The Kirti Chakra (lit. 'Wheel of Glory') is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of...
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Mahadevan film series. The title is derived from the Indian gallantry award, Kirti Chakra. The film was released worldwide on 4 August 2006. It was critically...
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The Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle. It may be awarded...
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Ashoka Chakra. Subsequent awards of the Ashoka Chakra are recognized by a bar to the medal ribbon. A recipient can be awarded the Kirti Chakra or Shaurya...
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and comes after the Ashoka Chakra and the Kirti Chakra. It precedes the Yudh Seva Medal. Established as the "Ashoka Chakra, Class III" by the President...
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Saurabh Singh Shekhawat (category Recipients of the Kirti Chakra)
The Kirti Chakra citation on the Official Indian Army Website reads as follows: CITATION LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAURABH SINGH SHEKHAWAT, SHAURYA CHAKRA, SENA...
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Ajit Doval (category Recipients of the Kirti Chakra)
In 1988, Doval was granted one of the highest gallantry awards, the Kirti Chakra, becoming the first police officer to receive a medal previously given...
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Jat Regiment (section Maha Vir Chakra)
2 Victoria Cross, 2 George Cross, 8 Mahavir Chakra, 13 Kirti Chakra, 52 Shaurya Chakras, 39 Vir Chakras and 343Sena Medals. During its 200-year service...
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Para (Special Forces) (section Kirti Chakra)
posthumously conferred Ashok Chakra". ZEE NEWS. ANI. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2019. "Lt Col Swai Bhawani Singh Maha Vir Chakra". Gallantry Awards...
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2014. Retrieved 27 July 2012. "Batchmates remember of IAF's lone Param Vir Chakra awardee recall his valour". The Indian Express. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 11...
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Denzil Keelor (category Recipients of the Vir Chakra)
trains the best fighter pilots in aerial combat. The citation for the Kirti Chakra reads as follows: Date of Award: 27 Mar 1978 CITATION GROUP CAPTAIN DENZIL...
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Davinder Singh Jass (category Recipients of the Kirti Chakra)
officer of 1 Para (Special Forces). He was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime military decoration. Davinder Singh...
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Mahendra Singh (soldier) (category Recipients of the Kirti Chakra)
Singh was awarded India's second highest peacetime gallantry award the Kirti Chakra for his gallant act on 2 September 2015. On the 2 September 2015 night...
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David Manlun (category Recipients of the Kirti Chakra)
June 2017) was an Indian Army Officer who was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peace-time military decoration. He was from the...
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Rajinder Kumar Sharma (category Recipients of the Kirti Chakra)
of the Grenadiers. He is one of the few recipients of both Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra for his exemplary bravery. Rajinder Kumar Sharma was born in...
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Bihar Regiment (section Ashoka Chakra)
Independence (i) Ashoka Chakra (AC) - 04 (ii) Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) - 07 (iii) Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) - 03 (iv) Kirti Chakra (KC) - 13 (v) Ati...
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January 1967 as Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra from Ashoka Chakra (Class I), Ashoka Chakra (Class II) and Ashoka Chakra (Class III) respectively...
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Ashok Chakras, 45 Kirti Chakras, and 152 Shaurya Chakras, have been awarded to NDA officers. Twelve NDA officers have received the Ashok Chakra, India's...
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Officers Training Academy (section Param Vir Chakra)
award including 1 Param Vir Chakra, 8 Ashoka Chakra, 10 Maha Vir Chakra, 22 Kirti Chakra, 63 Vir Chakra, 119 Shaurya Chakra and 587 Sena Medal earned by...
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and citations including a Unit citation, one Ashok Chakra, ten Maha Vir Chakras and two Kirti Chakras.[citation needed] In 1948, the "Nubra Guards" were...
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Maha Vir Chakra Sepoy (later Subedar) Imliakum Ao, 2 Naga Kirti Chakra Major David Manlun (posthumous), 164 Infantry Battalion (TA) 8 Vir Chakra Havildar...
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Babu Ram (category Recipients of the Ashoka Chakra (military decoration))
Ashok Chakra Posthumously". NDTV.com. Press Trust of India. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2024. "ASI gets Ashok Chakra, Altaf Bhat Kirti Chakra, Shahbaz...
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The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) (lit. 'Great Wheel of Bravery') is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded...
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List of people from Rajasthan (section Kirti Chakra)
(director) Hasrat Jaipuri Jagjit Singh (singer) Irrfan Khan Karmveer Choudhary Kirti Kulhari Asrani (actor) Mahipal Pinchoo Kapoor K. C. Bokadia Sultan Khan...
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Ajay Kothiyal (category Recipients of the Kirti Chakra)
The gallantry award winners : IC-51821X COLONEL AJAY KOTHIYAL, KIRTI CHAKRA, SHAURYA CHAKRA, GARHWAL RIFLES". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017. "Principal...
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to the gallows. Their bodies were not claimed by their relatives. The Kirti Chakra was awarded to the children on 5 April 1981. In 1978, the Indian Council...
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P. Srinivas (category Recipients of the Kirti Chakra)
Forest Service officer (Deputy Conservator of Forests, Karnataka), a Kirti Chakra recipient (second in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards)...
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Ravi Datt Mehta (category Recipients of the Kirti Chakra)
India's Defence Attaché to Afghanistan on 7 July 2008. He was awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest gallantry award. The Indian Express states that...
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Sikh Light Infantry (section Maha Vir Chakra)
communities in India.[citation needed] 1 Ashoka Chakra 15 Maha Vir Chakra 16 Kirti Chakra 23 Vir Chakra 28 Shaurya Chakra 182 Sena Medal 14 Param Vishisht Seva...
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Manpreet Singh (soldier) (category Recipients of the Kirti Chakra)
he was awarded India's second highest peacetime gallantry award the Kirti Chakra posthumously, previously he was also conferred with Sena Medal gallantry...
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