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| Type | War Time Gallantry |
| Description | The third highest military decoration in India. |
Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. It replaced the British Distinguished Service Cross (DSC), Military Cross (MC) and Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). Award of the decoration carries with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation (note the care to distinguish this abbreviation from that for the Victoria Cross (V.C.). It is third in precedence in the war time gallantry awards and comes after the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.[1]
Origin[]
Established by the President of India on 26 January 1950 (with effect from 15 August 1947). The statutes were amended 12 January 1952 to readjust the order of wearing as new decorations were established.
Appearance[]
The medal is 1-3/8 inch circular silver medal. A five pointed star, with the chakra in the center, and, on this, the domed gilded state emblem. The decoration is named on the rim and suspended from a swiveling straight-bar suspender. The decoration is almost always named and dated on the edge. Around a plain center, two legends separated by lotus flowers; above Vir Chakra in Hindi and in English. The ribbon is 32 mm, half dark blue and half orange-saffron. Dark blue 16 mm, saffron 16 mm.
List of Vir Chakra recipients[]
Some of the notable Vir Chakra awardees include:[3]
| Rank | Name | Branch | Award Date | Awarded for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subedar | Nadikerianda Bheemaiah | Indian Army | 1947 | Kashmir War |
| 2nd Lieutenant | R Kanikasamy | Indian Army | 1947 | Kashmir War |
| Capt | Harbaksh Singh | Indian Army | 1 May 1948 | Operation Polo |
| Hony Lt | Gopal Singh Gusain | Indian Army | 1962 | Operation Leg Horn at Nuranang |
| L Hav | Narender Dutt | Indian Army (Bengal Sappers) | 18 Nov 1962 | Operation Leg Horn |
| Hav. | Ishwar Singh | Indian Army | 15 March 1948 | Operation Polo |
| Flt Lt | Vonthibettu Prabhakara Hegde | Indian Air Force | 26-Jan-1950 | Kashmir operations |
| Gp Capt | Zafar Ali Shah | Indian Air Force | 20 Nov 1950 | Kashmir operations |
| Wg Cdr | Krishan Kant Saini | Indian Air Force | 18 Nov 1962 | Operation Leg Horn |
| Lt Gen | Zorawar Chand Bakshi | Indian Army | 05 Aug 1965 | Operation Ablaze |
| Wg Cdr | Trevor Keelor | Indian Air Force | 03 Sep 1965 | Operation Riddle |
| Air Cmde | Alfred Tyrone Cooke | Indian Air Force | 07 Sep 1965 | Operation Riddle |
| Air Mrshl | Denzil Keelor | Indian Air Force | 19 Sep 1965 | Operation Riddle |
| Lt Gen | Mohammad Ahmad Zaki | Indian Army | 20 Sep 1965 | Operation Riddle |
| Capt | Achhar Singh Kaila | Indian Army | 24 Nov 1965 | Operation Riddle |
| 2 Lt | Gopal Krishan Duggal | Indian Army | 17 Nov 1965 | Operation Riddle |
| Adm | Laxminarayan Ramdass | Indian Navy | 01 Dec 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
| Subedar | Gurdev Singh Hans | Indian Army | 04 Dec 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
| Maj | Nanjappa K P | Indian Army | 05 Dec 1971 | Battle of Daudkandi |
| Wg Cdr | Kukke Suresh | Indian Air Force | 05 Dec 1971 | Battle of Longewala |
| Lt Col | Raj Singh | Indian Army | 15 Dec 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily [4] |
| Lieutenant | K.S. Brar | Indian Army | 16 Dec 1971 | Battle of Jamalpur |
| Flt. Lt. (Now Gp. Captain) | Mahabir P. Premi | Indian Air Force | 17 Dec 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
| Major | PK Sharma | Indian Army | 06 Dec 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
| Captain | Jatinder Kumar | Indian Army | 06 Dec 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
| Col | Gopal Krishan Trivedy | Indian Army | 11 Dec 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
| Lt Col | Satish Nambiar | Indian Army | 11 Dec 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
| Capt. | Gurbux Singh Bhatti | Indian Army | 16 Dec 1971 | Battle of Basantar |
| Air Cmde | Jasjit Singh | Indian Air Force | 17 Dec 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
| Grenadier | Rafiq Khan | Indian Army | 19 Dec 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
| Vice Adm | Arun Prakash | Indian Navy | 21 Dec 1971 | Operation Cactus Lily |
| Squadron Leader | M A Ganapathy | Indian Air force | 1972 | Boyra Encounter (1971) |
| Air Commodore | Kuldeep Singh Sahota | Indian Air Force | 26 Jan 1972 | 1971 Pakistan war |
| Flight Lieutenant | Andre Rudolf Da Costa | Indian Air Force | 26 Jan 1972 | 1971 Pakistan war |
| Flight Lieutenant | Lawrence Frederic Pereira | Indian Air Force | 26 Jan 1972 | Operation Cactus Lilly |
| Rifle Man | Kuldeep Singh | Indian Army | 24 May 1988 | Operation Savage (Sikkim) |
| Capt | Ashish Sonal | Indian Army | 26 Jan 1991 | Operation Pawan |
| H/capt | Swaran Singh | Indian Army | 28 Apr 1990 | Operation Pawan |
| Capt | Sunil Khokhar | Indian Army | 01 Jan 1996 | Kashmir operations |
| Sub | Randhir Singh | Indian Army | 01 Jan 1999 | Operation Vijay, Kargil War |
| Sqn Ldr | Ajay Ahuja | Indian Air Force | 01 Jan 1999 | Operation Safed Sagar, Kargil War |
| Maj | Gautam Shashikumar Khot | Indian Army, Army Aviation Corps | 26 Jan 1950 | Operation Vijay, Kargil War[5] |
| Capt | R Jery Prem Raj | Indian Army | 07 Jul 1999 | Operation Vijay, Kargil War[6] |
| Hav | Sish Ram Gill | Indian Army | 15 Aug 1999 | Operation Vijay, Kargil War |
| Capt | Jintu Gogoi | Indian Army | 30 Jun 1999 | Operation Vijay, Kargil War |
| Subedar | Bhawarlal Bhakar | Indian Army | Jun 1999 | Battle of Tololing, Kargil War |
| Havaldar | Yashvir Singh Tomar | Indian Army | Jun 1999 | Battle of Tololing, Kargil War |
| Lt Colonel | Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan | Indian Army, 18 grenadiers | Jun 1999 | Battle of Tololing, Kargil War |
| Captain | Amol Kalia | Indian Army, 12 J&K Light Infantry | Jun 1999 | Batalik sector, Kargil War |
| Captain | Haneef Uddin | Indian Army, 11 Rajputana Rifles | Jun 1999 | Batalik sector, Kargil War |
| Captain | Sumit Roy | Indian Army, 18 Garhwal Rifles | Jun 1999 | Batalik sector, Kargil War |
| Havaldar | Madan lal | Indian Army | 5 Jul 1999 | Battle of Tiger Hill, Kargil War |
| Capt | Vijayant Thapar | Indian Army | 15 Aug 1999 | Operation Vijay, Kargil War |
| Major | Mariappan Saravanan | Indian Army | 15 Aug 1999 | Operation Vijay, Kargil War |
| Col | Lalit Rai | Indian Army | 15 Aug 1999 | Operation Vijay (1999), Kargil War |
| Lt. Col. | Yogesh Kumar Joshi | Indian Army | 15 Aug 1999 | Operation Vijay (1999), Kargil War [7] |
| Col | M. B. Ravindranath | Indian Army | 15 August 1999 | Operation Vijay, Kargil War[8] |
| Capt | Baleyada Muthanna Cariappa | Indian Army | 2000 | Operation Vijay, Kargil War |
| Havildar | Chuni Lal | Indian Army | 30 Aug 2000 | Operation Vijay, Kargil War |
References[]
- ↑ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Awards/awavrc.htm
- ↑ "BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR: Volume 3(6)". Bharat-rakshak.com. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-6/sandhu.html. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ↑ "Vir Chakra Awardee List". Bharat Rakshak. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Awards/awards.php?qaward=VrC. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ http://twdi.in/node/4378
- ↑ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-every-soldier-who-fought-at-kargil-deserves-vir-chakra-/822420/
- ↑ Singh, Ishwar. "hav".
- ↑ "LT COL YOGESH KUMAR JOSHI". http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/yogesh-kumar-joshi.
- ↑ "http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/officer-who-won-back-tololing-passes-away/571024.html Officer who won back Tololing passes away".
External links[]
- Indian Army – Awardees of Vir Chakra
- Indian Navy – Awardees of Vir Chakra
- Indian Air Force – Awardees of Vir Chakra
- Indian Gallantry Awards
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