64 Field Regiment (India)

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

64 Field Regiment
Active	1962 – present
Country	India
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Artillery
Size	Regiment
Motto(s)	Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory).
Colors	Red & Navy Blue
Insignia
Abbreviation	64 Fd Regt

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

References

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