Re:What a skull in an English pub says about India's 1857 mu...
by zeveb on Friday April 06, 2018 @12:08PM
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> He murdered Mr Hunter, and his wife and daughters after being brutally treated were butchered by the road side.
I believe that ‘being brutally treated’ means raped.
> Dr Wagner writes that his book sets out to ‘restore some of the humanity and dignity that has been denied to Alum Bheg … I hope I have prepared the ground for Alum Bheg to finally find some peace …’
If Havildar Bheg did indeed murder two men and rape & murder two women, I can’t say that I’m all that concerned about his dignity, and not terribly impressed by his humanity.
As an aside, being blown from a cannon, while rather spectacular from our modern perspective, was traditional in India dating back to the Mughal era. I imagine that it must be remarkably painless.
I believe that ‘being brutally treated’ means raped.
> Dr Wagner writes that his book sets out to ‘restore some of the humanity and dignity that has been denied to Alum Bheg … I hope I have prepared the ground for Alum Bheg to finally find some peace …’
If Havildar Bheg did indeed murder two men and rape & murder two women, I can’t say that I’m all that concerned about his dignity, and not terribly impressed by his humanity.
As an aside, being blown from a cannon, while rather spectacular from our modern perspective, was traditional in India dating back to the Mughal era. I imagine that it must be remarkably painless.