Know as the "cradle of warriors", India's oldest military school, the Dehradun based Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), turns a hundred years old today.
The institution has given India 6 Service Chiefs General KS Thimayya, Gen GG Bewoor, Gen VN Sharma, Air Chief Marshal NC Suri, Gen S Padmanabhan, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, 41 Army Commanders and equivalent, and 163 in the rank of Lt. General.
The role played by RIMC pass outs from World War II to the Balakot Operations has been much appreciated, and the stuff of legends.
India’s oldest military school turns 100 years old today - Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), which is revered as the oldest military school in the country, has turned 100 years old today.