Times were tumultuous in 19th century India. The waning Mughal power and the upsurge of the British empire were eradicating old ways and setting new trends. There were many who suffered at this cusp of culture. Some turned to plunder the rich, not always distributing amongst the poor. These people and their communities and tribes were branded hereditary dacolts by the British, striving to attain mastery of a land and people they were still struggling to understand. ‘Bandits of British India’ brings alive these troubled times with the thrills of a cops-and-robbers game.