11th Gorkha Rifles

11th Gorkha Rifles
11th Gorkha Rifles Regiment insignia
Active	1918–1922, 1948–present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Rifles
Role	Light Infantry
Size	6 Battalions
Regimental Centre	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Nickname(s)	Kiranti Veer (Kirantis The Bravest of the Brave)
Motto(s)	Yatraham Vijayastatra (We are the Metaphor for Victory)
March	Regimental Song: Kiranti Veer Kirant Ko [1]
Decorations	1 Param Vir Chakra 1 Military Crosses 3 Ashoka Chakras 1 Padma Bhushan 7 Param Vishist Seva Medals 2 Maha Vir Chakras 9 Ati Vishist Seva Medals 11 Vir Chakras 5 Shaurya Chakras 35 Sena Medals 14 Vishisht Seva Medals 18 Mentioned-in-Despatches
Battle honours	Shingo River, Bogra and Batalik Theater Honours: East Pakistan 1971 and J&K 1971
Website	assn11gr.org
Commanders
Ceremonial chief	Colonel of the Regiment
Colonel of the Regiment	Major General Ajeet Singh Gahlot, SM
Notable commanders	Gen Bipin Rawat Gen Anil Chauhan Lt Gen J.B.S. Yadava
Insignia
Regimental Insignia	A pair of crossed khukuris with the Roman numeral XI inbetween
War cry	Jai Maa kali, Ayo Gorkhali (Hail goddess Mahakali, The Gorkhas Are Here)

The 11 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army that was re-raised after independence. The regiment consists of primarily the Kirant Tribes Rai, Limbu, Yakkha, Sunuwar of Eastern Nepal, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Dooars of West Bengal, Sikkim and other parts of Northeast India.^[2][3] Though it is considered to be the youngest of the Gorkha regiments its lineage is as long as those of the 7th Gurkha Rifles and 10th Gurkha Rifles.

The regiment has participated in all major military operations India has undertaken since independence including in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Operation Polo in 1948, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the Kargil War in 1999. Units of the regiment have also deployed abroad on UN missions.