Why are Punjabis Decreasing in Indian Army?

Over the years, Punjabis, particularly Sikhs have formed a major part of the Indian army. But did you know that they were present in even larger numbers in the British Indian army? Earlier, the British mainly had upper-caste Hindus and Muslims in their army- but then came the revolt of 1857. And that changed the status quo. More and more Punjabis (majorly Sikhs) began to be recruited in the British Indian Army. The dominance of Punjabis and Sikhs in the army continued even after independence- though somewhat in a milder form. But recently, these numbers have been declining. So much so that Punjab, which used to send the highest number of officers and recruits in the army- has been overtaken by other states.
What could be the reasons behind this? In this video, we talk about what are the major reasons why Punjabis and Sikhs were recruited into the army in such large numbers and then go on to discuss what are the reasons for the decline in this trend.

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Markers
00:00 Intro

01:25 Religion 1) Saint Soldier Tradition

04:38 Religion 2) Khalsa

05:24 Historical 1) Maharaja Ranjit Singh

07:00 Historical 2) British Vs Sikh

08:54 Historical 3) Turning point

11:56 Historical 4) The Martial Race

13:10 Post Independence 1) focus on recruiting from all parts of India

15:22 Post Independence 2) Punjabis in the independent Indian Army

15:49 Why the Decline 1) Change in Criteria

16:32 Why the Decline 2) Green Revolution

16:56 Why the Decline 3) Growing Drug and Alcohol abuse

17:27 Why the Decline 4) Poor Education System

17:43 Conclusion