Which of the following statements regarding the 1857 uprising are correct?

(A) V.D. Savarkar described it 'a planned war of National independence'.
(B) Savarkar tried to prove that the rising of 1826-27, 1831-32, 1848, 1854 were rehearsals of 1857.
(C) T.R. Holmes popularised the view that the revolt of 1857 was 'a war of fanatic religionists against Christians'.
(D) James Outram and W. Taylor described the Outbreak as a result of Hindu-Muslim conspiracy.
(E) L.E.R. Rees termed the uprising of 1857 as 'conflict between civilization and barbarism'.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is C

(A) V.D. Savarkar described the 1857 uprising as "a planned war of National independence." This is accurate as Savarkar was one of the early historians to see the 1857 revolt as the first organized fight for Indian independence, rather than a mere mutiny.
(B) Savarkar did argue that the uprisings of 1826-27, 1831-32, 1848, and 1854 were "rehearsals" for the 1857 rebellion, signaling that there was a growing resistance against British rule long before the 1857 revolt.
(D) James Outram and W. Taylor did describe the outbreak of the 1857 uprising as a result of a Hindu-Muslim conspiracy. This was part of the British colonial narrative, which portrayed the revolt as a product of religious tensions and conspiracy between Hindus and Muslims, though this view is considered simplistic and incorrect by modern historians.
Therefore, the correct answer is (A), (B) and (D) Only.

Information Booster:

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian politician, activist and writer. Savarkar developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva while confined at Ratnagiri in 1922.] He was a leading figure in the Hindu Mahasabha. The prefix "Veer" has been given by himself, when he penned his own biography under pseudonym of Chitragupta. He and his brother founded a secret society called Abhinav Bharat Society. When he went to the United Kingdom for his law studies, he involved himself with organizations such as India House and the Free India Society. He also published books advocating complete Indian independence by revolutionary means. One of the books he published called The Indian War of Independence about the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

James Outram and W. Taylor: Their analysis reflected the British attempt to downplay the political causes of the rebellion and instead attribute it to religious and communal divisions. Their interpretation has been widely criticized.