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		Thousands of Mahars were again enlisted in the early years of the first World War and their leaders continued pushing the government to raise a regular battalion of Mahars which ultimately bore fruits in June 1917 when one battalion - 111th Mahar-was raised.
		The Regiment as well as the battalions were renamed as the Mahar Regiment except for 4th, 5th and 6th battalions which were designated as battalions of the Mahar Regiment (Borders).
		And after the Colours, the Regiment saw the new flag in 1975 while the 8th battalion of the Parachute Regiment too was converted and re- designated as the l6th battalion of the Regiment.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/rgt-mahar.htm (1181 words)

	The Mahar Regiment
		A Mahar battalion was raised in 1917 and took part in the Great War, but was later merged with another regiment.
		In 1946, the Regiment converted to the specialist role of fielding medium machine guns, and for a decade and a half rendered most effective support in combat.
		During the disturbed conditions in the aftermath of partition, the Regiment helped in the safe transfer of lakhs of refugees, in the face of violent armed mobs.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Army/Regiments/Mahar.html (442 words)

	The Mahar Movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mahars had no special skill or craft, but performed necessary duties for the village as watchmen, wall-menders, street-sweepers, removers of cattle carcasses, caretakers of the burning ground, servants of any passing governmental official....
		She concludes, "Whether or not these incidents are historically true, they are widely accepted by the Mahars as part of their tradition, and now form part of the official history of [today's] Mahar Regiment." [120] The Mahars have often used this martial identity, rooted in the 1600s, to legitimate their continued presence in the military.
		The Regiment's three battalions "were formed the toward the end of the war, but they did not see action and their martial qualities were untested." [161] Shortly after the war, the Regiment was disbanded by the British "on the excuse of the economy." [162]
	menic.utexas.edu /asnic/sagar/spring.1994/richard.white.art.html (4832 words)

	India-Pakistan RE:How are new soldiers & officers assigned to Indian Army Regiments? StrategyPage.com
		Officers are randomly commissioned to regiments depending on the GC's performance at the Academy.
		Mahar incidently has had more service chiefs than any other regiment.
		Jat Regiment soldiers are assigned to Marathas and vice versa.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/72-8195.asp (527 words)

	Dalit Battles- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ambedkar was a Mahar and the son of a subedar major, the highest rank that Indians could hold those days in the East India Com-pany's army.
		Because it was the Mahars in the British army who defeated the Marathas in the battle of Koregaon in 1818.
		Even the 111 Mahar regiment, raised in 1918, was disbanded in 1922, despite its exploits in the North West Frontier and Mesopotamia.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-41879867,prtpage-1.cms (847 words)

	The Mala / Mahar, ancient Indian community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The are allied to the tough Mahars in neighbouring maharashtra.
		In the state of Maharashtra due to the military tradition of Shivaji, the Mahars who were village servants gave a good account of themselves as soldiers, fighting shoulder to shoulder with the upper caste Marathas and Kunbis.
		But sufficient democratic military tradition remained, and they were in fact recognized by the formation of a Mahar regiment of the Indian army which is famous and existing to this day.
	www.angelfire.com /in/folk/pg3.html (385 words)

	News Briefs December 22- January 6, 2001
		The seventh battalion of the Mahar Regiment celebrated the 12nd Raising Day with a day long programme under the commandership of Col Ranik S Khanna.
		The battalion was raised as a machine-gun battalion on December 10, 1959 at its regiment centre at Saugar in Madhya Pradesh by Lt. Col B M Ball.
		Mahars, belonged to the Marathi speaking areas of the old Bombay Presidency, including the undulating tracts of south of the Satpura Hills.
	www.nenanews.com /OT%20Dec.22-%20Jan.6,%2001/NewsbriefC.htm (1640 words)

	VIEW<BR>Regional force will bring in diversity- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The history of the Mahar regiment is a classic case.
		The army option as a career enabled the Mahars to move out of their traditional role of village servant and instilled in the community a sense of their social and political rights.
		The argument that regiments raised on the lines of regionalities and ethnicities will pander to sectarian tastes is unfounded since the quota system forms only a very small percentage of the force and does not apply to the officer class.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-495435,prtpage-1.cms (366 words)

	Infantry Regiments
		In the Infantry, all regiments except the old ones whose 10th Battalion came to be known as Regimental Center, can use the number 10 for new raisings which are also serially numbered.
		Another restriction that applies to Infantry Regiments whose battalions have been transferred to the Brigade of the Guards, the Parachute Regiment and the Mechanised Infantry Regiment, is that the old regiments are not to use the numeral prefix of their transferred battalion for raising new battalions.
		In cases where there has been a double transfer, first to the Army and then to a new formation, the regiments are then allowed to combine their previous designations as a suffix.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Army/Reg-Inf.html (798 words)

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		Rumors abounded that the regiment was made up of women, of ex-Combine warriors, of warriors with Scandinavian heritage, and others.
		Even the commanders of DCMS regiments in his district, those who knew how bad things were getting, were ignoring the District Governor's pleas for assistance.
		Their eight regiments (5th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 17th, 20th, 22nd) face off with the Lyran Commonwealth and must also protect a large border along the Periphery.
	users.tkk.fi /~pbuchert/frr/misc.html (1652 words)

	Indian Army : Media Brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In an exceptionally gallant operation, the brave troops of a battalion of The Bihar Regiment captured Tharu on night 08/09 July 1999, which is to the North of Point 4927 captured earlier by the same battalion on the previous night.
		On our side One officer, viz, Captain Prem Raj of The Regiment of Artillery, who was the forward observation officer with the Naga battalion and 10 brave soldiers of the Naga battalion made the supreme sacrifice in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.
		The over all performance of the unit has been exemplary and professionalism displayed by all ranks of the unit in the face of the enemy fire is highly commendable in the highest traditions of the Gunners and the Army.
	www.indianairforce.nic.in /afkargil/armedia.htm (4752 words)

	Communalism Watch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The battle cries of the Bihar Regiment, consisting of 17 battalions, are "Jai Bajrang Bali" ("Victory to Lord Hanuman") and "Birsa Munda Ki Jai" ("Victory to Birsa Munda").
		For the 19 battalions of the Punjab Regiment, the twin war cries are "Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal" ("He who cries God is Truth, is ever happy") for the Sikh soldiers and "Bol Jwala Ma Ki Jai" ("Say Victory to Goddess Jwala") for non-Sikh combatants.
		The 19 battalions of Kumaon Regiment, which produced three Army Chiefs (Srinagesh, Thimayya and Raina) has four battle cries: "Kalika Mata Ki Jai", "Bajrang Bali Ki Jai", "Dada Kishan Ki Jai" and "Jai Durge Naga" meant for the 1st and 2nd Naga Regiment attached to the Kumaonis in their regimental training centre.
	communalism.blogspot.com /2004/08/instructions-re-secularism-in-indian.html (1090 words)

	Minimum Paswan programme: 'Dalit Regiment'- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Paswan, who leads the Lok Janshakti Party comprising four MPs, says the "Dalit Regiment", among other issues, will figure in the talks while deciding the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) to be taken up by Congress and its allies prior to the formation of the government.
		He pointed out that the "Dalit Regiment" could have recruits from all weaker sections which, in a way, would overcome the restriction imposed by the Army of not creating a regiment based on caste or creed lines.
		The other things his party would like included in the CMP were inclusion of health and education in the fundamental rights, 3 per cent job reservation for the physically challenged and scrapping of Pota.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-686301,prtpage-1.cms (251 words)

	Pakistani Defence Forum > Regiments Of Ia And Pa
		The Regiment was one of the first units to take part in Operation Vijay - the 1999 Kargil Conflict - and covered itself with glory during the conflict.
		Major Sonam Wangchuk, was the most recent recipient of the MVC for the Regiment in the Kargil Conflict.
		The Ladakh Scouts was recently given the status of a full infantry regiment and more battalions are planned to be raised.
	www.pakistanidefenceforum.com /lofiversion/index.php/t43116.html (284 words)

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		Ambedkar advised to send Mahar battalion, and also explained that guerrilla tactics to be applied.
		The Mahar Battalions were employed as advised by Dr. Ambedkar.
		In the hundreds of tribesmen were moved own by the devastating fire of the Mahar Machine gunners who when their ammunition was exhausted, fought the enemy in a hand to hand battle.The bravery of this battalion was recognized by the award of one Mahaveer Chakra and five Veer-Chakras to its men.
	www.ambedkar.org /jamanadas/KashmirProblem1.htm (2675 words)

	MLI Chapter 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the stress of intensified training the desirability of publicizing the Regiment’s high tradition and notable war effort was not lost sight of.
		Here where there are admirably laid out poultry and rabbit runs, extensive vegetable gardens, and demonstration agricultural plots, a competent staff gives instruction to wounded and discharged soldiers while the varied produce forms a welcome and valuable addition to the daily rations at the Centre.
		A further, and later, development has been the establishment of a flourishing Women’s Welfare institute where, under the supervision of ladies of the Regiment, wives and daughters of soldiers are taught useful handicrafts and given elementary education.
	www.burmastar.org.uk /mli_chapter_7.htm (956 words)

	News : HCI London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The President arrived at the saluting dias escorted by 46 bodyguards of the oldest mounted regiment of the world which was raised in 1773.
		The state-of-the-art T-90 tanks of the 12 Armoured Regiment, boasting an advanced fire control system with missile firing capability and a thermal imager to engage ground and aerial targets up to five kilometre range, led the mechanised columns.
		The mechanised columns were followed by the marching contingents of the Army consisting of officers and jawans from the Brigade of Guards, Punjab Regiment, Grenadiers Regiment, Jat Regiment, Sikh Regiment, Dogra Regiment, Bihar Regiment, Mahar Regiment, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, 8 Gorkha Rifles and the Territorial Army.
	www.hcilondon.net /hciserv/NewsIndex?source=newsdetails&NewsCode=1100 (916 words)

	Orders of Battle - Indian 114 Infantry Brigade at the Battle of Chushul, 1962
		In April 1962, in furtherence of India's Forward Policy, 5 Jat Regiment arrived and was inducted between the Chip Chap River and Lunkung defile, on the north end of the Spanggur Lake.
		This shortcoming was partly remedied by the arrival of 13 Kumaon Regiment at Leh in September, 1962.
		Consequent on reorganization of the Indian Army after 1962, machineguns became integral to infantry battalions on line with the American organization, and the Mahar Regiment became a standard infantry regiment.
	orbat.com /site/history/historical/india/114chushul.html (1098 words)

	Royal Canadian Regiment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		He was acting CO for a period and was present for 25 of the 27 Battle Honours won during the war.
		CWO Girden was RSM of 1RCR from 1975-78 and was the first CWO to hold the appointment of Regimental Chief Warrant Officer from 1978-81 as Base CWO of CFB London.
		Norm served with the Regiment from 1940-43 and was a made a Life member of The RCR Association for his continuing service to the Regiment through the Association
	www.army.dnd.ca /rcr_rhq/English/Departed_Comrades/Departed_Comrades_Sep_2004_e.shtm (338 words)

	Gujarat salutes war heroes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		AHMEDABAD, JULY 2: The bodies of two soldiers from the state -- Sepoy Dineshkumar M Vaghela and Sepoy Harendragiri J Goswami of 12-Mahar regiment -- killed in Kargil sector during the ongoing battle with Pakistani army regulars and intruders, arrived at the Ahmedabad airport here on Thursday by an Indian Airlines flight IC-861.
		After a full Guard of Honour by soldiers drawn from local military units, the bodies were taken to the martyrs' native villages.
		Hawaldar Hirabhai Parmar and Nayak Bharatbhai Jadav, the two soldiers of 12-Mahar regiment, who accompanied the bodies from Kargil, tried to console Sursinh Solanki who is now with the police.
	www.indianexpress.com /ie/daily/19990703/ige03026.html (447 words)

	Twenty Cases of Human Rights Violation in Assam in 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Pintu Saikia was arrested by 7 Bihar Regiment of the Indian Army, while he was on a bicycle.
		Eyewitness of this arrest says that a youth was caught by the Army and tortured on the spot, i.e.
		PERPRETATOR:- 13 Mahar Regiment of Indian Army operating in that area camped at Nagaon.
	www.cs.uccs.edu /~kalita/assam/human-rights/mass1997cases35-54.html (3115 words)

	Country showcases its military might on R-Day
		The President escorted by 46 bodyguards of the oldest mounted regiment of the world that was raised in 1773, arrived at the saluting dais.
		The state-of-the-art T-90 tanks of the 12 Armoured Regiment, boasting an advanced fire control system with missile firing capability and a thermal imager to engage ground and aerial targets up to five km range, led the mechanised columns.
		It consisted of officers and jawans from the Brigade of Guards, Punjab Regiment, Grenadiers Regiment, Jat Regiment, Sikh Regiment, Dogra Regiment, Bihar Regiment, Mahar Regiment, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, 8 Gorkha Rifles and the Territorial Army.
	in.rediff.com /news/2005/jan/26rday.htm (942 words)

	IndiaPost. Reservations in private sector will fragment society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The justification provided is that since companies like Videocon, LG Electronics and Indian Hotels are housed on land leased by the state government, it is imperative that they give something back to society by furthering the cause of social justice.
		Third, not to be outmaneuvered in their own game, the Lok Janshakti Party has also sought the establishment of a Dalit Regiment in the Indian army which was later toned down due to the presence of the Mahar regiment.
		The emergence of political parties based on caste and sectarian lines highlights the inability of the system to broaden their social base and their ambivalence towards the acrimony prevailing between various caste groups.
	www.indiapost.com /members/story.php?story_id=3246 (768 words)

	Indian Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Currently, 34 Divisions including 4 Rapid Action Divisions, 18 Infantry Divisions, 10 Mountain Divisions, 3 Armoured Divisions and 2 Artillery Divisions make up the Indian Army.
		Each Division composes of several Regiments and Brigades.
		Brigade : The Brigade is smaller than the Division and is roughly of the same size as that of a Regiment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Army (2065 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The three-day Diamond Jubilee celebrations of 2 Mahar, one of the war veterans' battalions of the Indian Army, commenced at the Pangode Military Centre on Thursday morning with a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at Quarter Guard.
		The 2 Mahar regiment presented a commemorative parade.
		A special First Day Cover was released by Gen. Krishna Rao as a mark of recognition of the dedicated service rendered by the 2 Mahar.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003051705060300.htm&date=2003/05/17/&prd=th& (152 words)

	Punjabi.net discussion chat forums
		But the first regular Regiment originally known as the 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry was raised at Lahore on 15 September 1857 by Lt R H Shebbeare, VC This was followed by the 32nd Sikh Pioneers.
		The 23rd and the 32nd Regiments gave such an excellent account of themselves, establishing outstanding standards, that it was decided to raise another Regiment of Sikh Pioneers.
		The Mahars have often used this martial identity, rooted in the 1600s, to legitimate their continued presence in the military.
	www.punjabi.net /talk/messages/1/42323.html (8479 words)

	Hindunet: The Hindu Universe: Need of Speed -Indian Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		If you are going by the names of the Regiments we have than it is obvious that u have only superficial knowledge of Indian Armed Forces.
		Those name of various regiments like Sikh Regt, Rajputana Regt, Punjab Regt, Assam Rifles etc are continuing with the names given to them by Brits in pre-independence era.
		Mahar Regiment and Rajput Regt are two regiments which carried forward their name based upon particular caste.
	www.hindunet.com /forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=policy&Number=43174&Main=42909#Post43174 (2244 words)

	Akshardham martry chosen for Ashok Chakra
		National Security Guards commando Suresh Chand Yadav, killed in the operation to clear terrorists from Gujarat's Akshardham Temple in September 2002, has been awarded the Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award, on the occasion of Republic Day.
		Subedar Yadav, 41, had joined the army in 1979 and was part of the 13 Mahar Regiment before he moved on to the Central Reserve Police Force.
		Havildar Rudal Prasad [ posthumously ] of the army's 4 Bihar Regiment, Naik Tarlok Singh of the Mahar Regiment, and NSG commando Surjan Singh have been honoured with the Kirti Chakra.
	www.rediff.com /news/2003/jan/25chakra.htm (568 words)

	List of Commonwealth Infantry Regiments - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
		The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and The Ulster Defence Regiment)
		Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Commonwealth_Infantry_Regiments (120 words)

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