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The author of the book ‘The Indian war of Independence 1857’ was

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Sir Syad Ahmed Khan
  2. V. D. Savarkar
  3. R. S. Sharma
  4. R. C. Majumdar

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: V. D. Savarkar

Explanation: The correct answer is B. V. D. Savarkar. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (V. D. Savarkar) was the author of the famous book ‘The Indian War of Independence 1857’. This book, written in 1909, gave a nationalist interpretation of the Revolt of 1857, describing it not just as a mutiny by sepoys but as a planned and united war of independence against British colonial rule.