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M & R: A Regimental History of the Sikh Light Infantry 1941-1947

This book, first published in 1999, tells the early history of the Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment. It was raised as an infantry regiment in wartime in 1941, at a period of intense crisis and confusion. There were unusual difficulties to be faced on raising. There was no Training Centre, no pool of trained junior leaders, no established recruiting system. Army instructional manuals were of little use initially because only a handful of our intake of Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikhs could read or write Roman Urdu. The provision of weapons, equipment and housing of all kinds was so slow that much valuable training time had to be confined to elementary foot drill and outdoor classes teaching the three ‘R’s. Today the Sikh Light Infantry, with its many battalions, is a respected and successful regiment, playing a full part in the defence of India. ================================= SIKH PIONEERS AND SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY ASSOCIATION Email: SikhPSLI@gmail.com =================================

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