Which of the following is NOT correct about the nationalist imageries of the Revolt of 1857?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Rebels did not find place in history writing.
Option (1) It was celebrated as the First War of Independence. — Correct statement. The national movement drew its inspiration from 1857, and the revolt was celebrated as the First War of Independence in which all sections of the people of India came together against imperial rule.
Option (2) Rebels did not find place in history writing. — Incorrect statement. Art and literature, as much as the writing of history, have kept alive the memory of 1857, and the leaders of the revolt were presented as heroic figures leading the country into battle.
Option (3) Rani of Jhansi was represented as a masculine figure. — Correct statement. The Rani of Jhansi was represented as a masculine figure chasing the enemy, slaying British soldiers and valiantly fighting till her last.
Option (4) Nationalist imageries helped shape the nationalist imaginations. — Correct statement. While British images led the public in Britain to sanction brutal repression, nationalist imageries of the revolt helped shape the nationalist imagination.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.6 Nationalist imageries … The national movement in the twentieth century drew its inspiration from the events of 1857. A whole world of nationalist imagination was woven around the revolt. It was celebrated as the First War of Independence in which all sections of the people of India came together to fight against imperial rule. Art and literature, as much as the writing of history, have helped in keeping alive the memory of 1857. The leaders of the revolt were presented as heroic figures leading the country into battle, rousing the people to righteous indignation against oppressive imperial rule. Heroic poems were written about the valour of the queen who, with a sword in one hand and the reins of her horse in the other, fought for the freedom of her motherland. Rani of Jhansi was represented as a masculine figure chasing the enemy, slaying British soldiers and valiantly fighting till her last.… 5.6 Nationalist imageries … On the other hand, nationalist imageries of the revolt helped shape the nationalist imagination.…” |