Comments on: Indians as Officers in the British Indian Army https://www.brownpundits.com/2018/12/01/indians-as-officers-in-the-british-indian-army/ A discussion of all things Brown.. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:37:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Numinous https://www.brownpundits.com/2018/12/01/indians-as-officers-in-the-british-indian-army/#comment-26016 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 08:26:26 +0000 http://www.brownpundits.com/?p=7436#comment-26016 In reply to Snake Charmer.

I think such classist behaviour (or nepotism) was more apparent in the colonies? Back home, there were periodic movements and reforms that tended towards more equality, and what’s key, more respect (which is really what people desire.)

Separately, the existence of an empire and the ability to migrate and improve one’s lot provided a safety valve.

]]> By: Snake Charmer https://www.brownpundits.com/2018/12/01/indians-as-officers-in-the-british-indian-army/#comment-26010 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 05:35:29 +0000 http://www.brownpundits.com/?p=7436#comment-26010 “In Victorian era, British army officers were exclusively from aristocracy. Purchase of commission meant that only affluent could afford an officer commission. Commoners were only to serve in the ranks and hope to become Sergeant as the ultimate professional ceiling.”

British are a really mysterious people. With such deep cutting class divisions, one wonders why they never had a communist revolution. Does it hint towards a fundamentally subservient national character ?

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