MONUMENTS CONNECTED WITH 1806 VELLORE REVOLT AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE WITH HISTORY OF VELLORE DISTRICT

A.D. Sivagurunathan

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

MONUMENTS CONNECTED WITH 1806 VELLORE REVOLT AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE WITH HISTORY OF VELLORE DISTRICT

A. D. Sivagurunathan

Abstract :

This paper attempts to analyse to what extent the British colonial narrative is limited in its chronicles, especially through the establishment of monuments for 1806 revolt. Further, this paper strives to revisit some of these narratives to ing about the native side of the story. This paper is divided into three parts: the first section contextualizes the historical background and chain of events and its importance in the history, especially Vellore district; section two analyses the various monuments established and records created by the British colonial authorities about 1806 revolt; and the third section deals with the counter or neglected narratives of 1806 revolt and the conclusion in the end of the same section