A group of ragtag Punjabi Muslim rebels of various tribes would come together (one of those rare instances, when big egos would be put aside for a common Punjabi Muslim cause) & blockade the Lahore-Multan GT road, which would cut Lahore off from Bombay & in those days it was the only communication line between… Continue reading 1857 GT Road Blockade
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Karl Marx on the 1857 War of Independence
Karl Marx, Credit: Wikipedia Disclaimer: the post is not meant to endorse Marxism nor am I a Marxist myself if that even matters to the reader. There is also an untoward symptom in Punjab, the communication between Multan and Lahore having been cut off for eight days."Karl Marx, October 30th, 1857. Published New-York Daily Tribune.… Continue reading Karl Marx on the 1857 War of Independence