The document provides an overview of key events and figures in India's struggle for independence from British rule between 1857-1947 through a series of photographs and captions. It describes the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 as the first rebellion against British rule. It also highlights Bahadur Shah Zafar as the last Mughal emperor who was exiled, as well as Rani Lakshmibai who fought against the British. Gandhi's role in non-violently leading the independence movement through civil disobedience campaigns like the salt march are noted. India's partition and achieving independence in 1947 brought an end to over 200 years of British colonial rule.

1. Ceremony of Burning a Hindu Widow with the Body
of her Late Husband, from Pictorial History of China
and India, 1851.
Charles Canning, the Governor-General of India during the rebellion.
Bahadur Shah Zafar the last Mughal Emperor,
Crowned Emperor of India, by the Indian troops,
he was deposed by the British, and died in exile in Burma.
Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, one of the principal leaders
of the rebellion who earlier had lost her kingdom as a result of the Doctrine of Lapse.

2. Capture of Bahadur Shah Zafar and his sons by William Hodson at Humayun's tomb on 20 September 1857.
The hanging of two participants in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Albumen silver print by Felice Beato, 1858

3. Forced disarmament of cavalry of Berhampore
British soldiers looting Qaisar Bagh, Lucknow, after its recapture (steel engraving, late 1850s)

4. Secundra Bagh after the slaughter of 2,000 Rebels by the 93rd Highlanders and 4th Punjab Regiment.
Albumen silver print by Felice Beato, 1858.
Bahadur Shah Zafar (last mughal emperor) exiled in Rangoon.
Photograph by Robert Tytler and Charles Shepherd, May 1858

5. Procession view at Bangalore.
Freedom at Midnight
India is Partitioned. British Leave India. India becomes free from 200 years of British Rule. A major victory for
Gandhian principles and non-violence in general

6. Mahatma Gandhi Assassination
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. On 30 January 1948, at 5:17 pm, Nathuram
Godse, a Hindu fanatic got close enough to Mahatma Gandhi at a prayer meeting at the Birla House and shot him
three times in his chest at point-blank range.

7. The first freedom fight took place in 1857 when Indian soldiers revolted against the British who were working in
the East India Company. They call this revolution as sipoy revolution and they also call this revolt as this was the
first revolution against British. There are many reasons for this revolts like politics, religion, financial etc. the East
India Company used to separate the Indian soldiers and British soldiers and give partiality to them. They never
gave the salaries to Indian soldiers and they used to treat them like animals. They used to insult the Indian
soldiers and the insults had increased to a range that they were not able to tolerate.
Secundra Bagh after Indian Mutiny

8. Massive Rally of Protestors
A two mile long rally of Indians in Bombay protesting the arrest of Gandhi, 1930
Gandhi, w ho successfully led the freedom struggle against the British colonial administration

9. Quit India Movement, 1942 an important event of the Indian freedom struggle, was
the outcome of a compound of anti-white fury
Salt March to Break the Law
A photograph from Ankola showing the non-violent civil disobedience movement

10. Civil Disobedience in Action
Satyagrahis squatting on the beach to break law

11. Rani Lakshmibai
Police Roughing-up the Satyagrahis
A 1930 photograph shows non-violent protesters being beaten up

12. March of Satyagrahis in Goa
Press clipping of protestors marching for Goa's freedom

13. Gandhi in London
Salt march

14. Non cooperation movement 1930
Gandhi walking through the streets of London

15. Nehru speaking to a crowd of people
Protest during the arrival of Simon

16. Sepoy mutiny
Sepoy mutiny

17. Gandhi addressing a crowd of women
Nehru addressing the crowd as 26th
Jan to be celebrated as Independence Day

18. Nehru and Gandhi
Salt march

19. INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS

21. Bhagat Singh

22. Khan Walking With Gandhi

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