Repugnant battle honours of the Indian Army

The Government of India has declared repugnant some battle honours earned by Indian Army units, which are descended from erstwhile units of the Presidency armies under the East India Company and later under the British Indian Army of the British Raj.[1] Indian Army units do not inscribe these battle honours on their colours and do not celebrate commemoration days associated with these battles.[2] This decision was taken post-independence regarding those battle honours concerned with battles in India and Pakistan which the Indian government regards as part of the "subjugation" of India and in some cases, neighbouring countries.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ Dutta, Amrita Nayak (7 June 2021). "New marching tunes, no more pre-1947 battle honours — armed forces set to get more 'Indian'". ThePrint. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ Singh, Sarbans (1993) Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 - 1971. Vision Books (New Delhi) ISBN 81-7094-115-6
  4. ^ "Haldighati and elsewhere: Battle honours wanted and unwanted". The Indian Express. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2021.