11 Gorkha Rifles was raised after independence by a Tripartite Agreement between Govt of India, Nepal and Britain on 09 Nov 1947. As per this agreement, the 2nd, 6th, 7th and 10th Gorkha Rifles were tfr to On 01 Jan 1948, 11 Gorkha Rifles Regimental Centre was raised at Palampur, the erstwhile Regt Trg Centre of 7 Gorkha Rifles. In 1948, as the No of non optees increased, three units were raised. Later one bn was raised in 1960 and remaining three were raised after the Sino Indian Conflict in 1962.ian and Nepalese Govts. Tps from the 7th and 10th Gorkha Rifles opted against the tfr to the British Army in large numbers. Tps of the 7th and 10th Gorkha Rifles hailed from Eastern Nepal. Since there was no Gorkha Regt in the Indian Army with tps from Eastern Nepal, as also keeping in mind the large No of non-optees and their fighting qualities, it was decided to re-raise 11 Gorkha Rifles, a regt which had been raised and demob in the First Wold War.
On 01 Jan 1948, 11 Gorkha Rifles Regimental Centre was raised at Palampur, the erstwhile Regt Trg Centre of 7 Gorkha Rifles. In 1948, as the No of non optees increased, three units were raised. Later one bn was raised in 1960 and remaining three were raised after the Sino Indian Conflict in 1962.
The 11 Gorkha Rifles had the proud privilege of having most of its bns participating in practically all the ops undertaken by the Indian Army since independence. The Bns of 11 GR have taken part in Hyderabad ops and J&K ops in 1948, Indo Pak war of 1965 and 1971, famous Chola incident in 1967 where the tps fought a gallant action against the Chinese in a localized border skirmish and Kargil ops in 1999. Some of the maj events are encapsulated in succeeding paras.
1971 Ops. An 11 GR Bn won the Battle Honours ‘Shingo River Valley” and theatre honour ‘J&K’ in Kargil another was awarded battle honour ‘Bogra’ and theater honour ‘East Pakistan’ in Bangla Desh. Yet another Bn was awarded the ‘Theatre Honour J&K, for its stubborn action in Chicken Neck area of J&K in 1971. Rfn Dhan Bahadur Rai of the same bn was awarded VrC for shooting down a Pakistani ac with his LMG in the same ops. The Regt won numerous other awards during the Indo Pak war.
Op PAWAN. Two Bns of the Regt took part in ops in Sri Lanka and acquitted themselves commendably.
Counter Insurgency Ops (NE). All the Bns of the Regt have carried out CI ops in NE. One of the Bn has also been awarded the “COAS Unit Citation” for excellent performance during OP BAJRANG and OP RHINO in Assam.
Op RAKSHAK (J & K). The Regt has performed exceptionally well in Op Rakshak. 2/Lt Puneet Dutt was awarded ‘ASHOKA CHAKRA’ posthumously for his bravery in 1997and one bn has been awarded “COAS Unit Citation” for excellent performance in CI ops in Kashmir valley in 1989-92.
Op MEGHDOOT. Three units of the Regt have participated in Op Meghdoot and gave good acct of themselves at the highest battlefield in the world.
Op VIJAY. The Regt was an active participant in Op Vijay and carved a niche for itself in the annals of the history of Indian Army. Capt Manoj Kumar Pandey was awarded PVC posthumously and his Bn was awarded “COAS Unit Citation” for the second time. The unit has also been conferred with the title of “Bravest of the Brave” and awarded the “Battle Honour BATALIK” and the ‘Theatre Honour KARGIL’ for acts of gallantry in OP VIJAY.
Overseas Msn. Three Bns of the Regt have had the honour to represent India in UN msns, a commendable record for the smallest Regt of the Army.
Wherever the battle fd, the Regt has carved an enviable niche for itself and acquitted itself honourably in keeping with its motto of “YATRAHAM VIJAY STATRA” (In Hindi – Main Jahan Vijay Wahan. In English - We The Metaphor for Victory).
Battle Honour
SHINGO River Valley - 1971BOGRA - 1971BATALIK - 1999
Theatre Honour
J&K - 1971East Pakistan - 1971J&K - 1971KARGIL - 1999
COAS Unit Citation
Uri-Baramula(1989-92) - OP RAKSHAKASSAM (1990-92) - OP RHINO & OP BAJRANG1999 - OP VIJAY
GOC-in-C Unit Citation
GOC-in-C,NC - OP RAKSHAK & PARAKRAMGOC-in-C, CC - OP SAHAYTA (ORISSA)GOC-in-C, CC - LUCKNOW
Appreciation by FORCE CDR (UN MSN)
2006 - MONUC (CONGO)2010 - UNIFIL (LEBNON)
Pre-Indep Awards (Non Optees to British Army)
Victoria Cross - 01Military Medal - 21Indian Distinguished Service Medal - 09Military Cross - 06Mentioned-in-Despatches - 31Indian Order of Merit - 01Jangi Inam - 24
Post Indep Awards
Padma Bhushan - 01Param Vir Chakra - 01Ashok Chakra - 04Param Vishisht Seva Medal - 12Maha Vir Chakra - 02Kirti Chakra - 03Ati Vishisht Seva Medal - 16Vir Chakra - 14Shaurya Chakra - 13Yudh Seva Medal - 03Uttam Jeewan Raksha Padak - 01 Sena Medal - 82Vishisht Seva Medal - 29Jeevan Raksha Padak - 01Mentioned-in-Despatches - 31
S.No
Rank
Name
Year
Remarks
PARAMVIR CHAKRA
1.
Capt
Manoj Kumar Pandey (Posthumous)
2000
J&K
ASHOK CHAKRA
Man Bahadur Rai
1961
Nagaland
2.
Lnk
Sal Bahadur Limbu
1962
3.
2Lt
Puneet Nath Dutt (Posthumous)
1997
4.
Rfn
Sanjog Chhetri (Posthumous)
2003
PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL
Lt Gen
GG Bewoor
1969
RD Hira
1971
Maj Gen
Shabeg Singh
Sushil Kumar
1977
8.
Rajendra Nath
1982
5.
LS Rawat
1988
6.
FT Dias
1992
7.
Aban Naidu
9.
JBS Yadava
2004
10.
BK Bopanna`
11.
PK Rampal
2008
12.
GM Nair
2012
Distinguished
MAHA VIR CHAKRA
Lt Col
Th Prithivi Chand
1948
Brig
1965
KIRTI CHAKRA
Maj
Ushnisha Jaitly (Posthumous)
2002
Pankaj Kumar
2007
Assam
SK Chaudhary (Posthumous)
ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL
Nikhilesh Bose
Sikkim
Bangladesh Indo-Pak War
1981
Mizoram
NS Nair
NS Tanwar
Western Sector
SC Kashyap
1986
1990
Bhutan
P Dutt
1991
1998
BK Bopanna
North East
13.
GDS Delhi
14.
KVS Lalotra
17 Mtn Div
15.
2011
16.
Rakesh Sharma
PADMA BHUSHAN
Gen
G G Bewoor
VIR CHAKRA
Devi Prasad Limbu
1967
Chola
Hav
Tinjong Lama
Phurba Lepcha
OP Cactus Lily
Dhan Bahadur Rai
-do-
RB Gurung
Vetri Nathan (Posthumous)
Easter Sector
Abjeet Singh Mamik
BKD Badgel
Nk
Tilak Bahadur Rai
1989
OP Pawan
Col
Lalit Rai
1999
Bhim Bahadur Dewan
Op Vijay
Gyanendra Kumar Rai
SHAURYA CHAKRA
N Neog Sharma (AMC)
1966
Dal Bahadur Limbu
MMS Bajaj (Posthumous)
Sorman Rai
Kishore Rai
OP Rakshak (J&K)
AN Nair
Lt
HS Bist
2001
Haidip Rai
Sub
Gyan Bahadur Limbu
Gokul Kumar Pradhan
Ramesh Prasad Khannal
Narbu Sherpa
Lal Bahadur Tamang
YUDH SEVA MEDAL
VK Patil
Bipin Rawat
2009
SENA MEDAL
Rfn/Safai
Bachau Masih
Ram Paul Malhotra
Chandra Bahadur Limbu
Kabir Man Rai
1968
Bir Bahadur Tamang
Eastern Sector
Talman Limbu
1970
Ram Bahadur Rai
SM Mantravadi
RV Ram
TS Madan
Dhan Raj Rai
Guru Das Rai
Ran Bahadur Rai
Bir Bahadur Magar
Ratan Bahadur Rai
Madan Gopal
1976
17.
RC Patial
1980
18.
Belgaum
19.
R P Malhotra
20.
Bhim Bahadur Limbu
Jonsang Peak
21.
Raj Bir Yadav
1987
22.
Shekhar Rai
23.
Bishnu Prasad Rai
24.
Ram Kumar Rai
25.
Gopal Tamang
OP Bajrang
26.
SS Anjaria
27.
Dev Mani Rai
1993
28.
Raju Balmiki
29.
Tilok Singh Limbu
OP Rakshak (J&k)
30.
1994
OP Rhino
31.
HGV Singh
32.
YR Pathak
1995
33.
L/Hav
Pujendra Singh Basnet
Harsil
34.
Sanjiv Singh
1996
Mtn Expedition
35.
Kishor Ratna Mani Rai
36.
AK Punia
37.
Indra Kumar Rai (Posthumous)
Manipur
38.
Umesh Rai (Posthumous)i
39.
SK Chettri (Posthumous)
Mountaineering
40.
Subha Raj Rai
OP Hifazat (Manipur)
41.
Ganesh Bahadur Limbu
Rajouri Sector (J&K)
42.
Rudra Rai
OP Hifazat
43.
Atam Raj Rai
OP Meghdoot
44.
Gyan Bahadur Rai
OP Vijay
45.
Budhi Raj Rai
46.
Asal Kumar Limbu
47.
Rohit Gurung
48.
Kapil Gaur
49.
Shyam Rai
50.
Nb Sub
Kalindra Prasad Limbu
51.
Sit Bahadur Tamang
52.
Dinesh Pradhan
53.
Rfn/Ptr
Nawang Tamang
54.
Kishan Rai
OP Rakshak(J&K)
55.
Kanchan Mukhia
56.
Benoor Rai
57.
Dhan Bahadur Limbu
Lebanon
58.
Sarit Prakash (ARMD)
59.
Mohan Thapa
60.
2005
Delhi
61.
YVK Mohan
Siachen
62.
Saran Rai
2006
63.
AK Singh
64.
Man Bahadur Gurung
65.
Yam Bahadur Mukhia
66.
NK
Ramesh Kumar Tamang
67.
Phurba Tshering Sherpa
68.
Tashi Lama
69.
Bir Bahadur Limbu
70.
Roshan Rai
71.
Pramit Saxena
72.
SK Chaudhary
73.
Prashant Rai
74.
Parikshit Sharma
75.
Padam Bahadur Rai
76.
Sudhir Khandka
77.
P Narjit Singh
Game
78.
Navdeep Kadian
2010
28 AR
79.
AL Chavan
80.
Shokin Chauhan
81.
Topgay Bhutia, SM
Expedition Trisul
82.
Nb/Sub
Mahendra Kumar Limbu
JEEVAN RAKSHA PADAK
LNk
Khyam Bahadur Rai
Patna
VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL
KV Cherian
Lalit Kumar Rai
Inf Sch Mhow
Sub Maj
Dorjie Tamang
1984
Darjeeling
RP Malhotra,SM
Bombay
SS Pandey
1985
KS Mall
Lucknow
CB Thapa
OP Rakshak (Punjab)
I Narayan
Arunachal Pradesh
B J Gupta
HQ Eastern Comd
Rajbir Yadav
SS Negi
Expedition
Topgay Bhutia
RN Suryavanshee
RC Talwar
HGV Singh,SM
5SECT OR
Kathmandu
GM Nair, SM
Pankaj Singh
Anil Chauhan
Manipur (West)
Ashok Kumar Sen
AL Chavan,SM
MS Dhanoa