One of the first acts of the Indian rebellion of 1857 took place in Bengal in late March. In the weeks preceding, British officers, most of whom oversaw regiments composed entirely of Indian soldiers, had been edgy and nervous. Piles of chapatis, the round, unleavened, Indian bread that is the mainstay of the sub-continental diet, were…
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O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). ~ Quran 49:13
