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The 9 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army. The regiment was initially formed by the British in 1817, and was one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independence as part of the tripartite agreement in 1947. This Gorkha regiment mainly recruits soldiers who come from the Chhetri (Kshatriya) and Thakuri clans. Domiciled Indian Gorkhas are also taken, and they form about 20 percent of the regiment's total strength. The 9 Gorkha Rifles is one of the seven Gorkha regiments of the Indian Army. The other regiments are 1 GR, 3 GR,4 GR,5 GR, 8 GR and 11 GR.

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  • 9 Gorkha Rifles
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  • The 9 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army. The regiment was initially formed by the British in 1817, and was one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independence as part of the tripartite agreement in 1947. This Gorkha regiment mainly recruits soldiers who come from the Chhetri (Kshatriya) and Thakuri clans. Domiciled Indian Gorkhas are also taken, and they form about 20 percent of the regiment's total strength. The 9 Gorkha Rifles is one of the seven Gorkha regiments of the Indian Army. The other regiments are 1 GR, 3 GR,4 GR,5 GR, 8 GR and 11 GR.
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Garrison
  • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Branch
identification symbol
  • A pair of crossed Khukris with the numeral 9 below
Country
  • British India 1817–1947 1947–Present
Type
  • Rifles
identification symbol label
  • Regimental Insignia
Dates
  • 1817(xsd:integer)
Colors
  • 1894(xsd:integer)
  • Red faced yellow
Unit Name
  • 9(xsd:integer)
garrison label
  • Regimental Centre
decorations
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • 5(xsd:integer)
  • 6(xsd:integer)
  • 7(xsd:integer)
  • 13(xsd:integer)
  • 14(xsd:integer)
  • 17(xsd:integer)
battle honours
  • Post Independence Phillora, Kumarkhali and Dera Baba Nanak
March
  • War Cry: Jai Maha Kali, Ayo Gorkhali
Motto
  • Kafar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Niko
Size
  • 6(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The 9 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army. The regiment was initially formed by the British in 1817, and was one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independence as part of the tripartite agreement in 1947. This Gorkha regiment mainly recruits soldiers who come from the Chhetri (Kshatriya) and Thakuri clans. Domiciled Indian Gorkhas are also taken, and they form about 20 percent of the regiment's total strength. The 9 Gorkha Rifles is one of the seven Gorkha regiments of the Indian Army. The other regiments are 1 GR, 3 GR,4 GR,5 GR, 8 GR and 11 GR.
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