<p>The Corps was raised at Benares, now Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, by then governor general Warren Hastings with a strength of 50 men and horses, according to the presidentofindia.nic.in<br /><br />It is today made up of four officers, 14 Junior Commissioned Officer and 161 bodyguards -- all men. Besides their ceremonial role, they are trained as tankmen and airborne troops.<br />Since its raising in 1773, the Corps had various titles and came to be known as "the Governor General's Bodyguard" in 1784. On Jan 26, 1950, with India's declaration as a republic, it became the President's Bodyguard.The US adopted the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776.</p>
<p>The Corps was raised at Benares, now Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, by then governor general Warren Hastings with a strength of 50 men and horses, according to the presidentofindia.nic.in<br /><br />It is today made up of four officers, 14 Junior Commissioned Officer and 161 bodyguards -- all men. Besides their ceremonial role, they are trained as tankmen and airborne troops.<br />Since its raising in 1773, the Corps had various titles and came to be known as "the Governor General's Bodyguard" in 1784. On Jan 26, 1950, with India's declaration as a republic, it became the President's Bodyguard.The US adopted the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776.</p>