Macnaghten’s successor, Major Eldred Pottinger, wanted to break off all negotiations with the Afghans and either to occupy the Bala Hissar, and hold out till help came or to proceed to... Read more
Lord Auckland’s policy is indefensible from all points of view. As an independent ruler of Afghanistan, Dost Muhammad had every right to enlist Perso-Russian alliance on his side howev... Read more
