Day: August 12, 2025

The Revolt of 1857 was not a sudden outbreak but the culmination of various grievances that had been accumulating since the beginning of the 19th century.” Substantiate this statement.

Aspirant IAS Academy

INTRODUCTION The Revolt of 1857 was indeed the result of systematic grievances accumulated over five decades of British colonial policies, rather than a spontaneous uprising. POLITICAL GRIEVANCES (1800-1857) Doctrine of Lapse (1848): Dalhousie’s annexation policy absorbed Satara (1848), Jhansi (1854), Read More …