The educated Indian middle class, often influenced by Western thought and education, generally viewed the Revolt of 1857 as a feudal reaction against modernization and a threat to the stability and perceived progress brought by British rule. They did not support the rebels, who were primarily disgruntled sepoys and traditional rulers.
The decided middle class in India
Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2016 · Topic: Revolt of 1857 (Historiography of the Revolt of 1857)
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