Rajputana Rifles
| Rajputana Rifles | |
|---|---|
| राजपूताना राइफल्स | |
Regimental Insignia of the Rajputana Rifles | |
| Active | 10 January 1775 - present |
| Country | India |
| Branch | Indian Army |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 26 battalions |
| Part of | Western Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Delhi Cantonment |
| Nickname | Raj Rif |
| Mottos | Veer Bhogya Vasundhara (वीर भोग्य वसुंधरा )(Sanskrit) "The Brave Shall Inherit the Earth" |
| Colors | (Dark Green, Black and Transport Red) |
| Engagements | |
| Battle honours | Poonch, Hajipir, Charwa, Basantar and Myanamati, Tololing |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the regiment | Lieutenant General Amardeep Singh Aujla |
| Notable commanders | British Indian Army Post-Independence
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| Insignia | |
| War Cry | Raja Ramchandra Ki Jai (राजा राम चंद्र की जय)
"Hail Lord Raja Rama" |
The Rajputana Rifles is the oldest rifle regiment of the Indian Army, having been founded in 1775. It traces its origins to the British Indian Army, when six previously existing regiments were amalgamated to form six battalions of the 6th Rajputana Rifles. The regiment won several gallantry awards during World War I and World War II. In 1945, the numeral designation was dropped from the title. The regiment was transferred to the newly independent Indian Army in 1947.
Since India's independence, the regiment has been involved in a number of conflicts against Pakistan, as well as contributing to the Custodian Force (India) in Korea under the aegis of the United Nations in 1953–54 and to the UN Mission to the Congo in 1962. As a rifle regiment, it uses a bugle horn as its insignia, the same as the British Light Division, but unlike its British counterparts, the Rajputana Rifles march at the same march pace used in the Indian Army as a whole.