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A tragedy and British brutality at Chhawani and the resilience of Bharatvarsha

In retaliation of the first battle of Independence in 1857, which the British termed as an uprising, the East India Company carried out massive and brutal retaliations against the participants of the mutiny. Most of the action was concentrated in Uttar Pradesh where entire villages were decimated. Once place called Basti Chhawani witnessed the most…