The Indian Army And The Making Of Punjab

A handful of Englishment controlled the vast British Indian empire for nearly 200 years. Throughout this period, the colonials who ran the empire (viceroys, bureaucrats, military men, police officers) constituted a miniscule minority of the Indian population. That a few thousand British men dominated so many million Indians for so long via native collaborators (feudal princes, educated babus, peasant recruits) has long been known. This book looks closely at the Indian army in order to show precisely how collaboration worked to sustain a national empire and a local economy. Show More Show Less.

This Book Chronicles The Annals Of The Punjab Regiment Over The Last Two Decades In A Simple And Redable Manner. This Period Has Been The Regiment Winning Many More Laurels And Attaining Greater Heights. The Fronts Where `Galleymen` Have Earned Accolades Have Been In The Fields Of Border Guarding; In Dealing With The Sensitive Punjab Problem; At The Kargil Theatre; In Winning The Hearts And Minds Of Our Brethren Of Jammu And Kashmir And Those Of The Eastern States; In Providing Frequent Aid To Civil Authorities; In Sports And Adventure Activities, Et Al.

Indien, Historie, 1660-1947; Engelsk Kolonistyre; Birtish Empire; Jewel in the Crown; East India Company; Indian Army; Gurkha; Sepoy's; Indiske Hær; Indiske Regimenter; Regimentshistorie; Indiske Grænskestridigheder; Afghanistan; North West Frontier; Indisk Uafhængighed; Indisk Selbstændighed; Indien under 1. Verdenskrig; Indien under 2. Verdenskrig; Kitchener; Bengal; Indiske Mytteri; Jodhpur; Lucknow; Punjab; Rampur; Assam; Benares; Delhi; Mysore; Burma; Sikhs; Indian Army, Uniforms; Indian Army, Regulations; Simla.

A provocative examination of how the British colonial experience in India was shaped by chronic unease, anxiety, and insecurity.

Following the Mutiny of 1857, various factors impelled the British to turn to the province of Punjab in north-western India as the principal recruiting ground for the Indian Army. This book examines the processes by which the politics and political economy of colonial Punjab was militarised by the province`s position as the `sword arm` of the Raj. The militarisation of the administration in the Punjab was characterised by a conjunction of the military, civil and political authorities. This led to the emergence of a uniquely civil-military regime, a phenomenon that was not replicated anywhere else in British India, indeed in the Empire. Analysing these events, this book: - Studies the manner in which the Punjab became the main recruiting ground for the Indian Army - Looks at how certain districts were selected for military recruitment, and the factors motivating the `military classes` among the Punjabis to join the Army - Discusses the effects of the First World War on the recruitment process in the Punjab - Highlights the role the civil-military regime played in the politics of the Punjab, its survival after the Second World War and the manner in which it handled the demand for Pakistan and the subsequent partitioning of the province.

Following the Mutiny of 1857, various factors impelled the British to turn to the province of Punjab in north-western India as the principal recruiting ground for the Indian Army. This book examines the processes by which the politics and political economy of colonial Punjab was militarised by the province`s position as the `sword arm` of the Raj. The militarisation of the administration in the Punjab was characterised by a conjunction of the military, civil and political authorities. This led to the emergence of a uniquely civil-military regime, a phenomenon that was not replicated anywhere else in British India, indeed in the Empire. Analysing these events, this book: - Studies the manner in which the Punjab became the main recruiting ground for the Indian Army - Looks at how certain districts were selected for military recruitment, and the factors motivating the `military classes` among the Punjabis to join the Army - Discusses the effects of the First World War on the recruitment process in the Punjab - Highlights the role the civil-military regime played in the politics of the Punjab, its survival after the Second World War and the manner in which it handled the demand for Pakistan and the subsequent partitioning of the province.

This book explores the origins of the Indian army from its early exploitative role, to its performance in World War II when it confronted extreme political and military challenges. Cohen examines the doctrine of civilian control in India and the evolution of the theory of so-called martial races. The book serves as an interpretation of the history of the Indian Army in the light of contemporary approaches to nation-building and development theory.

The beginning of the 19th century saw the rise of a remarkable Sikh leader in the Punjab province of north-west India. Unifying the feudal rulers under his authority, the conquering Maharaja Ranjit Singh pursued campaigns of expansion for nearly 40 years, creating for the purpose a new regular army on the Western model. His death in 1839 found the frontiers of Sikh and British power in confrontation; in the 1840s the inevitable trial of strength brought British crown and East India Company troops into battle against the most formidable Indian army they ever faced. Its story is told here in fascinating detail, illustrated with rare early paintings and with colourful reconstructions of Punjabi regular soldiers and feudal warriors.