Brits also developed the concept 'Martial race' in India, which meant that certain castes are capable of fighting and others are not. https://en.m.wikipedia.or

Brits also developed the concept 'Martial race' in India, which meant that certain castes are capable of fighting and others are not. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_race https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_race Today it's widely understood that this was done to reward those who supported the British during the 1857 rebellion and to utilise caste-based segregation in British Indian army against any future rebellion.