Navigating Uncertainty - S01E02 - The Santal Rebellion of 1855

UNSW Canberra Podcasts

In this, the second podcast in the Navigating Uncertainty series, Professor Peter Stanley of UNSW Canberra explores the challenges of understanding the Santal Rebellion of 1855, a small war distant in time, space and culture. Few outside India have heard of the Santal rebellion of 1855, but it was the second-largest uprising against the rule of the East India Company after the great mutiny-rebellion of 1857. Professor Stanley discusses his research on the rebellion, looking at the complexities of understanding the 'Hul' (as the Santals called it) and especially arguing that it represents a hitherto neglected episode in the history of insurgency and counter-insurgency.