HistoryPeoplePoliticsPandy or Pandee was British slang for a mutinous sepoy. The derogatory term was derived from Mangal Pandey who shot two British officers in 1857. Vertical Tabs NotesUp Among the Pandies by Vivian Dering Majendie is described as an "outstanding account of the campaign for the fall of Lucknow" during the 1857 revolt. It is considered to be "one of the key texts in the study of the Indian Mutiny". Further readingWilliam Dalrymple (The Last Mughal: The Fall of Delhi, 1857)Pramod K. Nayar (Days of the Raj: Life and Leisure in British India)Wikipedia (Mangal Pandey) TaxonomyConnotations: NegativeIndian connection: StrongTags: british indiaslanglanguageetymology1857mangal pandeyeponym
