Lok Sabha Debates
Need To Include The Attingal Revolt Of 1721 In The History Syllabus For School ... on 25 November, 2009
> Title : Need to include the Attingal revolt of 1721 in the history syllabus for school children.
SHRI A. SAMPATH (ATTINGAL): The first revolt against the colonialism of the English East India Company erupted in April 1721 in the Angengo (Anjuthengu) of Attingal in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. Anjengo was one of the earliest settlements of the British in East India Company India. Even though the revolt was crushed after several weeks, the spirit of the people could not be put down by the imperial rulers. The glorious history of the Attingal revolt still inspires the people to kindle the feelings of anti-imperialism and the peoples struggle for self-rule.
Hence, I urge upon the Government to include the Attingal revolt of 1721 in the history syllabus of school children at the earliest.