Col Satish Singh Lalotra ‘Your arms, uniform and accoutrements are ready waiting for you’ —-Lord Kitchener. The ‘Regiment ‘or ‘Corps’ is the key component of the army. They are the largest permanent organized units. Since they are permanent organisations, each regiment has its own long history, traditions and insignias. Originally established as an administrative unit for specific branches /arms like the infantry, armoured corps or artillery they form the organizational basis of the army. They are the bricks upon which […]
Dr Sudershan Kumar The erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir with four provinces viz. Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh and Gilgit Baltistan with area around 2.8 million square kilometers was founded by Maharaja Gulab Singh after signing treaty with the representatives of British East India Company at Amritsar on 16th March, 1846 after the first Anglo Sikh war. Prior to that Dogra warriors played a key role under Maharaja Ranjit Singh for merging small independent kingdoms with vast Sikh empire. Therefore, before […]