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Who was the author of the book 'The Indian War of Independence 1857'?

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

Answer options

  1. S.N. Sen
  2. V.D. Savarkar
  3. R.C. Majumdar
  4. Ashok Mehta

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: V.D. Savarkar

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) V.D. Savarkar šŸ“š Explanation: V.D. Savarkar wrote this book in 1909 to provide a nationalist interpretation of the 1857 uprising. He was the first to describe the event as the "First War of Independence" rather than a mere sepoy mutiny. The British government banned the book even before its publication due to its highly revolutionary and anti-colonial content.