Punjab Province (British India) regiments were raised from the Punjab which remained loyal to the East India Company throughout the crisis in the Punjab and United Provinces. By June 1858, of the 80,000 native troops in the Bengal Army, 75,000 were Punjabi of which 23,000 were Sikh. In the aftermath of the rebellion, a thorough re-organisation of the army took place. Henceforth recruitment into the British Indian Army was restricted to loyal peoples and provinces. Punjabi Sikhs emerged as a particularly favoured martial race to serve the army. In the midst of The Great Game, and fearful of a Russian invasion of British India,
United India Colony United India Colony United India Colony is a sub-division of Kodambakkam, Chennai, India. United India Colony is a planned residential area and is a relatively greener locality in Chennai. Liberty Theater is the most famous landmark in United India Colony. Its one of the well known movie theaters in Chennai. United India Colony boasts of two famous schools namely Loyola Matriculation Higher Secondary School (for boys) and Fatima Matriculation Higher Secondary School (for girls). Anna Park, situated at the center of the colony, is a favourite hang-out spot for the residents here. The colony also has two famous churches -