Neither East nor West: Some Aspects of Religion and Ritual in the Indian Army of the Raj
Author(s)
Robinson, Catherine
Abstract
British imperial ideology stressed unity among Indian soldiers of the Raj and gave respect and recognition to their religious beliefs and practices. The military hospital at Sussex made arrangements for worship for Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim soldiers and also enabled them to follow the dictates of caste and funeral rites. The hospital authorities made arrangements to group the patients by their castes and provide for an attendant with a similar background. Brotherhood in the Indian Army was based on this ideology until independence in 1947.
