ABSTRACT
This essay seeks to examine the 1857 uprising and Anglo-Indian society in an exploratory way through the world view of the Portuguese who were present in India at the time. The novel Os Brahamanes by Francisco Luiz Gomes was published in 1866. 1 The novel broadly examines the following areas of Anglo-Indian society.
Old Anglo-Indian habits, assimilation and colonialist attitudes.
The creation of ‘difference’.
The cause of the uprising and the reasons for its failure.
