00933pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002200040245009600062260000900158300001400167362001100181520055700192650001600749773003400765180718b2005   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGanachari, Arvind  aFirst world war: purchasing Indian loyalities: imperial policy of recruitment and `rewards'  c2005  ap.779-88.  a19 Feb  aColonial policies of recruitment to the army underwent a drastic revision on the eve of the first world war. Not only were different regiments raised, with due consideration to caste, but favours and loyalities were liberally bestowed on willing Indians who helped with recruitment efforts. To placate the more aggressive nationalists, the British government also held out promises of reforms in government. At the same time, Indian political leaders, notably Tilak and Gandhi, were divided in their reactions to the imperial war efforts. - Reproduced.  aRecruitment  aEconomic and Political Weekly