New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- Mounted on his charger, Captain Ahaan Kumar led the 61st Cavalry contingent at the 77th Republic Day celebrations on Kartavya Path in New Delhi on Monday.

The 61st Cavalry's motto is 'Ashva Shakti Yashobal' (Horse Power Forever Supreme), and the regiment maintains the traditions and operational roles of India's cavalry.

The 61st Cavalry is the only active horse cavalry regiment in the world, preserving the timeless traditions of valour, horsemanship, and gallantry.

Raised on October 1, 1953, through the amalgamation of the State Forces Cavalry units, the Regiment carries a proud lineage tracing back to the historic Haifa Cavalry Charge of 23 September 1918, the last cavalry charge in military history, commemorated...