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History of Rajputana Rifles

History of Rajputana Rifles The history of the Rajputana Rifles [the Raj Rif] stretches back to the Bombay Army of the East India Company. While the Bengal Army had the entire stretch from the North-East to Kashmir under its jurisdiction, the Madras Army's hold extended to Rangoon part of Farther India, and the Bombay Army had the Rajputana and the central provinces. Rajputs [from rajputra, a sanskrit word meaning son of a king], are the dominant people of Rajputana, an historic region now almost coextensive with the state of Rajasthan in northwest India. The Rajputs are mainly Hindus of the warrior caste. Traditionally they have put great value on the military virtues and take great pride in their ancestry. Of these exogamous clans, the major ones were Shekhawat, Rathore, Bhati, Kachchwaha, Chauhan, and Sisodiya. Shekhawt's and shekhawati (the area in which they reside) have given many number of soldiers to the country. The oldest of the battalions dates back to 17

Rajputana Rifles, Indian Army - Revives Old Tradition

Rajputana Rifles Revives Old Tradition An Army battalion got back its deity after 70 long years when 17 Rajputana Rifles or the former Sawai Man Battalion conducted a “hawan” at the Shila Mata temple at the Amber Fort near here on Saturday. Members of the erstwhile royal family of Jaipur, the Commandant and officers of the battalion, Junior Commissioned Officers, ex-Servicemen and many other distinguished guests including former Chief Secretary of Rajasthan S. Ahmad were in attendance to witness the restoration of an old tradition. On this auspicious occasion, the colours of the former Jaipur State and of the battalion were brought in a parade by a military guard. The head priest of the historic Shila Mata temple at the fort blessed the flags carrying out the traditional rites and rituals. The serving officers as well as veterans of the infantry battalion, which is fondly referred to as “Sawai Man Guards” after the army of the former rulers of Jaipur, felt proud to be part of

Rajputana Rifles Indian Army Facts

17 Facts About Indian Army’s 240-Year-Old Rajputana Rifles Will Make You Proud 1. Raised in its current form in 1921, the Rajputana Rifles is the senior-most rifle regiment of the Indian Army. 2. Before 1945, it was known as the 6th Rajputana Rifles because it was formed by merging six previously existing British Indian Army regiments. 3. The Rajputana Rifles has been primarily involved in conflicts against Pakistan. 4. It was also a part of the UN Custodian Force in Korea in 1953-54 and UN’s Congo Mission in 1962. 5. The regiment was actually raised in 1775, when the then East India Company realised the valour of Rajput warriors and recruited them to protect its operations. 6. The first local unit thus raised was named 5th Bombay Sepoys. It was later re-designated as 9th Bombay Sepoys in 1778. The regiment was re-designated a further five times before its final shape in 1921. 7. 2 Rajputana Rifles was the first of seven Indian Army units to receive an off

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