PREVIEW: Radio War Nerd #103—1857 Indian Rebellion

Guest: Aditya VelivelliFor non-subscribers, here is a 30+ minute preview of Radio War Nerd episode 103 on the 1857 Indian uprising against British colonial rule. Known in the Anglo world as "The Sepoy Mutiny" and in India as "The First War for Independence", for a century it was framed as a British tragedy at the hands of crazed Indian barbarians. But like so many crimes of the British Empire, the long-suppressed truth is starting to come out. A recent book by an Indian historian estimates up to 10 million Indians died in the savage British reprisals from 1857-59. The War Nerd discusses the 1857 rebellion with Hyderabad-born fellow war nerd Aditya Velivelli—the British East India Company's cruel extractive rule, the tens of millions of Indians killed in artificial famines caused by British reshaping of India's political economy, and the course of battles in 1857-9, that ended with the British state officially taking over direct rule from the private East India Company. Would you like to know more? Subscribe to Radio War Nerd here on our patreon page, to listen to the entire episode 103 and all previous locked episodes. Depending on your pledge, you can also get our downloadable RSS feed for your podcast app, the Radio War Nerd Newsletter, Show Notes and more...