Independence Day 2026: An Indian king weaponised his pen. The British answered with a cannon

Raja Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah were executed by the British in Jabalpur in 1857 after poems invoking goddess Chandi against colonial rule were recovered from their residence. Their story shows how poetry, letters and personal networks became powerful instruments of resistance during the uprising against British rule.

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