64 Field Regiment (India) Explained

Unit Name:	64 Field Regiment
Dates:	1962 – present
Country:	India
Allegiance:	India
Branch:	Indian Army
Type:	Artillery
Size:	Regiment
Identification Symbol:	64 Fd Regt
Identification Symbol Label:	Abbreviation
Motto:	Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory).
Colors:	Red & Navy Blue

64 Field Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.

Formation

The regiment was raised in Belgaum on 01 Oct 1962 under Lieutenant Colonel Bhag Singh Jaswal as 64 Mountain Regiment.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Composition

The unit is the only pure Gorkha artillery regiment in the Indian Army. Unlike other artillery regiments, the gunners wear the Gorkha hat instead of the navy blue beret.^{[1] [4] [5]}

Operations

The regiment has taken part in the following operations –

• Sino-Indian War

The regiment fought at Bomdila in North-East Frontier Agency.^[3]

• Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The regiment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Dharam Pall Dhillon participated in the north western sector of erstwhile East Pakistan during the war.^[1] It was equipped with 75/24 Pack Howitzers and was under 20 Mountain Artillery Brigade of the 20 Mountain Division.^{[6] [7]} It took part in the battles of Gobindoganj and Bogra.^{[8] [9] [10]}
• Counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir

Honours and awards

• During the 1971 war, Captain Surjit Singh Parmar of the regiment earned a Vir Chakra.^{[1] [11] [12]} Lieutenant Colonel Dharam Pall Dhillon and Captain Naresh Kumar Srivastava were mentioned in dispatches.^[13]
• The regiment was awarded the GOC-in-C (South Western Command) unit citation in 2014.^[14]
• COAS Commendation Card^[15]

War cry

The war cry of the regiment is “TARAPATA TARAPATA 64” meaning from TARA (Star) in the sky to PATA (pata) bottom of the earth - glory of 64. Its motto is सबै भंदा पहिला, सबै भंदा राम्रो (Hindi = सबसे पहले, सबसे अच्छा) which translates to ‘Always First, Always Best’.

See also

• List of artillery regiments of Indian Army

Notes and References

1. Web site: 64 Field Regiment. 2010-12-10. 2021-08-24.
2. Web site: Raising day. 2021-08-24.
3. Web site: Centenary Tribute to a soldier. 2017-08-06. 2021-08-24.
4. Web site: REGIMENTAL TREKKERS (page 47). 2021-08-24.
5. Book: Thapliyal, Sangeeta. Mutual Security: The Case of India-Nepal. Lancer Publishers . 1998. 167. 978-1897829448.
6. Web site: Indian Army deployment in Bangladesh. 2021-08-25.
7. Book: Jacob, JFR. Surrender at Dacca, Birth of a Nation. Manohar Publishers and Distributors. 1997. 978-8173041891.
8. Web site: Manoeuver Warfare: Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. 2021-06-26. 2021-08-25.
9. Web site: 1971 War: Attack by Infiltration and Annihilation of 32 --Baluch. 2018-04-02. 2021-08-25.
10. Web site: Battle of Bogra. 2021-08-25.
11. Web site: CAPT SURJIT SINGH PARMAR Vir Chakra. 2021-08-25.
12. Web site: Gazette of India, No 34, page 931. 1972-08-19. 2021-08-25.
13. Web site: Gazette of India, No 19, page 537. 1974-05-11. 2021-08-25.
14. Web site: New corps headquarters at Ranchi soon. 2014-01-16. 2021-08-24.
15. Web site: COAS COMMENDATION CARD, 2016. 2021-08-24.