Amongst the elite regiment of the Indian Army the Maratha Light Infantry was one of the most powerful battalion. It was formed in the year 1768 with tough, frugal and disciplined people from the Maratha Empire. The Marathas are well known in the history, for their ability as warriors and their devotion to Hinduism in the 16th 17th & 18th century in India. This week, on IBN-Lokmat explore the history of the Maratha Light Infantry as our reporter Chandrkant Patil brings to you this exclusive story on Thursday, 15th August 2013 at 10:00 am & 8.30 pm & Sunday at 11.30 am and 8.30 pm only on IBN-Lokmat.
The Maratha Light Infantry is one of the oldest regiments of the Indian Army. The Regimental Centre of the Regiment is located at Belgaum, in Karnataka State. There were 30 battalions of the 5th Maratha Light Infantry in World War II. In 1947 five battalions were allotted to India. The Maratha Light Infantry of the present Indian Army has at various times had 22 battalions. Since then this regiment has served the East Indian Company to safeguard them. Namdev Jadav a warrior from Ahmednagar district and Yashwant Ghadge from Raigadh district were one of the brave soldiers in Maratha Battalion. They were the only Indians who were also awarded with the “Victory Cross”.
Since Independence, battalions of the Maratha have taken part in every armed conflict. All the battalions now represent one single battalion. To know more about their interesting story and their history, tune into IBN-Lokmat on this Independence Day, as IBN-Lokmat reporter Chandrakant Patil explores on Thursday, 15th August 2013 at 10:00 am & 8.30 pm and Sunday at 11.30 am and 8.30 pm only on IBN-Lokmat.