The Kali Panchwin, now formally called the 2nd Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry Regiment, is one of the oldest battalions of the Indian Army. It consists of troops known as from Maharashtra in Western India. In the 17th century they formed part of Chhatrapati Shivaji maharaj's army that defeated Aurangzeb in the Deccan Plateau. It is now part of the Maratha Light Infantry.