I will be posting excerpts from Munshi Jeevan Lal’s Roznamcha or diary. Jeevan Lal was the British Governor General’s agent in The Mughal Court and it was practice to write a daily diary – a bulletin that was sent to the British officers. This continued during the summers of 1857.
Major Hodson of ‘Hodson Horse’ had established a highly efficient intelligence network and recruited the Services of Rajab Ali, Mirza Ilahi Baksh, father-in-law of heir apparent, Mirza Fakhru, and Munshi Jeewan Lal.
They reveal the highly organized spy net-work run by Hindus and Muslims who outmatched each other in providing vital information to the British regarding the activities of rebels.
12th May 1857
https://soundcloud.com/rana-safvi/12th-may-1857-according-to
16th May 1857
https://soundcloud.com/rana-safvi/16th-may-1857
18th May 1857
https://soundcloud.com/rana-safvi/tuesday-11-25-pm
19th May 1857
https://soundcloud.com/rana-safvi/tuesday-11-33-pm
20thMay 1857
https://soundcloud.com/rana-safvi/tuesday-11-42-pm
