9th Gorkha Rifles

9th Gorkha Rifles
Active	1817 – Present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Rifles
Size	5 Battalions
Regimental Centre	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Motto(s)	Kayar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Ramro कायर हुनु भन्दा मर्नु राम्रो (Better to die than live like a coward)
Colors	Red faced yellow 1894 Dark Green; faced black
March	War Cry: Jai Maha Kali, Ayo Gorkhali (Hail Goddess Kali, The Gorkhas are here)
Decorations	3 Victoria Cross 5 Maha Vir Chakras 17 Vir Chakras 7 Shaurya Chakras 13 Sena Medals 1 Ashoka Chakra
Battle honours	Post Independence Phillora, Kumarkhali and Dera Baba Nanak
Commanders
Colonel of the Regiment	Lt Gen Zubin A Minwalla
Insignia
Regimental Insignia	A pair of crossed Khukris with the numeral 9 below

The 9th Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha infantry regiment of the Indian Army and, previously, the British Army. The regiment was initially formed by the British in 1817, and was one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independence as part of the tripartite agreement in 1947. This Gorkha regiment mainly recruits soldiers who come from Nepal's Gorkhali khas community i.e. the Chhetri and Thakuri clans and it was formed for only khas Chhetri and Thakuri . Domiciled Indian Gorkhas are also recruited, and they form about 20 percent of the regiment's total strength. The 9 Gorkha Rifles is one of the seven Gorkha regiments of the Indian Army. The other regiments are 1 GR, 3 GR, 4 GR, 5 GR (FF), 8 GR and 11 GR.