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Imperial Cadets
Imperial Cadet Corps (also called Rajwada Camp), was set amidst 138 acres of lush green countryside, adjacent to Garhi Village in Dehradun Cantonment. It is interesting to note that the residential block of the College Quadrangle was built for the Imperial Cadet Corps. This Corps was raised by Lord Curzon in 1901. Two tablets on each side of the Junior Ante Room contain the names of the cadets of this corps.
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Opening Address by the Commandant
Lt Col HL Houghton, the First Commandant of PoW Royal Indian Military College gave the inaugural address to the Cadets of the First Course and Staff of the College in the Main Lawns on 22 Feb 1922 sowing the seeds of the traditions, culture, values and bonding the college has even today. This relationship of mutual love and reverence has formed the rock bed of RIMC ethos.
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Inauguration of PWRIMC 1922
The College was opened on 13th March 1922 by HRH. the Prince of Whales, in the presence of General Sir Claude Jacob and 37 cadets. The original Staff included:-
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Major(Temporary Lt Col) HL Haughton, 36th Sikhs Commandant
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Mr JGC Scott - Headmaster
Mr CA Phillips - Asst Master
Mr EL Formtz - Asst Master
Lt JM Allen (AEC) - Asst Master
Lt FR Kiltermastes (AEC) - Asst Master
Risaldar Sardas Khan - Indian Adjt & QM
Regtl Seargent Major ML Gotham - Physical Trg Instructor
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First batch of PWRIMC
On 13 Mar 1922, during his Address to the Cadets, the Prince of Wales said, "It is the first few blows on the anvil of the life that give the human weapon the set and temper that carry him through life's battles". The Prince also made reference to the old Indian tradition of 'Guru and Chela'.
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Commissioning Parchment of first RIMC Air Force Officer
Air Cmde Ravinder Hari Darshan Singh (1928-34, KITCHNERS) was the First Indian Rimcollian to be commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 27 Jul 1935.
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RIMC Diary
This is the most authentic documented history of RIMC having valuable inputs right from it’s inception in 1922. It starts with the inaugural address of the Commandant and also that of HRH, Prince of Wales apart from large interesting episodes.
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Dignitaries visiting RIMC
On 10th December 1962, Dr S Radhkrishnan, addressed the Cadets at RIMC. During his address he said, “Ancient scriptures tell us, ‘Vir Bhagya Vasundhra’ , i.e., The earth belongs to the brave, to the strong in spirit, not to the idle not to the lazy and not to the incompetent. In this world of great competition and rivalry, each one of us will have to lead a life of self-control and sacrifice. Bear these great ideals in life.”
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Adventure Activities
Rimcollians have carved a niche for themselves in the field of Adventure. Adventure training is encouraged at the blossoming phase at the college. The sprawling campus meshed with state of the art infrastructure merged into the curriculum kindles the spirit of adventure. For cadets, the first taste of adventure starts with hiking to Mussoorie for first snowfall there. Here are a few glimpses of achievement of the cadets & the old boys over the years.
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Surrender to a Rimcollian
On the night of 15 Dec 1971, Alfa Squadron, 69 Armoured Regiment, successfully laid a road block, between Milapakur and Rangpur (now Bangladesh), to prevent armour and troops withdrawing to Rangpur. The Squadron Commanders tank was directly covering the road axis positively preventing any chances of enemy withdrawal. However, in the cover of darkness, one enemy Chaffee tank got through, due to misfire of the shell that the Squadron Commanders. The Squadron Commander was Major Ramesh Nair, 69 Armoured Regt (1951-55, SHI) and the occupant of the enemy tank was Brigadier Nayeem, Commander Rangpur Brigade of Pakistan (a Rimcollian). Never in the history of warfare has it happened when two adversary commanders are alumni of the same institution.
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Golden Jubilee, 1972
The Golden Jubilee in March 1972 was a memorable event. Dr VV Giri, the President of India was the Chief Guest and Maj Gen Hira Lal Atal (Rawlinson 23) was the senior most Old Boy present. On the occasion the Old Boys presented the College with a wrought iron gate for its main entrance called the “ Thimmayya Gate” and the Martyr’s Memorial which adorns the entrance to the College.
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Diamond Jubilee, 1982
The Diamond Jubilee was held from 11-13 Mar 1982, another unforgettable landmark in the history of RIMC. Gen KV Krishna Rao, COAS was the Chief Guest. Mr Niranjan Singh Gill (Kitcheners) was the oldest Old Boy present, presented the College with a Silver trophy in the form of the College Emblem of three Peacock feathers.
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Platinum Jubilee, 1997
The Platinum Jubilee was celebrated from 11-14 March 1997. The President of India, Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma was the Chief Guest. The President of the ROBA was Gen VN Sharma, former COAS (Rawlinson 1941-45) and in presence were four serving Cs-in-C, Lt Gen (later Gen) S ‘Paddy’ Padmanabhan (Shivaji 1952-55), Lt Gen HM Khanna (Ranjit 1952-56), V Adm AR Tandon (Ranjit 1951-55) and Air Mshl Vinod Patney (Pratap 1953-56). In addition present was Lt Gen SS Grewal, the Adjutant General (Shivaji 1953-57). A total of 1200 Rimcollians including from abroad accompanied by their ladies and guests graced this event. The occasion saw the presence of a large contingent of Pakistani Old Boys, from Britain and a few more overseas countries. From Britain was The Viscount Col John Slim (Wavell 1942-44). On the occasion, 34 Old Boys of Wavell Section led by The Viscount Slim plus former Section Master Mr FC Harris and Principal Mr EJ Watson from the UK, presented a sword made by the famous Wilkinson Sword. A mini replica of the sword is presented to the passing out Cadet adjudged to possess the highest character and integrity.
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Visit of Lord Mountbatten
Lord Mountbatten visited the College on 13 Mar 1948 and addressed the College. The script of his talk is as in the photograph.
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Limca Book Of Records Certification
RIMC holds the Limca Book of Records of being the first Military School in India where exams for Class X and XII are conducted twice a year, in the months of May and November. These exams/certifications are recognised by the CBSE. The College offers only Science Stream at the +2 level.
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