Mahmood Farooqui

I read this book with a lot of anticipation, but I felt a bit of a let down. While the commentaries themselves are very good, the writings, or the Voices themselves, if taken out of context do not reveal the anguish of a people who had to go through 18 months of mayhem.

It is a pity that there are no voices of the people during and after the British massacres in Delhi. This is a let down.

I am surprised to note that the Sikhs also fought on behalf of the rebels.

The writings of Maulvi Baqar are extremely interesting and reveal much, and this is the highlight of the book.

To me it is a book with an unfulfilled promise. Yet, a book worth reading again.… (mais)

The year 1857 symbolizes the year of the mutiny or the First War of Independence which witnessed armed uprising against the British with the aim to re-establish the authority of a fading Mughal power over the subcontinent and its consequent failure leading to deportation of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar to Rangoon and establishment of the British rule in India. It was inevitable that Delhi, which was the seat of power during Mughal rule, would suffer the most during the uprising, with the residents going through the havoc of the created turmoil.

Read the complete review of Besieged Voices From Delhi 1857 at
http://www.thebookoutline.com/2013/12/book-review-besieged-voices-from-delhi.htm...… (mais)