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16 INFANTRY DIVISION  The 16 Infantry Division, the Sudarshan Chakra Division, of the Indian Army is headquarterd in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar. The distinctive insignia of the Division is the Sudarshan Chakra with sixteen points. The Chakra is the weapon of Lord Vishnu, a very sharp and fiery disc. With this He chases away the demons. The Sudarshan Chakra is a weapon / armament of Lord Krishna [and also the insignia of XXI Corps ]. The word sudarshan chakra is derived from two words, 'su' and 'darshan'. It means the vision (darshan) of which is auspicious (su). The word chakra is derived from 'chruhu', which means movement and 'kruhu', which means to do. Thus, chakra means that which is mobile. Of all divine weapons, this is the only one which is constantly in motion. It is said that the discus has six spokes and its center is composed of vajra (an unbreakable material). A novel description of the discus has been made in the V

21 CORPS The 21 Corps  is a corps of the Indian Army. It is the only strike corps in Army’s Poona-based Southern Command. This is nick named ‘Sudarshan Chakra Corps’. After India's intervention in Sri Lanka, the provisional headquarter controlling India's expeditionary force, headquarter Indian Peace Keeping Force, became headquarter XXI Corps in April 1990. It was then moved to Bhopal. This is both a strike corps and would also be used if India were to make another big intervention overseas. It currently consists of: 31st Armoured Division (White Tiger Division) headquartered at Jhansi-Babina in Uttar Pradesh, Central India, 94 Armoured Brigade may be part of the division it is part of the Strike Corps and has taken part in exercises with the Singaporean Army under the direction of 31 Armoured Division; 36th Infantry Division (Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Division) Sagar; in 2001, the Division Artillery Brigade was at Talbehat, 18 Armoured Brigade at