An Indian servant or soldier, especially one employed by the British in colonial India in administrative or revenue positions.
From Hindi/Urdu 'bārsāt' or 'barsāti' meaning a person connected to the rains or seasons, evolved during British colonialism to describe assigned servants or junior clerks.
Bursattees were the human bridges of the British Raj—they had one foot in the British military and one in Indian society, making them invaluable but often caught between two worlds!
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