Mumbai, 26 May 2022
The Indian Navy’s indigenously built guided-missile stealth destroyer, INS Kolkata, was affiliated to the Mahar regiment, one of the most decorated infantry regiments of the Indian Army, on Wednesday (May 25, 2022) at an impressive ceremony held at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
Captain Prashant Handu, NM, Commanding Officer, Kolkata hands over the ship’s crest to Brigadier Navneet Jaryal, Commandant, Mahar Regimental Centre.
With signing of the Affiliation Charter by Lieutenant General C Bansi Ponnappa, AVSM, VSM, Adjutant General of the Indian Army and Colonel of the Mahar Regiment, Rear Admiral Sameer Saxena, NM, Flag Officer Commanding, Western Fleet, Brigadier Navneet Jaryal, Commandant, Mahar Regimental Centre, and Captain Prashant Handu, NM, Commanding Officer, Kolkata, onboard the ship, the affiliation was solemnised.
Lieutenant General C Bansi Ponnappa, AVSM, VSM, Adjutant General of the Indian Army and Colonel of the Mahar Regiment paid homage to the bravehearts at Gaurav Stambh in naval dockyard and signed the visitors book.
Affiliation Charter being exchanged by Lieutenant General C Bansi Ponnappa, AVSM, VSM, Adjutant General of the Indian Army & Colonel of the Mahar Regiment and Rear Admiral Sameer Saxena, NM, Flag Officer Commanding, Western Fleet in the presence of Brigadier Navneet Jaryal, Commandant, Mahar Regimental Centre, and Captain Prashant Handu, NM, Commanding Officer, Kolkata.
The ceremony saw the parading of a joint guard and joint performance by the bands of the Navy and the Mahar Regiment.
Joint guard of honour of the Navy and the Mahar Regiment onboard INS Kolkata.
By happy coincidence, Kolkata’s motto “Yudhay Sarvasanadh” (Always Prepared for Battle) and the Mahar Regiment’s motto “Yash Siddhi” (Success and Attainment) complement and embellish each other well.
Group photo onboard INS Kolkata.
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Source: PRO Defence Mumbai/SC/PM
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