Author: V.G. Khobrekar
Place: Bombay
Publisher: Government of Maharashtra
Year: 1973
Pages: 216
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: History
Keyword: Nana Saheb Peshwa, Maharashtra Archive, Colonial Administration
Classification: 80
Shelf: C2R3
Accession No: B572
Contents: Introduction, I: Capture of Naro Pant Bhalia Bhat and a Blind Brahmin at Ajmer, II: Capture of the Supposed Mahadeo Rao Alias Rao Saheb, III: Capture of Venkat Rao, Nephew of Nana Saheb, IV: Contemplated attack on Poona by the Supposed Nana Saheb, V: Capture of the Supposed Nana Saheb in Kathiawad
Abstract: The search for Nana Saheb Peshwa, also known as Dhondopant Nana, a key leader in the 1857 uprising, is documented in earlier Bulletins (Nos. 1, 3, 4 & 5). Bulletin No. 1 covers the initial search, while later issues focus on the pursuit and capture of individuals suspected of being his agents. This final installment presents additional original documents detailing the continued search for Nana Saheb’s emissaries, who were often disguised as fakirs or bairagees and allegedly worked to incite rebellion by recruiting men and collecting funds. Between 1863 and 1876, several individuals were arrested, interrogated, and tried by the British Government on suspicion of being part of this covert network. The documents also reveal that some British officials exploited the political situation by making exaggerated claims about capturing Nana’s agents, using these for personal gains like promotions. The correspondence on five such cases, extending up to 1894, is now published. This body of material presents a dramatic and detailed narrative of the relentless search for Nana Saheb and his followers, offering insights into both the resistance against British rule and the administrative misuse of power during the colonial era.