British East India Company officers were a forward thinking and open minded lot-The Problem of discrimination was squarely linked to British state policies-Major A.H Amin (Retired) So while Major General Outram no connection to British Army originally recommended Indians for Victoria Cross as Early as 1856 , British states chauvinistic policies denied it This is where Dalrymple is seriously at fault ! The British East India Company was a social reformer and progressive entity but the British government that took over India in 1857 was a REGRESSIVE entity. Fear of 1857 led to these REGRESSIVE POLICIES SOME WILL SAY. A BIG NO. Even before 1857 British government was REGRESSIVE and BIASED and a big proof was in denying Indians 1857. So there were two kinds of Britishers.Those from the company belonging to relatively middle class families were highly progressive people like General Outram etc. The British Army officers were by and large more biased as they came from the higher classes who bought commissions at least until Cardigan abolished the malpractice ! So when 3 rd Bombay Cavalry performed outstandingly Major General Outram recommended not only British-THE #BRITISH CONCLUSION AFTER 1857 WAS THAT THE #REBELLION BROKE OUT BECAUSE OF #RADICAL #REFORMS WHEREAS AFTER 1857 BRITISH #POLICY BECAME ANTI RADICAL REFORM– THIS MOST ESSENTIAL FACT WAS NOT UNDERSTOOD BY #CHEAP COMMERCIAL WRITERS LIKE #DALRYMPLE IN HIS BOOK “ANARCHY”. ALL THESE ARE #HYPOTHETICAL MATTERS BUT OF INTEREST.