2007 marks the 150 years since the events of 1857 referred to as the first war of independence by the peoples of the sub-continent. In Britain, a committee was formed earlier in 2006 to commemorate 150 years of resistance to imperialism and for national liberation.

The committee aims to re-evaluate the history of the struggles in the sub-continent against British occupation and put those struggles in the context of the struggles the peoples of the sub-continent still face today, both within the sub-continent and in the wider Diaspora.  This website will form the basis through which the committee intends to widen the discussion on the issues raised by the events of 1857. For Aims and Objectives Click Here

Members of the committee and others are invited to write on the 150 years of the history of the sub-continent, emanating from the events of 1857. The writings will be published on the website inviting comments from readers.  We aim to publish these writings, taking in account the comments, into a journal by the end of 2007 giving a more permanent record of the assessment of the events of 1857 from the perspectives of those involved in the struggles of today.  

Among the first of the articles written by a member of the committee is the overview of the events of 1857 the reasons behind the rebellion and their implication in today’s globalisation process.  Email your comments to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . For particular articles, comments will be passed to the author and possibly incorporated in any revision of the article or answered. We also reserve the right to publish comments where appropriate on the website.