British India was formed when the group met at high school in 2003 at St. Bede's College, in Melbourne, Victoria.

The band began rehearsing and writing songs in the pool room at drummer Matt O'Gorman's parents' house.

After being shelved for several months due to lack of label interest, the album was eventually released independently through Flashpoint Music and Shock Records distribution.

Guillotine was released on 30 June 2007 and included the singles "Black & White Radio", "Tie Up My Hands" and "Run the Red Light".

In April 2008 they began recording their second album Thieves, again with Harry Vanda and Glenn Goldsmith at Flashpoint Studios in Sydney.

In late 2010, Shock Records fell into receivership following the album release, and was unable to pay the band unpaid royalties.

At the end of 2010 the band were suffering from writer's block and financial hardship following Shock Records's receivership and the expensive UK tour.

In late 2010, British India released a stand-alone single "March into The Ocean" and embarked on the biggest Australian tour of their careers in early 2011.

Now able to demo songs for the first time in their careers, they generated interest with Australian label Liberation Music who agreed to release their fourth album.

The success of Nothing Touches Me was encapsulated when British India headlined the main stage at the 2015 Byron Bay Bluesfest as a replacement for The Black Keys.

In 2019 the remaining members recruited Jack Tosi of Stealing O'Neil to replace Nic on guitar and the band embarked on a successful Australian tour in August 2019.