Llewellyn-Jones, Rosie. creator Rosie Llewellyn-Jones text Ahmedabad : Mapin Publishing, Alkazi Collection of Photography , 2017 monographic eng

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263p. : 28cm. "The 'sepoy revolt' was among the first fully photographed wars in the history of documentary photography in India. This volume offers multiple perspectives on the 'Ghadar' or Uprising of 1857, and deconstructs the grand narratives associated with colonial historiography. Using rare archival photographs from the Alkazi Collection, together with supplementary visual material, these essays re-evaluate the 'evidence' and official reading of the Uprising. Linked accounts negotiate 'Mutiny' landscapes and architecture: the internal dynamic of the rebellion decoded through topography and monuments, including memorials, cemeteries, churches and forts, as well as the sites of appalling atrocity and retribution-besieged barracks, burning villages, gallows at crossroads, and looted palaces. Along with rebels, British troops and their determined generals, and various professional and amateur photographers caught up in documenting the turbulence, the dramatic vista of the Uprising in these essays is also inhabited by a range of significant characters central to the action, including the warrior queen Lakshmi Bai, the exiled last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and the poet Mirza Ghalib."- / Rosie Llewellyn-Jones. Sepoy Rebellion (India : 1857-1858) History Exhibitions 954.0317 UPR 9789385360114 : Technical Bureau India : 4794/23, 1st Floor, 7, Ansari Road, New Delhi 241114 20241114155237.0