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The events looked surreal when i watched it on screen, and i set out to dig a little more. The book notes that even british officers exchanged letters saying that tope was moving about under different names like ram singh, jeel singh and. Tatya topes operation red lotus, a book written by usbased parag tope, challenges the account that he was hanged in shivpuri. Parag tope, author of tatya tope s operation red lotus the tope family presents the story of tatya. It is a quest that led the tope family to discover the dramatic battle manoeuvres of their ancestor the legendary tatya tope, as well as the true import of the war. A quest by the contemporary members of the tope family, which led to the discovery of the dramatic battle manoeuvres of their ancestor, the legendary tatya tope. Uploaded files are encrypted and only the user holds the decryption keys. Parag tope, author of tatya tope s operation red lotus the tope family presents the story of tatya and the angloindian war of 1857. Google sites the bourne identity by robert ludlum at onread com the best online ebook storage download and read online for free the bourne identity by robert. This is one of the many excellent findings recorded in the historical book operation red lotus written by parag tope, a descendent of tatya tope, chief coordinator of the indian war machine during that time period. Tatya tope also misspelled as tantia tope 1814 1859, was a general in the indian.

If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download. Parags delhibased brother rajesh, who has contributed to the book, says the freedom fighter was killed by major meade. Epaper is now free, click here to read all editions. Rsslinked outfit backs descendants theory on his death. Hindumuslim tensions during the war of independence in. Operation red lotus is recently published book that chronicles the events that took place before and during the war of 1857. Goswami, uddipana we called the river red 58pp authorspress. It is a quest that led the tope family to discover the dramatic battle man oeuvres of their ancestor, the legendary tatya tope, as well as the true import of the war. I recently read tatya topes operation red lotus an interesting well researched book written by parag tope. Ananya paridas paper focused on two convicts of 1857, viz. British officer had not seen tatya, but east india company had put a big bounty on tatya s head. Hinduism call for an armed and vigilant society parag tope. The focus is mainly around delhi and not around the rest of the country. An interview on literary corner program of all india radio.

Parag tope, a tope descendant and usbased software engineer, wrote a book operation red lotus a few years ago, where he questioned earlier theories of topes death. Rajesh tope, one of the fourth generation descendents of tatya tope, explored tatya topes operation red lotus in 1857 as a marathamughal alliance against the british and highlighted that 1857 was a battle that was lost, but the war was won. As a person whose ancestor, tatya tope, took up arms and died fighting english oppression while leading the angloindian war of 1857, i find hafs proposals not only offensive to me as an individual, but also a deliberate and mischievous interpretation of hindu thought. Relying on eyewitness accounts written in marathi and letters in urdu and bundeli, mr tope, a fourthgeneration descendent of tatya tope, sheds new light on the.

Tatyas descendent parag topes book operation red lotus. For all the latest india news, download indian express app. This 431 page work has been divided into 18 chapters, prologue, epilogue, conclusion, and an appendix. Parag topes operation red lotus through the analysis of instances such as the use of red lotuses and chapatisfills the gaps and corrects the myths about the events of 1857. The english officers wife wrote a book in 1864 giving an account of his death.

As a free country, if one measures the continuity of political freedom, indias winning streak. Tatya topes operation red lotus tatya topes operation. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Hindumuslim tensions during the war of independence in 1857 tattvaanveshanam featured, history june 18, 2011 august 12, 2012 7 minutes update august 12, 2012.

Tatya s descendent parag topes book operation red lotus tatya had died in battle in chhipa baroda, near guna. What are some good books about indian rebellion of 1857. About the book tatya topes operation red lotus is a quest to understand the real history of the anglo indian war of 1857. Im about to go on an extended period of travel and ill have a lot of time available to read. Tatya tope is mentioned as a hero, but none of his stories are consistent with the label. Tatya topes operation red lotus is a quest to understand the real history of the revolt of. A quest by the contemporary members of the tope family, which led to the discovery of the dramatic battle manoeuvres of their ancestor, the legendary tatya tope, as well as the true import of.

If you have on open mind, i would suggest you read operation red lotus by parag tope et al. Tatya was living under disguise, using different names like ram singh, jeel jung, rao singh. The author is a descendant of tatya tope, and the entire tope family have taken it. Rsslinked outfit backs descendants theory on his death parag tope, a tope descendant and usbased software engineer, wrote a book operation red lotus a few years ago, where he questioned earlier theories of topes death. Operation red lotus demonstrates that india, today, remains a nation because of the leaders of 1857 and tatya tope, especially his resurgent campaign during late 1858 that revived the spirit of. The book presents quite a different view of 1857 war of independence, than what has been discussed by english and many indian historians. The book also has an insert with tope family tree connecting the author to tatya tope, the hero of 1857 war and the book. You have read 1 out of 10 free articles for the month. Tatya topes operation red lotus by parag tope goodreads. A special gathering in april 2007 in shivpuri, madhya pradesh, to observe the 150th anniversary of 1857 brought together members of the extended tope family. Tatya tope also misspelled as tantia tope 1814 1859, was a general in the indian rebellion of 1857 and one of its notable leaders.

Tope, parag tatya topes operation red lotus 468pp rupa new. Tatya tope operation red lotus amit paranjapes blog. To correct error, mp governor will write book on tope. Operation red lotus all india radio interview parag tope. Despite lacking formal military training, tatya tope is widely considered as the best and most effective rebel general of the indian mutiny. Tatya tope s operation red lotus is a quest to understand the real history of the angloindian war of 1857. For example, initially both hindu and muslim soldiers rallied around a muslim king to beat back the b. Interestingly, the first serious attempt to negate the official version of tope s death came this year from his brothers descendant, parag tope, through his book tatya tope s operation red lotus. Tatya tope s operation red lotus is a quest to understand the real history of the revolt of 1857. Tatya topes operation red lotus the tope family presents the. Tatya topes operation red lotus gives a brilliant account of this historic event, emphasising the true significance of this war as well as a. Tatya topes operation red lotus is a quest to understand the real history of the revolt of 1857.

Register to the hindu for free and get unlimited access for 30 days. Tatya and the angloindian war of 1857 has just been published. Tatya tope s operation red lotus rupa, rs 595, a book by his descendants, sheds new light on several subjects related to 1857 and tope, but most importantly his death. Im looking for the best books about history, specifically stories of. An engineermba based in the us, an md in anesthesia based in delhi, a psychologist, a software engineer, a navyofficialturnedteacher and many others from the scattered tope family joined hands to find out the truth about one of their forefathers, and one of the foremost. Buy tatya topes operation red lotus book online at low. He is not a historian and does not claim to be one, but he believes indian history is too serious a. Tatya topes operation red lotus is a quest to understand the real history of the angloindian war of 1857. The british called its battles of 1857 in the indian subcontinent, waged by native people, as sepoy mutiny or terms as dismissive, more or less. Tatya tope s operation red lotus is the story of the war of 1857 from the point of view of tatya tope. As a free country, if one measures the continuity of political freedom, indias winning streak spans from its beginnings which predated 3000 bce until significant parts of northern india fell to invaders around 900 ce.