The Criminal Tribes Act 1871

Enacted by the British in the shadows of the unprecedented defeats in numerous battles at the hands of Indian bravehearts, the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871 declared entire tribes, castes, and communities as “Born Criminals” without any logical procedure or explanation—with the aim to annihilate every existing gene of valour and heroism which had brought upon them heavy losses during the First War of Independence in 1857.