Author: Uddipan Mukherjee

Revisiting rebellion, peasantry and the limits of Gandhian historiography A question that comes up quite frequently, sometimes at the drop of a hat, not only in historical discourse but also in popular discussions, from restaurants, cafeterias to coffee-table rendezvous, is how India got its independence: whether through a series of non-violent movements within the overarching conceptual construct of Satyagraha devised by Gandhi’s intellectual craftsmanship, or whether it was because the people of the Indian subcontinent rose against the British Raj and fought against the superstructure of imperialism violently. A straightforward answer to this question is not always feasible. In fact,…