THE REVOLT OF

1857
SAKSHI KUMARI (22/0449)
ISHPREET KAUR (22/0778)
CAUSES
1. IMMEDIATE CAUSE AND THE
THREAT OF RELIGION
1.1 ENFIELD RIFLE
1.2 MANGAL PANDEY
1.3 RELIGIOUS CONVERSION
2. FACTORS FROM WITHIN THE
ARMY
2.1 WORKING CONDITIONS
2.2 RESPONSIBILITIES AGAINST
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
2.3 INITIAL REVOLTS –
SUPRESSED
3. ANNEXATION POLICY OF THE
BRITISH (Political Cause)
3.1 AWADH – SUBSIDIARY
ALLIANCE
3.2 JHANSI – DOCTRINE OF LAPSE
4. EXPLOITATION OF THE
PEASANTRY
(Socio-Economic Causes)
4.1 REVENUE SETTLEMENTS
4.1.1 HIGH TAXES
4.1.2 NO FLEXIBILITY
4.1.3 NO EXCEPTIONS
4.2 PROBLEMS FOR THE
NATURE OF THE REVOLT
1. NATIONALISTS AND
IMPERIALISTS
VIEW
1.1 JAMES STEPHEN & VEER SAVARKAR
2. NEW ASPIRING POWER ELITES
2.1 R. MUKHERJEE & S. DASGUPTA
3. COUNTER – COUNTER
RETRIBUTION
3.1 BRIGADIER NEIL & MASSACRE
AT KANPUR
4. ACT OF TRANSGRESSION
4.1 BREAKING THE MONOPOLY OF
VIOLENCE
4.2 ALLEGED DISHONOUR TO BRITISH
WOMENHOOD
LIMITATIONS
1.NO COMMON GOAL
1.1 MULTIPLE SELF INTERESTS
1.2 INTERESTS OF THE RULING CLASS
VERY DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF
PEASANTRY
2. LACK OF UNITY
2.1 NOT EVERYBODY PARTICIPATED
2.1.1 MADRAS AND NOT THE ENTIRE BENGAL ARMY JOIN THE
REVOLT
2.1.2 PUNJABI AND GORKHA SOLDIERS WERE USED TO SUPPRESS
THE REBELLION
2.1.3 MANY PRINCELY STATES LIKE SCINDHYAS OF GWALIOR
SUPPORTED THE BRITISH

3. NO ALTERNATIVE FOR
ORGANIZING STATE POWER
3.1 REBELS ALSO BECAME JEALOUS AND SUSPICIOUS OF EACH
OTHER
3.2 NOBODY FAUGHT FOR THE INDIAN NATION AS SUCH BUT FOR
THEIR OWN TERRITORIES