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The Maratha Light Infantry is a light infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It traces its lineage to the Bombay Sepoys, raised in 1768, making it the most senior light infantry regiment in the Indian Army.




Recruitment


The class composition of the regiment was and is primarily formed by Maratha recruits from the former Maratha Empire. The men were mostly drawn from all over the state of Maharashtra, with some percentage from Marathi-speaking areas of Karnataka including Coorg. As of 2000, the recruitment pattern is as follows–

Marathas – 86.13%
Mysurians – 4.16%
Muslims of South India – 4.16%
All classes from Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, without any fixed percentage – 5.55%.
Tradesmen (clerk, sweeper, barber etc.) are recruited from all Indian classes.




History






= Pre-independence

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The Maratha Confederacy was a potent force in India from the 17th to 19th centuries. Their military qualities were brilliantly optimised in their historical campaigns against the Mughal Empire under the leadership of the Chhatrapati Shivaji and succeeding Maratha rulers. Maratha armies, comprising both infantry and light cavalry, and the Maratha Navy had dominated the military scene in India for three centuries. The 1st battalion of the regiment, known as Jangi Paltan ("the fighting unit"), was raised in August 1768 as the 2nd Battalion, Bombay Sepoys, to protect the British East India Company’s possessions on the islands of Bombay.
The second battalion known as Kali Panchwin followed the next year as the 3rd Battalion, Bombay Sepoys. These two battalions were at the forefront of virtually every major engagement fought on the west coast from Surat to Cannanore during the last quarter of the 18th century. Prominent amongst these were the historic battles of Seedaseer and Seringapatam, where in the words of Richard Wellesley their conduct and success were seldom equalled and never surpassed.
The turn of the 19th century was witness to the expansion of the regimental group with the raising of the 3rd battalion as the 2nd battalion, 5th (Travancore) Regiment of the Bombay Native Infantry in 1797. The Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre was raised in March 1800 as the 2nd battalion, 7th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry; the 4th battalion in April 1800 as the 2nd battalion, 8th Regiment Bombay Infantry and the 5th battalion from the Bombay Fencibles as the 1st battalion, 9th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in December 1800.
In the second half of the 19th century, the battalions fought in various campaigns from the Middle East to China. In recognition of the gallant conduct of its detachments at the siege of Kahun and the defence of Dadar, in Baluch territory during the First Anglo-Afghan War in 1841, the Kali Panchwin was created Light Infantry. Later, this honour was also bestowed on the 3rd and 10th Regiments of the Bombay Infantry (present 1st battalion, Maratha Light Infantry and 2nd battalion, Parachute Regiment respectively) for their gallantry in Sir Robert Napier’s Abyssinian Campaign of 1867–1868. The regiment assumed the title 5th Mahratta Light Infantry 1922.
Three Maratha battalions distinguished themselves during the First World War (1914–1918) in the long drawn-out Mesopotamia campaign. The 117th Mahrattas (present 5th battalion, Maratha Light Infantry) was made into a Royal battalion for its conspicuously distinctive service during its campaign in Mesopotamia, particularly in the events leading to enemy capitulation after the bitter 146-day siege at Kut-el-Amara. The battalion was mostly composed of Marathas from the Khandesh region and Nashik district. For some unclear reasons even after winning, the regiment did not return to India. The 114th Mahrattas (present Regimental Centre) was awarded 28 gallantry awards for their performance in the battle of Sharquat, the highest earned by any unit in a single action. The other Maratha battalions, namely the 105th Mahratta Light Infantry, 110th Mahratta Light Infantry and 116th Mahrattas also acquitted themselves in Palestine and Mesopotamia. The 105th lost its commanding officer in action (Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Richard Inglis Chitty at the battle of Jebel Hamrin, 1917).
The Second World War saw the Marathas at the forefront in almost every theatre of operations from the jungles of Southeast Asia to the deserts of North Africa, and the mountains and rivers of Italy. The war also saw the expansion of the regiment when thirteen new war service battalions were raised. Most of these were later demobilised after the war, whilst two were converted into artillery regiments. During the war Naik Yeshwant Ghadge and Sepoy Namdeo Jadhav were decorated with the Victoria Cross in the Italian campaign, while 130 other decorations were awarded to the regiment.
The following battalions saw action during the war -

East Africa – 2/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 3/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
Italy – 1/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 3/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 5/5th Mahratta Light Infantry,
Iraq and Persia – 1/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 5/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
North Africa – 1/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
Burma – 4/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 6/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 17/5th Mahratta Light Infantry,
Java – 4/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 6/5th Mahratta Light Infantry,




= Post-independence

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Indian independence saw the regiment reverted to the original five battalions, with the 3rd Maratha Light Infantry converting to the airborne role and becoming the 2nd battalion, Parachute Regiment in April 1952. With the integration of the erstwhile princely states, the 19th, 20th, 22nd battalions were amalgamated, from the state forces of Satara, Kolhapur, Baroda, and Hyderabad, with the regiment. The expansion of the Indian Army to meet the omnipresent threat to its borders has seen the regiment grow to its present strength of 18 regular battalions and two Territorial Army battalions whilst the period also saw the conversion of the 21st battalion into the 21st battalion, Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) and the 115 Infantry Battalion (TA) being transferred to the Mahar Regiment.
Since independence, battalions of the Maratha Light Infantry have taken part in every Indian armed conflict — the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, the Annexation of Junagadh, the Annexation of Hyderabad, the Annexation of Goa, the Sino-Indian War, the Indo-Pakistani wars of 1965 and 1971, against the Chinese on the Sikkim watershed in 1956, Operation Pawan, the ongoing operations on the Siachen Glacier and in numerous counter insurgency operations.




Units



The Maratha Light Infantry consists of the following battalions -




Affiliated units


The following units are affiliated to the regiment -

2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
21st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
10th Battalion, Mechanised Infantry Regiment
34 Field Regiment, Regiment of Artillery
36 Medium Regiment (Self Propelled), Regiment of Artillery
INS Mumbai, Indian Navy
No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force
Indian Coast Guard Air Station, Daman and Diu




Regimental Centre


The regimental centre has been in Belgaum, Karnataka, since 1922, which was part of the Bombay Presidency at that time. The centre’s history comes from the conversion of the 114th Mahrattas to the 10th (Training) Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry. This unit itself traces its origins to 1800 when it was raised as the 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry.




Battle slogan


The battle cry of Maratha Light Infantry is बोला श्री छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज की जय ("Bola Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ki Jai (Say Victory to King Chhatrapati Shivaji)"). It replaced the battle cry – Har Har Mahadev (Victory To Lord Shiva) during the Second World War.




Marching style


The soldiers of Maratha Light Infantry have a quick march speed of 140 steps in a minute, while a standard pace for a quick march is 120 beats per minute with a 30-inch step. The regiment has won the best marching contingent twice at the Republic Day parade. On the occasion of the 221st Bastille day celebrations, a unit from the Maratha Light Infantry led the parade on the Parisian boulevard of Champs-Élysées on 14 July 2009, when the then Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the guest of honour of the ceremony.




Regimental insignia


The regimental insignia consists of a bugle and cords with a pair of crossed swords and a shield, mounted by the Lion Capital of Ashoka. The bugle represents the light infantry mode of combat by skirmishers, controlled by orders issued on the bugles.




Uniform


The uniform consists of a green beret (common to all infantry units in India), which has the regimental crest and a red and green hackle. The two-coloured hackle has a history. During 1788, the Bombay Army was reorganised into the 1st and 2nd Brigades. Red plumes adorned the headgear of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Brigade. The Marathas and the 1st Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry fought alongside each other in the Mesopotamia war as part of the same brigade. The British Army Light Infantry regiments wore green hackles during this time. As a symbol of this association, the green portion was added to the red, thus forming the present red and green hackle. The working dress does not have the hackle.
The Regiment initially had a unique lanyard around the neck with ends in both front pockets. This was changed to the standard lanyard in 2002. This green lanyard is worn on the left shoulder. The exception is the 5th Battalion of the regiment, which wears a blue lanyard on the right shoulder, as an honour for the title “Royal”, for its outstanding operations in Mesopotamia in World War I.
The rank epaulettes consist of the words MARATHI LI in capitals. In ceremonial dress, the regimental crest is present in addition to the regimental title.




Regimental colours


Till the First World War, each unit had its own colours. In 1922, with the creation of the Maratha Group, the Red, Black, and Grey colours of the 114 Marathas (which became the Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre) were adopted as the regimental colours.




Battle honours


The regiment has 56 battle honours to its credit, 14 predating the World War I and spanning wars in Afghanistan, China, Burma and British East Africa. The list of battle honours is evidence to the long history and valour of the regiment. Some of these honours have been declared repugnant after the independence of the country.
Pre-independence

Post-independence




Gallantry awards






= Pre-independence

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1914–1921

Victoria Cross
Naik Yeshwant Ghadge
Sepoy Namdeo Jadav
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Lieutenant Colonel Walter Henry Brown
Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Colonel George Stanley Frazer
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Holroyd Bridges, 116th Mahrattas
Major Edward George Hall, 117th Mahrattas
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edmund Hunter Wintle, 114th Mahrattas
Major Wilkinson Dent, 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry
Distinguished Service Order
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edmund Hunter Wintle, 114th Mahrattas
Captain Arthur Irons Sargon, 114th Mahrattas
Major Roger Cochrane Wilson, 114th Mahrattas
Major James Ainsworth Yates, 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry
Captain Wilkinson Dent, 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry
Captain Hubert Winthrop Young, 116th Mahrattas
Second Lieutenant Cyril Vincent Heron-Jones, 110th Mahratta Light Infantry
Military Cross

Order of British India
Subedar Illiasdar Khan, Subedar Eshwant Rao Bhosle, Subedar Shaikh Abdul Kader, 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry
Subedar Major Shaikh Yasin, 110th Mahratta Light Infantry
Subedar Major Mahadeorao Khanvilkar, Subedar Shaikh Ahmed, Subedar Vishnu Narvekar, 114th Mahrattas
Subedar Sakharam Rao Jagtap, Subedar Major Balwant Rao Sawant, Subedar Vittal Chande, 117th Mahrattas
Indian Order of Merit
Subedar Chimaji Garud, Naik Dyanu Bhosle, Private Gopal Rao Mahamunka, 105th Mahratta Light Infantry
Lance Naik Haider Beg, Lance Naik Bhan Savant, Lance Naik Sakaram More, Sepoy Hari Sawant, Sepoy Laxuman Joth, Subedar Ramchandra Hase, 110th Mahratta Light Infantry
Subadar-Major Mahodeorao Khanvilkar, Subedar Ramchandar Bhosle, Company Havildar Major Manbarao Bhosle, Havildar Raghonath More, Havildar Shaijira Sinde, Naik Rahm Khan, 114th Mahrattas
Private Raja Ram Barge, Private Dianu Shinde, Subedar Murari Sinde, Subedar Vishram Rao Chowan, 116th Mahrattas
Havildar Jairam Dalvi, Havildar Vithu Kadam, Subedar-Major Balwant Rao Sawant, Subedar Mahadeorao Nalaode, Jemadar Yenkatrao Kadam, 117th Mahrattas
Indian Distinguished Service Medal
World War I – 19 medals (103rd Mahratta Light Infantry), 8 medals (105th Mahratta Light Infantry), 9 medals (110th Mahratta Light Infantry), 15 medals (114th Mahrattas), 7 medals (116th Mahrattas), 18 (117th Mahrattas)
Indian Meritorious Service Medal
World War I – 12 medals (103rd Mahratta Light Infantry), 46 medals (105th Mahratta Light Infantry), 9 medals (110th Mahratta Light Infantry), 5 medals (114th Mahrattas), 4 medals (116th Mahrattas), 7 (117th Mahrattas)
Croix De Guerre (French)
Subedar and Honorary Lieutenant Bapurao Gaekwad, Subedar-Major Hyasdar Khan, 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry
Subedar-Major Balwant Rao Sawant, Subedar-Major Mahadeorao Malande, 117th Mahrattas
Croix de guerre (Belgium)
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Holroyd Bridges
Médaille militaire (French)
Havildar Abajirao Kadam, 117th Mahrattas
Bronze medal for military valour (Italian)
Sepoy Shaikh Adam, 114th Mahrattas
Order of Karageorge, 4th Class (with Swords)
Major Percy Macclesfield Heath
Captain Edward George Hall
Officer of the Order of the Crown of Romania
Captain Richard Outram Chamier, 110th Mahratta Light Infantry
Order of El Nahda, 3rd Class (Kingdom of Hejaz)
Captain Hubert Winthrop Young, 116th Mahrattas
1922–1938

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Captain Douglas Stuart, 1/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Captain Herbert Hanna, 1/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Captain Frank Howard Cotterill, 1/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
Jemadar Raghunathrao Kadam, 110th Mahratta Light Infantry
Distinguished Service Order
Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Noel Ford
Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Ross, 1/103rd Mahratta Light Infantry
Military Cross
Lieutenant Thomas Robson Waller
Lieutenant Edward Samuel Storey-Cooper, 114th Mahrattas
Albert Medal
Captain George Hubert Bland, 105th Mahratta Light Infantry
1939–1947

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Brigadier DW Reid
Brigadier (temporary) John Arthur Mellsop
Brigadier (temporary) Ian Connail Anthos Lauder
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Colonel TH Boss
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur John Millard Wilton
Lieutenant-Colonel (temp) Stephen Craine Goulden Bach
Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Major (temp.) Alfred Godfrey Hicks
Captain (temp.) Dudley Owen Scolfield
Captain (temp.) Ronald Ivor Webb
Distinguished Service Order
Lieutenant Colonel DW Reid
Lieutenant Colonel MP Lancaster
Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.) Ian Connaill Athos Lauder
Major AE Cocksedge
Major (temporary) Paul Garbutt Unfreville Hardy
Captain William Miller Mackay
Military Cross

Indian Order of Merit
Subedar Major Raojirao Shinde, Subedar Vishwamber Ghadge, Jemadar Sakaram Shinde, Havildar Maruti Chawan, Havildar Pandurang Kadam, Havildar Venkat Chawan, Naik Vishnu Mane, Naik Rajaram Sawant, Naik Dyanu Chawan, Sepoy Pandurang Powar, Babu Gaikwad, Lance-Naik Shivram Shinde, Sepoy Pandurang Tawde, Havildar Jaising Sawant, Naik Vithoba Jadhao, Jemadar Videy Prakash Misra, Sepoy Babaji Desai, Jemadar Sakharan Shinde
Indian Distinguished Service Medal
Subedar Pandurang Chauhan, Naik Bala Kharade, Naik Sibaram Mhaske, Naik Baba Sahib Ingle, Sepoy Babu Desai, Sepoy Laku Jadhao, Havildar Bapu Jadhao, Havildar Baji Nalaode, Havildar Narayan Shirole, Havildar Narayan Naikwade, Havildar Ganpat Chawan, Havildar Yeshwant Jadhao, Havildar Maruti More, Naik Narayan Surwase, Lance-Naik Sidu Jadhao, Lance-Naik Maruti Shinde, Lance-Naik Dawlat Powar, Lance-Naik Vishnu Kohate, Sepoy Balu Powar, Sepoy Haibati Sawant, Sepoy Maruti Falke, Havildar Raj Aram Ghag, Lance-Havildar Ganesh Naik, Naik Balu Nikam, Lance-Naik Krishna Jagtap, Lance-Naik Newarti Nimbalkar, Company Havildar-Major Ganpat Bhosle, Naik Wastjdeo Sawant, Havildar Ganpat Kale, Lance-Naik Narayan Shinde, Sepoy Haibat Jadhao, Lance-Havildar Tukaram Jadhaol, Naik Krishna Shellar, Havildar Shankar Fartare, Havildar Daji Jadbao, Naik Laxuman Shinde
Military Medal
Havildar Laxuman Sattam, Lance-Havildar Yeshwant Mane, Naik Ganpat Bhise, Naik Raghunath Salunke, Naik Yesu Jadhao, Lance-Havildar Dyanu Bhosle, Naik Ramchandra Ghadge, Lance-Naik Sitaram Jadhao, Naik Krishna Yururker, Lance-Naik Eshwara Kadam, Lance-Naik Krishna Mohite, Sepoy Jagu Autade, Sepoy Jaisingh More, Sepoy Kashiram Chawan, Sepoy Vishru Bhosle, Havildar Parshram Powar, Naik Jairam More, Naik Nathu Dhanaode, Naik Tukaram Chawan, Lance-Naik Keshao Surve, Sepoy Ramu Powar, Company Havildar-Major Baba Nikam, Naik Hari Kadam, Lance-Naik Krishna Sawant, Naik Parsuram Kadam, Naik Radhu Waman, Lance-Naik Chimaji More, Lance-Naik Govind Chawan, Lance-Naik Soma Mahajik, Sepoy Tukaram Nalawde, Naik Govind Dalvi, Naik Narayan Parab, Lance-Naik Dhanaji Khanvilikar, Sepoy Babu More, Sepoy Ramchandra Jadhao, Sepoy Shankar Sagwekar, Naik Dyanu Nale, Naik Tukaram Shedge, Sepoy Shripat Chaugule, Lance-Naik Pandurang Jadhao, Sepoy Nana More, Sepoy Shankar Borde, Sepoy Tatya Bhosle, Sepoy Genu Mate, Havildar Ganpatrao Tawde





















= Post-independence

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Ashok Chakra
Captain Eric James Tucker – 2nd Battalion
Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair – 16th Battalion
Colonel Vasanth Venugopal – 9th Battalion
Lieutenant Navdeep Singh – 15th Battalion
Maha Vir Chakra
Lieutenant Colonel Harbans Singh Virk – 3rd (Para) Battalion
Major Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy – 3rd (Para) Battalion
Major Satyapal Chopra – 3rd (Para) Battalion
Sepoy Pandurang Salunkhe – 15th Battalion
Kirti Chakra
Major Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair– 16th Battalion
Major Amit Oscar Fernandes – 7th Battalion
Captain Abhinav Handa – 9th Battalion
Second Lieutenant Rishi Ashok Malhotra – 8th Battalion
Company Havildar Major Jagtap Shivaji Balu – 6th Battalion
Havildar Rale Santosh Tanaji – 56 Rashtriya Rifles
Lance Naik Pandit Mane – 2nd Battalion




Notable officers



Chief of Army Staff
General Joginder Jaswant Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC – 21st Chief of Army Staff
Vice Chief of Army Staff
Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi PVSM, AVSM, VSM – Vice Chief of the Army Staff, former founder President of the War Wounded Foundation.
Army Commanders
Lieutenant General T B Henderson Brooks PVSM – General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar PVSM, AVSM, VrC – GOC of 9th Infantry Division led Operation Bluestar. He retired as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command.
Lieutenant General Krishnamurthy Nagaraj PVSM, UYSM, ADC – General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South-Western Command and Army Training Command
Lieutenant General Hari Prasad PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM – General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command
Lieutenant General HRS Kalkat PVSM, AVSM, ADC – General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
Others
Lieutenant General MA Zaki PVSM, AVSM, VrC – Commanded 15 Corps, was Director General Infantry and later acted as the advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
Lieutenant General DB Shekhatkar PVSM, AVSM, VSM – General Officer Commanding 4 Corps, Additional Director General of Military operations and Director General of Perspective (Strategic) planning. Was chairman of the committee to recommend measures to enhance combat capability and rebalance defence expenditure of the armed forces.
Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar VrC – Director General of Military Operations and first Force Commander and Head of Mission of UNPROFOR, Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Training and Coordination)
Lieutenant General Narendra Singh PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM – Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Planning and Systems)
Lieutenant General DS Thakur – Director General Military Intelligence and Deputy Chief of the Army Staff.
Lieutenant General Harinder Singh PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM – GOC 14 Corps and Commandant of Indian Military Academy.
Lieutenant General Ashok Ambre PVSM, AVSM**, SM – Quarter Master General
Lieutenant General Satish Satpute PVSM, AVSM – General Officer Commanding 21 Corps
Lieutenant General PR Gangadharan PVSM, AVSM, VSM** – General Officer Commanding 12 Corps and Military Secretary
Lieutenant General Dushyant Singh PVSM, AVSM – General Officer Commanding 11 Corps
Lieutenant General J S Dhillon – General Officer Commanding 15 Corps
Lieutenant General Parminder Jit Singh Pannu PVSM, AVSM, VSM – General Officer Commanding 14 Corps, Director General Infantry, Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations).
Lieutenant General Asit Mistry PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM – Commandant of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla
Lieutenant General TPS Brar YSM – General Officer Commanding 16 Corps
Lieutenant General Gopal Krishan Duggal PVSM, VrC – General Officer Commanding 10 Corps
Major General DS Brar OBE – Colonel Commandant of the Regiment
Major General Eustace D'Souza PVSM – Colonel Commandant of the Regiment
Major General H W Kulkarni – Colonel Commandant of the Regiment
Major General Bachitar Singh PVSM – Colonel Commandant of the Regiment
Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat KC, SC, SM, VSM – avid mountaineer and one of the most decorated officers of the Indian Army.
Captain C. P. Krishnan Nair – founder of The Leela Group.
Major Nana Patekar – Actor, who was part of Indian Territorial Army




Sporting achievements



Major Shantaram Jadhav, Subedar Shankar Laxman and Naik Vishwas Patil were part of the Indian hockey squad to the 1960 Rome Olympics in.
Colonel HS Chauhan is a veteran in the field of mountaineering, was awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, went on to become Principal of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute and became President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation.
The following have represented the country/services team in wrestling – Naib Subedar Shivaji Kekan, Naib Subedar Ashok Shirke, Naib Subedar Maruti Ghadi, Subedar Major Vasant Solankar, Subedar Major/Hony. Captain Shivaji Chingle, Subedar Major/Hony Capt Raghunath Pawar, Lance Naik Dudhappa Asudekar, Naik Yellappa Pote, Naib Subedar Ashok Shirke, Havildar Krishna Patil, Sepoy Prashant Jamnik.
Havildar Keshav More was the National Boxing Champion between 1962 and 1963.
Shooting – Subedar Shivaji Lavate, Havildar Begaram, Havildar BR Patil, Havildar Sanjay More.




Gallery















































See also


List of regiments of the Indian Army




References






External links


Maratha Light Infantry – DefenceIndia.com
5th Mahratta Light Infantry | Regiments.org
Maratha Light Infantry Regiment | Regimental Officers Association
Deshon Ka Sartaj, Bharat by the Maratha Light Infantry Band
Redetzky March I Maratha Light Infantry I Indian Army I The Peninsula Studios

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