BSF ladies personnel to be a part of camel contingent for Republic Day Parade
3 min readExpress News Service
NEW DELHI: For the primary time a dozen ladies camel riders shall be taking part as a part of the famed camel contingent of the Border Security Force (BSF) throughout the Republic Day Parade on January 26.
The BSF on Monday mentioned, “This is the first time BSF Mahila Camel Riders as part of BSF Camel Contingent will march on Kartavya Path during the Republic Day Parade.”
Marching atop the camels, these ladies camel riders shall be donning specifically designed regal ceremonial uniforms.
The uniforms which characterize the various treasured craft types of India have been assembled by a famous designer who may have iconic Jodhpuri bandhgala, basic and stylish lengthy tunic.
The textured material with hand-crafted zardosi work for varied trims from Benaras is finished within the 400 years-old Danka method, the BSF had mentioned.
The uniform is styled with the placing Pagh – a turban, impressed by the heritage Pagh of the Mewar area of Rajasthan.
The BSF camel contingent has been taking part within the Republic Day parade since 1976.
The contingent normally includes 90 camels — 54 with troops and the remaining with band personnel.
The Camel contingent can also be a part of the Beating the Retreat ceremony which is held three days after Republic Day on January 29.
The BSF is the one pressure within the nation to deploy camels for each operational and ceremonial duties. .It is astride these camels that the bordermen, because the BSF personnel are known as, patrol the Thar Desert alongside the borders with Pakistan.
Out of whole approx 240,000 personnel the BSF has round 8,000 ladies personnel together with round 140 officers which embrace the subordinate officers additionally. The ladies, as per the sources, are deployed in every kind of operational duties just like the zero line patrolling and night time statement put up duties. The Force has additionally deployed all ladies floating Border Out Posts (BOPs) alongside the India Bangladesh borders underneath its water wing. The BSF additionally has an all ladies daredevil bike workforce named Seema Bhawani.
The BSF was raised on December 1, 1965 and it’s primarily tasked with guarding worldwide borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is a singular pressure on this planet having the weather of aviation, artillery and water wing as its belongings.
NEW DELHI: For the primary time a dozen ladies camel riders shall be taking part as a part of the famed camel contingent of the Border Security Force (BSF) throughout the Republic Day Parade on January 26.
The BSF on Monday mentioned, “This is the first time BSF Mahila Camel Riders as part of BSF Camel Contingent will march on Kartavya Path during the Republic Day Parade.”
Marching atop the camels, these ladies camel riders shall be donning specifically designed regal ceremonial uniforms.
The uniforms which characterize the various treasured craft types of India have been assembled by a famous designer who may have iconic Jodhpuri bandhgala, basic and stylish lengthy tunic.
The textured material with hand-crafted zardosi work for varied trims from Benaras is finished within the 400 years-old Danka method, the BSF had mentioned.
The uniform is styled with the placing Pagh – a turban, impressed by the heritage Pagh of the Mewar area of Rajasthan.
The BSF camel contingent has been taking part within the Republic Day parade since 1976.
The contingent normally includes 90 camels — 54 with troops and the remaining with band personnel.
The Camel contingent can also be a part of the Beating the Retreat ceremony which is held three days after Republic Day on January 29.
The BSF is the one pressure within the nation to deploy camels for each operational and ceremonial duties. .It is astride these camels that the bordermen, because the BSF personnel are known as, patrol the Thar Desert alongside the borders with Pakistan.
Out of whole approx 240,000 personnel the BSF has round 8,000 ladies personnel together with round 140 officers which embrace the subordinate officers additionally. The ladies, as per the sources, are deployed in every kind of operational duties just like the zero line patrolling and night time statement put up duties. The Force has additionally deployed all ladies floating Border Out Posts (BOPs) alongside the India Bangladesh borders underneath its water wing. The BSF additionally has an all ladies daredevil bike workforce named Seema Bhawani.
The BSF was raised on December 1, 1965 and it’s primarily tasked with guarding worldwide borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is a singular pressure on this planet having the weather of aviation, artillery and water wing as its belongings.
