The Sepoys and the Company: Tradition and Transition in Northern India, 1770-1830 - Tapa dura

Examining the factors that the British utilized when forming the East India Company's Bengal Army between 1770 and 1830. Kinship groups, diet, and caste as well as financial incentives from pension schemes and invalid pay, played an important role in creating a loyal army for the colonial authority. This book is targetted at those interested in colonial history, military history, South Asian studies, anthropology and Indian history.

Dr Seema Alavi teaches at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.