“In 1957, on the occasion of the centenary of 1857, substantial additions were made to this literature. Some new archival sources were published, which threw new light on some hitherto ignored regions of India. A limited, but fairly lively debate on the interpretation of the events of 1857 was set off. The debate was limited because the prominent participants (including the “official historian” of 1857) did not go far beyond the historical sources in the English language—the ‘native’ voice in indigenous sources was scarcely heard. Nonetheless, it was a lively debate in that some ideological issues surfaced in the debate. Now, in 2007, are there new questions and new lines of investigation to be opened up, or are we now destined merely to tread on paths laid down earlier? These questions are appropriate at the beginning of a volume such as this collection of essays.”Excerpt From: Sabyasachi Bhattacharya. “Rethinking 1857.” iBooks.