R. C. Majumdar, a prominent Indian historian, wrote extensively on the Revolt of 1857. He was critical of the revolt's lack of national character or unified planning and often described its sudden eruption and swift suppression in certain areas, using analogies like a "summer gale" to describe its unexpected but short-lived force, especially regarding the Meerut uprising.
S.N. Sen, a noted historian, was appointed to write this history, and the book was published in 1957 to commemorate the centenary of the Revolt. 27. Who said, “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived” ?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2009 · Topic: Revolt of 1857 (Historiography of the Revolt of 1857)
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