Parachute Regiment (India)

Indian Army Parachute Regiment
Regimental Insignia of the Parachute Regiment
Active1944 - Present
Country India
Allegiance Indian Army
BranchArmy
TypeAirborne forces
Special forces
Role
Size18 battalions[citation needed]
Regimental CentreBengaluru, Karnataka
Nickname(s)The Paras
Red Devils
Motto(s)Shatrujeet (Conqueror of Enemies)
War CryBalidan Param Dharma
(Sacrifice is Supreme Duty)
March"Tum bharat ke veer ho, tum apne desh ke rakshak ho. jaati bhed bhav ko mitaye ja, Tu apni himmat badhaye ja,
Kadam badhaye ja, peeche hatna kaam nahi, aage badhe ja."
RifleIWI Tavor TAR-21
Battle honoursShelatang, Naushera, Poonch, Jhanger, Hajipir, Poongli Bridge, Mandhol, and Chachro
Websitehttp://www.indianparachuteregiment.kar.nic.in
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh, SM**
Notable
commanders
Brigadier Mohammad Usman, MVC (P)
Lt Gen I.S. Gill, Padma Bhushan, PVSM, MC
Lt Gen R.S. Dayal, PVSM, MVC, ADC
Lt. Gen. Sagat Singh, Padma Bhushan, PVSM
Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM
Lt. Gen. P.C. Katoch, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SC
Lt. Gen. P.C. Bhardwaj, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, SC, VSM
Lt. Gen. Vinod Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, SM
Lt. Gen. P.S. Sangha, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM
Insignia
Parachute Wings

The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1945 as part of the British Indian Army but was disbanded after World War II and was re-raised in 1952 as part of the Indian Army. Currently it consists of fifteen Special Forces, two Territorial Army and one Rashtriya Rifles battalions.[1]

  1. ^ "Who are para commandos?". Business Standard India. Inter-Asian News Service. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2021-01-20.