Rajputana Rifles

Rajputana Rifles
Regimental Insignia of the Rajputana Rifles
Active	10 January 1775 – present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Infantry
Size	25 battalions
Garrison/HQ	Delhi Cantonment
Nickname(s)	RajRif
Motto(s)	Veer Bhogya Vasundhara (वीर भोग्य वसुंधरा ) "The Brave Shall Inherit the Earth"
War Cry	Raja Ramchandra Ki Jai [1] (Hail Lord Raja Rama)
Engagements	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Battle of Chumb
Battle honours	Poonch, Hajipir, Charwa, Basantar and Myanamati, Tololing
Commanders
Colonel of the regiment	Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla

The Rajputana Rifles is the oldest rifle regiment of the Indian Army. It was originally a part of the British Indian Army, when six previously existing regiments were amalgamated to form six battalions of the 6th Rajputana Rifles. In 1945, the numeral designation was dropped from the title and in 1947 the regiment was transferred to the newly independent Indian Army. Since 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.