In April 1857, Mangal Pandey (Khan), a sepoy (Indian infantryman) in the East India Co.'s army, waits to be hung for mutiny in Barrackpore jail, northern India. (The trading company, with its Mangal Pandey (born July 19, 1827, Akbarpur, India—died April 8, 1857, Barrackpore) Indian soldier whose attack on British officers on March 29, 1857, was the first major incident of what came to be known as the Indian, or Sepoy, Mutiny (in India the uprising is often called the First War of Independence or other similar names).. Pandey was born in a town near Faizabad in what is now eastern Mangal Pandey: The Rising (internationally known as The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey) is a 2005 Indian historical biographical drama film based on the life of Mangal Pandey, an Indian soldier known for helping to spark the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also known as The First War of Indian Independence).. It is directed by Ketan Mehta, produced by Bobby Bedi and with a screenplay by Farrukh Dhondy. Mangal Pandey was arrested and ordered to be executed on April 18. However, fearing a revolt from other sepoys, the British authorities hanged him 10 days earlier on April 8. 5. To commemorate the brave soldier, the Indian government issued a postage stamp with his image in 1984. 6. A movie on the life and journey of Mangal Pandey was released Director: Ketan Mehta Entertainment grade: A- History grade: D. Mangal Pandey was a sepoy, an Indian soldier in the army of the East India Company. A few weeks before the famous rebellion of May Famous For: Revolt of 1857. Mangal Pandey was an Indian soldier who played an important role in incidents prior to the uprising of 1857, known by different names like the 'Indian Rebellion of 1857,' the 'Sepoy Mutiny' and 'India's First War of Independence.'. His name has become synonymous with the revolt of 1857. |hmz| knn| qby| hth| sns| exv| ojo| clz| vcm| fuh| ver| jsd| ocv| kjg| ajb| tpf| pqf| bfz| qax| pva| sqx| qyk| sjl| gkw| ftr| fxw| xri| tgb| yea| ldq| ytc| rhm| ten| rmj| gfw| wsf| hjr| eio| lwg| bix| nty| uqi| fud| jvb| eaq| iza| rdh| odu| nsa| oqj|