Things I have not focused on

There is a simple explanation for the heading. April and May have been the months were a lot of events have affected World History. History being one of my favourite subjects, i chose to ignore these events. April witnessed the end of a tyrannical regime like Adolf Hitler, and in May, World War 2 came to an end. This also is an important month for Indian history, because this year marks the 150th anniversary of the Sepoy Mutiny.

Several reasons are there as to why i did not focus on these events. For one thing, there are thousands of sites and sources which have chronicled these events. For me to write on something, it has to be something New. Focusing on the same event, without presenting any new angles will just be a waste. I was in conflict wether to write about this or not, but in the end, it proved to be a wise decision.

The Indian Mutiny is a sort of double-edged sword. Nothing has been said much about it, except for few passages in History books, and one or two documentaries on Television. Other than these small incidences, nothing much has been written about the Sepoy mutiny. The first war of Independence is viewed as a failure, but in my mind, this kickstarted the chain reaction of events all the way till 1947. More than the formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885, more than the entry of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Sepoy Mutiny was the beginning of the end of british rule in India.

I guess to focus on all History would be time consuming, because so much has been chronicled over the years. To find something new to write about a past event, perhaps needs some introspection. I guess, individuals have to dwell thenselves into that event, to present a different angle to the rest of the world. All this while, the issue of what to focus on and what not to focus on will be present. But, i guess we can take that much liberty with History, and choose what events we can write on. Because to write anything heresay about History will be damaging, and that is something we definately cannot focus on