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.
