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1857 "India's first War of Independence (part 2)- The Beginning " , is produced by Parag Shah of global Mavericks, presenting scenes from the Aamir Khan movie " The Rising -- Ballard of Mangal Pandey". The main overview of this Global Mavericks presentation is to present the legend of Mangal Pandey and the famous Sepoy Rebellian. Overview: The British East India established roots as a trading post in Surat Gujarat in the mid 1700's. By 1857 it had expanded to most of India, controlling large strategic areas. Indian Sepoys "Soldiers" were used by the British Administrative authorities to supplement the British Army in control of Indian territories and British Imperial rule in Asia. In 1857 the British Authorities issued ammunition for their new Enfield rifles. The cartridges were greased with pig and cow remains; A violation of Muslim and Hindu traditions. The British Manipulated the Sepoys in withholding this critical information without the consideration of community sensitivities. This manipulation along width a wide variety of administrative / military abuse including racial, and harsh taxation system, upon the Indian community, provoked the suppressed population into a full fledged revolt with Mangal Pandey and the Sepoys from various British units leading the rebellion. Scots, and Irish including the commander of Mangal Pandey's unit, Captian Willian Gorden joined the Indian Sepoy movement in the rebellion in fighting the British. The Sepoy rebellion was eventually crushed with cruelty. The rebellion is viewed as India's 1st war of Independence and motivated the eventual freedom of India less than a century thereafter. The Sepoy Rebellian united people of Indian origin from vast demographical backgrounds. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, Buddists united as a common people from a shared common land. Fighting as brothers, united against Imperialism and racism. Also the Scottish and Irish sympathized the Indian Rebels causing some to join them. The British strategically found the unity of Indians a threat to their control and implemented the "Divide and Rule" theory to keep control of India thereafter by creating secretarian conflicts. Parag Shah Global Mavericks Pro India Lobby