Which of the following statements are True in the context of Revolt of 1857?

(A) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan wrote heroic poem on Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi.
(B) The British government was asked to protect the honour of women and ensure the safety of children during the Revolt of 1857.
(C) Governor General Canning is shown as a looming father figure in 'Punch'.
(D) In British accounts, the siege of Lucknow became a shame to British power.
(E) Relief of Lucknow painted by Thomas Jones Barker criticised the British heroes.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B), (C) Only

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B), (C) Only

Given statements:

(A) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan wrote a heroic poem on Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi. (TRUE)

(B) The British government was asked to protect the honour of women and ensure the safety of children during the Revolt of 1857. (TRUE)

(C) Governor General Canning is shown as a looming father figure in 'Punch'. (TRUE)

(D) In British accounts, the siege of Lucknow became a shame to British power. (FALSE)

CORRECTION: In British accounts the siege of Lucknow became a story of survival, heroic resistance and the ultimate triumph of British power.

(E) Relief of Lucknow painted by Thomas Jones Barker criticised the British heroes. (FALSE)

CORRECTION: British pictures offer a variety of images that were meant to provoke a range of different emotions and reactions. Some of them commemorate the British heroes who saved the English and repressed the rebels. “Relief of Lucknow”, painted by Thomas Jones Barker in 1859, is an example of this type.