Almost two years ago, when I reviewed The Ranee of Jhansi, D. V. Tahmankar, I had expressed a strong desire to lay my hands on Vishnu Bhatt Godse’s Majha Pravas (My Travels), published in 1907, by Chitrashala Press, Pune. While I was quite determined to get my hand on the book - I'll admit, I wondered if I'd be able to ever get to read that book - it was in Marathi.

I was happily surprised when I saw 1857: The Real Story Of The Great Uprising at Crosswords in Pune - the English transl More...

This is a commoner's account of the Great Indian Mutiny of 1857.Vishnu Bhat Godshe Versaikar's autobiographical writing of this period paints the picture of common man caught between the interests of Indian princely states and East India Company.
Humanistic rendering of the events of the great uprising are touching despite the flaws in the narrative.Mrinal Pande's afterword gives us many useful insights and perspective for the story.I haven't read much about the Rani of jahnsi earlier but w More...

Less about the 1857 revolt than about a traveling Brahmin's journeys being disrupted by the rebellion. An interesting look at a particular community and a slice of history, though.