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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 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...

The Rajputana Rifles

The Rajputana Rifles Regimental Centre : Delhi Cantonment. Regimental Insignia : Bugle and Cords, all below a pair of crossed Katars (Rajput daggers). Motto : Veer Bhogya Vasundhara (The Brave Enjoy the Earth). War Cry : Raja Ram Chandra Ki Jai (Victory to Raja Ram Chandra). ...............Bole Nara Haidiri Ya Ali. Regimental Battalions : 2nd Battalion (former 120th [PWO] Rajputana Infantry) .................................3rd Battalion (former 122nd Rajputana Infantry) .................................4th Battalion (former 123rd Outram's Rifles) .................................5th Battalion (former 125th Napier's Rifles) .................................6th Battalion .................................7th Battalion .................................8th Battalion .....................

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