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Saturday, February 14, 2015

President's Bodyguard (PBG) - Household Cavalry

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‪‬‪‬PBG te hi Indian Army hnuaia regiment pakhat niin, an regimental centre chu Rastrapati Bhavan, New Delhi ah a awm ani. Anni hi household cavalry niin an duty ber chu ceremonial escort niin President an veng thin ani. Tin he regiment hi armored (tank) leh airborne sipai te inpawlh an nih angin an wartime duty ve thung chu indona a armored reconnaissance leh pathfinders (airborne) lam ani.

History:
British in India a a awp lai khan a Indian Empire a lal ber Governor tan hian kum 1773 khan household cavalry bodyguard din a lo ni tawh a, heng mi leh sa te hi "Governor's Troop of Mughals" an ti a, hun a lo rei zel a, Indian Empire a lalber Governor pawh chu a title thlak a lo ni a, Governor chu Governor-General ti a thlak anih takah chuan kum 1794 khan "Governor-General's Bodyguard" tia thlak leh ani.

Kum 1859 khan British-Indian empire pawh siamthat niin Governor-General pawh chu "Viceroy" a thlak anih takah chuan hming thar "Viceroy's Bodyguard" tiin an thlak leh ani. Indopui II na a lo thlen takah chuan heng Bodyguard regiment te pawh hi an indolai duty (wartime duty) a kal a ngaih tak avangin armored reconnaisance hna an thawk a, an hming pawh "44th Divisional Reconnaisance Squadron" ah thlak an ni a, Japan rallian te an lo dang bet ani. 1946 khan WW2 pawh a tawp ve takah chuan an peactime duty ah let lehin "Governor-General's Bodyguard" an lo ni leh ta ani.

1947 khan India pawh a lo independence ta si a, 1950 ah chiah khan republic a lo nih ve takah chuan he bodyguard unit te pawh hi an hming siamthat niin an duty hi vawiin ni thleng a kengkawh zelin 1950 atang khan "President's Bodyguard" an lo ni ta ani. Independence hma a British hoin India hi Presidency a an thenhran lai khan heng Bombay, Bengal leh Madras Presidency a thu ber Governor te pawh hian an Presidency Army atang theuh hian hetiang duty ti turin "Governor's Bodyguard" an nei ve theuh a, mahse Independence hnu khan heng Presidency hnuaia Governor bodyguard te hi titawp (disband)an ni.

Independence dawn khan British-Indian Army pawh India leh Pakistan a thenhran a ngai si a, GGBG te pawh hi an bang biklo ani. British-Indian Army chu hmun thum ah then a ni dawn a, hmun hnih chu India in a chang ang a, hmun khat chu Pakistan in. Hemi avang hian GGBG a muslim te chu Pakistan Army an zawm a, Sikhs leh Rajput te chu Indian Army an zawm ani. Independence dawn hian an C.O chu Lt. Colonel. Thakur Govind Singh ani a, a adjudant hi Sahabzada Yaqub Khan ani. Yaqub Khan hian Pakistan Army a zawm a duh a, he unit a thil hrang hrang te an insem tawh hnu chuan sakawr tawlailir (buggy), rangkachak a cheimawi Governor General leh Viceroy te chhuana thin chiah chu a bawng ani. He sakawr tawlailir hi India in a duh a, Pakistan pawn a duh ve a, an inchuh titih ani. Atawp ah chuan Lt. Col. Thakur leh Sahabzada Khan te chuan pawisathir (coin) hmangin thum an vawr ta ringawt a, India a chak zawk si a, he sakawr tawlailir (buggy) hi India in a chang a, vawiin ni thlengin la hman a ni.

PBG te hi indonna hrang hrang ah te an tel tawh a, Independence hnu pawn 1962 War, 1965 war ah te an tel tawh a tin Sri Lanka ah pawh LTTE beihna ah an tel tawh bawk. UN Mission Somalia, Angola leh Sierra Leone ah te an lo tel tawh bawk ani.

PBG te hi a din tirh in mi 50 an ni a, he unit a sipai te hi a changin an tam a, a changin an tlem ani. an tamber tum chu kum 1845 kha ani a, sipai 1929 lai an awm ani. Indona te a chhuak te anih lemloh chuan sipai 130 (cavalry squadron khat/infantry company khat) vel hi an ni tlangpui ani. Tunah hian a tlangpuiin an Commanding Officer (C.O) hi Brigadier emaw Colonel Rank an ni thin a, sawi tawh angin tank sipai (armored) leh airborne (parachute sipai) an ni deuh vek ani. He regiment a sipai te hi a zat vekin Sikh, Jat leh Rajput hnam Punjab, Rajasthan leh Haryana atang ten lak an ni a, an officer leh administrative staff te erawh chu hnambil awmlo a lak an ni.

Independence hma khan he regiment a tel tur te chu feet 6.3" a hniamlo nih a ngai a, tunah chuan feet 6 ai a hniamlo nih a ngai ani. An san leh an hmel te a that hlawm avang hian an hming hmasa "Governor's General Bodyguard" lamtawi "GGBG" hi fiamthuin "God's Gift to Beautiful Girls" emaw "Nula hmeltha te tan Pathianin a pek" an ti thin bawk ani. Nipui (Summer) laiin kawr var an ha a, thlasik (winter) laiin kawr sen an ha ani.

Pic - Colonel T.S. Mundi current Commandant of the regiment during full dress rehearsal on 23 January 2013.

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