Summary, Glossary

SUMMARY

• The latter half of nineteenth century British India was replete with revolts of peasants and tribals against colonial political and economic domination.

• The great rebellion of 1857 was the culmination of various anti-British tendencies led by the depossessed feudal chieftains with an agenda to restore the Pre-colonial order.

• Even though the leaders of the Revolt lacked vision and were guided by local ambitions, it was a progressive act in terms of their effort to resist and challenge a despotic alien government.

• The Indian National Movement, building public opinion against the exploitative and oppressive British rule, inspired the younger generation to become part of the future militant anti-colonial struggles.

• The Swadeshi Movement helped to enhance the participation of masses in nationalist politics.

GLOSSARY

orchestrated: organized to achieve a desired effect

clandestine: secret இரகசிய

restorative: re-establishing

subletting: property leased by one lessee to another கீழ்க்குத்தகைக்கு விடுததல், உள் குத்தகைக்கு விடுததல்

egalitarian: equal rights for all people அனைதது மக்களுக்கும் சமமான

coercive: forcible வலுக்கட்டயமாக

extortion: the practice of taking something from an unwilling person by physical force

disgruntled: dissatisfied, frustrated நிறைவில்லாத, திருபதியற்ற  

abysmal: extremely bad, deep and bottomless