A Star Shall Fall
by P J O Taylor

(ISBN:81-7223-066-4 ~ Pub Year: 1993 ~ Pages:269 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: HarperCollins)

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The dramatic events of 1857 in northern India are variously described as 'The Indian Mutiny', 'The Sepoy Revolt', 'The First War of Independence', or 'The Freedom Struggle Begins'. It depends on your view point. This book looks at the facts, again, objectively.

The Mutiny, The Sepoy Revolt or the The First War of Independence. Call it by any name, it evokes strong emotions, depending one one’s point of view of the gory uprising of 1857.

The plot to overturn British rule – incidentally, in which women played a decisive role- had as its watchword, Sitara gir parega ( A Star Shall Fall).

The tales of heroism, misery, loyalty, depravity, hatred and love that accompanied the great rebellion have been recreated, diligently and truthfully, by an old India hand and author of Chronicles of the Mutiny and Other Historical Sketches.


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