Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) Overview
The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is the second highest military gallantry award in India, after the Param Vir Chakra. It is given to soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces for showing exceptional bravery during war or in battle situations.
This award can be given to members of the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. It is also awarded to reserve forces and sometimes even civilians who show great courage in support of military operations.
History of Maha Vir Chakra (MVC)
The Maha Vir Chakra was established on 26 January 1950, the same day when India became a republic. However, it was made effective from 15 August 1947, the day India got independence. The award was first given for bravery shown during the Indo-Pak war of 1947–48. Many soldiers who fought bravely in this war were honored with the Maha Vir Chakra. Since then, the award has been given in many wars and military operations, such as: Indo-Pak wars (1965 and 1971), Kargil War (1999) and Other military missions and operations.
Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) Recipient List (1947-2021)
| Images | Rank | Recipient Name | Award Date |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Dewan Ranjit Rai | 27 October 1947 |
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Sepoy | Dewan Singh | 3 November 1947 |
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Naik | Chand Singh | 22 November 1947 |
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Subedar | Bishan Singh | 12 December 1947 |
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Jemadar | Nand Singh | 12 December 1947 |
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Colonel | Thakur Prithi Chand | 15 August 1948 |
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Shri | Ram Chandar | 26 January 1950 |
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Major | Yadunath Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Inder Jit Singh Butalia | 26 January 1950 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Khushal Chand | 26 January 1950 |
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Brigadier | Mohammad Usman | 26 January 1950 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Man Mohan Khanna | 26 January 1950 |
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Brigadier | Rajendra Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Major | ANNAVI KRISHNASWAMY RAMASWAMY | 26 January 1950 |
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Sepoy | Man Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Havildar | Daya Ram | 26 January 1950 |
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Colonel | Kishan Singh Rathor | 26 January 1950 |
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Subedar Major | Krishna Sonawane | 26 January 1950 |
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Major | Sardar Malkit Singh Brar | 26 January 1950 |
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Major | Satyapal Chopra | 26 January 1950 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Hari Chand | 26 January 1950 |
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Sepoy | Hari Singh | 17 March 1948 |
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Subedar | Gurdial Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Major General | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | 26 January 1950 |
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Brigadier | ARVIND NILKHANTH JATAR | 26 January 1950 |
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Naik | Shishpal Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Rifleman | Dhonkal Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Kaman Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Jemadar | Lal Bahadur Khattri | 26 January 1952 |
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Jemadar | Hardev Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Naik | Nar Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Naik | Raju | 26 January 1950 |
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Subedar | Chuni Ram | 26 January 1950 |
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Civilian Porter | COOLIE MOHAMMAD ISMAIL | 26 January 1950 |
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Sepoy | Amar Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Major | Chewang Rinchen | 1 July 1948 |
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Naik | Pritam Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Jemadar | Sampooran Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Sher Jung Thapa | 26 January 1950 |
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Havildar | Fateh Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Harbans Singh Virk | 26 January 1950 |
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Lieutenant General | Anil Krishna Barat | 26 January 1950 |
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Lance Naik | Rabi Lal Thapa | 26 January 1950 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Dharam Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Major General | Anant Singh Pathania | 26 January 1950 |
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Havildar | RAM PARSHAD GURUNG | 26 January 1950 |
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Jemadar | Lal Singh | 15 November 1948 |
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Brigadier | Kanhya Lal Atal | 26 January 1950 |
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Captain | Dara Dinshaw Mistry | 26 January 1950 |
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Air Commodore | Mehar Singh | 26 January 1950 |
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Air Marshal | Minoo Merwan Engineer | 26 January 1950 |
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Wing Commander | Sidney Basil Norohna | 26 January 1950 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | ARCOT GOVINDARAJ RANGARAJ | 24 March 1951 |
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Major | NIRODE BARAN BANERJEA | 1 March 1951 |
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Air Chief Marshal | Hrushikesh Moolgavkar | 8 December 1951 |
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Lance Naik | Ran Bahadur Gurung | 6 December 1961 |
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Naik | Mahabir Thapa | 16 December 1961 |
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Wing Commander | Jag Mohan Nath | 1 January 1962 |
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Naik | Chain Singh | 10 October 1962 |
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Subedar | Kanshi Ram | 10 October 1962 |
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Havildar | Sarup Singh | 19 October 1962 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Bhagwan Dutt Dogra | 20 October 1962 |
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Second Lieutenant | GOPALA KRISHNA VENKATESA PRASANNA RAO | 20 October 1962 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Gurdial Singh | 20 October 1962 |
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Captain | Mahabir Prasad | 20 October 1962 |
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Major | Mahander Singh Chaudhary | 20 October 1962 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Sardul Singh Randhawa | 20 October 1962 |
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Brigadier | Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent | 20 October 1962 |
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Subedar | Sonam Stopdhan | 20 October 1962 |
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General | Tapishwar Narain Raina | 20 October 1962 |
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Naib Subedar | Rabi Lal Thapa | 21 October 1962 |
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Major | Ajit Singh | 22 October 1962 |
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Major General | Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea | 25 October 1962 |
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Sepoy | Kewal Singh | 26 October 1962 |
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Havildar | Satigian Phunchok | 27 October 1962 |
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Jemadar | Isht Tundup | 27 October 1962 |
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Rifleman | Jaswant Singh Rawat | 17 November 1962 |
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Major | Shyamal Dev Goswami | 18 November 1962 |
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Lieutenant | Ved Prakash Trehan | 29 December 1962 |
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Major General | Sushil Kumar Mathur | 15 April 1965 |
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Major | Baljit Singh Randhawa | 17 May 1965 |
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Captain | Chander Narain Singh | 5 August 1965 |
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Major General | Swarup Singh Kalaan | 5 August 1965 |
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Lieutenant General | Ram Dharam Dass Hira | 5 August 1965 |
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Lieutenant General | Zorawar Chand Bakshi | 5 August 1965 |
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Colonel | Gurbans Singh Sangha | 15 August 1965 |
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Lieutenant General | Ranjit Singh Dayal | 25 August 1965 |
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Major | Bhaskar Roy | 1 September 1965 |
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Wing Commander | Jag Mohan Nath | 1 September 1965 |
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Air Commodore | William MacDonald Goodman | 1 September 1965 |
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Subedar | Ajit Singh | 6 September 1965 |
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Brigadier | Desmond Hayde | 6 September 1965 |
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Major General | Gurbaksh Singh | 6 September 1965 |
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Major General | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | 6 September 1965 |
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Lieutenant General | Har Krishen Sibal | 6 September 1965 |
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Lieutenant General | Khem Karan Singh | 6 September 1965 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Narindra Nath Khanna | 6 September 1965 |
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Wing Commander | Padmanabha Gautam | 6 September 1965 |
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Air Marshal | Prem Pal Singh | 6 September 1965 |
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Brigadier | Raghubir Singh | 7 September 1965 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Harbans Lal Mehta | 8 September 1965 |
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Naib Subedar | Naubat Ram | 8 September 1965 |
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Brigadier | Thomas Krishnan Theogaraj | 8 September 1965 |
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Major General | Mohindar Singh | 9 September 1965 |
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Brigadier | Sampuran Singh | 9 September 1965 |
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Major General | Salim Caleb | 10 September 1965 |
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Major General | Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi | 11 September 1965 |
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General | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | 16 September 1965 |
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Major | Asa Ram Tyagi | 21 September 1965 |
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Captain | Kapil Singh Thapa | 21 September 1965 |
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Brigadier | PAGADALA KUPPUSWAMY NANDAGOPAL | 28 September 1965 |
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Subedar | TIKABAHADUR THAPA | 30 September 1965 |
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Major | Bhupinder Singh | 11 October 1965 |
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Naik | Darshan Singh | 2 November 1965 |
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Captain | Gautam Mubayi | 2 November 1965 |
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Brigadier | Sant Singh | 2 November 1965 |
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Major | Harbhajan Singh | 11 September 1967 |
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Brigadier | Rai Singh Yadav | 11 September 1967 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Mahatam Singh | 1 October 1967 |
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Lieutenant General | Anand Sarup | 1 January 1971 |
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Brigadier | Arun Bhimrao Harolikar | 1 January 1971 |
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Major General | ANTHONY HEROLD EDWARD MICHIGAN | 1 January 1971 |
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Major General | Hardev Singh Kler | 1 January 1971 |
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Captain | Mohan Narayan Rao Samant | 1 January 1971 |
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Brigadier | Rajkumar Singh | 1 January 1971 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Surinder Kapur | 1 January 1971 |
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Lance Naik | Ram Ugrah Pandey | 24 November 1971 |
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Sepoy | Ansuya Prasad | 30 November 1971 |
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Rifleman | Pati Ram Gurung | 30 November 1971 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Shamsher Singh | 1 December 1971 |
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Vice Admiral | Swaraj Parkash | 1 December 1971 |
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Major | Anup Singh Gahlaut | 3 December 1971 |
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Brigadier | Basdev Singh Mankotia | 3 December 1971 |
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Major General | Anant Vishwanath Natu | 3 December 1971 |
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Major General | Kashmiri Lal Rattan | 3 December 1971 |
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Major General | Prem Kumar Khanna | 3 December 1971 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Jaivir Singh | 3 December 1971 |
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Air Vice Marshal | Vidya Bhushan Vasisht | 3 December 1971 |
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Group Captain | Allan Albert D’Costa | 4 December 1971 |
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Subedar Major | Bir Bahadur Pun | 4 December 1971 |
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Commodore | Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao | 4 December 1971 |
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General | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | 5 December 1971 |
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Commodore | Babru Bhan Yadav | 5 December 1971 |
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Captain | Devinder Singh Ahlawat | 5 December 1971 |
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Lieutenant General | Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar | 5 December 1971 |
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Brigadier | Kuldip Singh Chandpuri | 5 December 1971 |
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Brigadier | Narinder Singh Sandhu | 5 December 1971 |
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Wing Commander | Padmanabha Gautam | 5 December 1971 |
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Air Marshal | Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj | 5 December 1971 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Sawai Bhawani Singh | 5 December 1971 |
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Lieutenant General | Joginder Singh Gharaya | 6 December 1971 |
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Brigadier | Kailash Prasad Pande | 6 December 1971 |
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Brigadier | Mohindar Lal Whig | 6 December 1971 |
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Sepoy | Pandurang Salunkhe | 6 December 1971 |
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Air Vice Marshal | Chandan Singh | 7 December 1971 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Chittoor Venugopal | 7 December 1971 |
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Lieutenant General | Joginder Singh Bakshi | 7 December 1971 |
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Subedar Major | Mohinder Singh | 7 December 1971 |
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Major | Chewang Rinchen | 8 December 1971 |
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Petty Officer | Chiman Singh | 8 December 1971 |
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Commander | Joseph Pius Alfred Noronha | 8 December 1971 |
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Brigadier | Udai Singh Bhati | 8 December 1971 |
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Captain | Mahendra Nath Mulla | 9 December 1971 |
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Naik | Sugan Singh | 9 December 1971 |
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Brigadier | Rattan Nath Sharma | 10 December 1971 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Harish Chandra Pathak | 11 December 1971 |
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Major | Kulwant Singh Pannu | 11 December 1971 |
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Brigadier | Sukhjit Singh | 11 December 1971 |
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Major | Vijay Rattan Choudhry | 11 December 1971 |
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Lance Naik | Drig Pal Singh | 13 December 1971 |
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Captain | Pradip Kumar Gour | 14 December 1971 |
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Brigadier | Amarjit Singh Bal | 15 December 1971 |
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Havildar | Thomas Philipose | 15 December 1971 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Ved Prakash Ghai | 15 December 1971 |
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Lieutenant General | Hanut Singh | 16 December 1971 |
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Lieutenant General | Raj Mohan Vohra | 16 December 1971 |
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Captain | Shankar Shankhapan Walkar | 16 December 1971 |
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Air Vice Marshal | Cecil Vivian Parker | 17 December 1971 |
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Air Commodore | Harcharan Singh Manget | 17 December 1971 |
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Air Vice Marshal | Madhavendra Banerji | 17 December 1971 |
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Subedar | Malkiat Singh | 17 December 1971 |
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Group Captain | Man Mohan Bir Singh Talwar | 17 December 1971 |
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Air Commodore | Ramesh Sakharam Benegal | 17 December 1971 |
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Second Lieutenant | Shamsher Singh Samra | 17 December 1971 |
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Lance Naik | Shanghara Singh | 17 December 1971 |
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Lance Havildar | Dil Bahadur Chettri | 21 December 1971 |
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Rear Admiral | Santosh Kumar Gupta | 21 December 1971 |
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Brigadier | Vijay Kumar Berry | 28 December 1971 |
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Air Chief Marshal | S. K. Kaul | 30 December 1971 |
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Subedar | Nar Bahadur Chhetri | 31 December 1971 |
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Colonel | Dharam Vir Singh | 1 January 1972 |
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Brigadier | Sant Singh | 2 January 1972 |
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Major | Daljit Singh Narang | 20 January 1972 |
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Lieutenant General | Ved Prakash Airy | 20 January 1972 |
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Assistant commandant | Ram Krishna Wadhwa | 10 December 1972 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi | 16 October 1987 |
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Brigadier | Manjit Singh | 19 October 1987 |
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Lieutenant | Arvind Singh | 22 January 1988 |
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Squadron Leader | Ajjamada B. Devaiah | 26 January 1988 |
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Colonel | Krishna Gopal Chatterjee | 26 January 1988 |
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Lance Havildar | Nar Bahadur Ale | 26 January 1988 |
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Naik | Prem Bahadur Gurung | 26 January 1988 |
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Subedar | Sansar Chand | 26 January 1988 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Inder Bal Singh Bawa | 2 April 1988 |
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Captain | Pratap Singh | 25 May 1988 |
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Second Lieutenant | Rajeev Sandhu | 19 July 1988 |
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Colonel | Vijay Kumar Bakshi | 29 March 1989 |
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Captain | Anuj Nayyar | 15 August 1999 |
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Major | Balwan Singh | 15 August 1999 |
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Major | Rajesh Singh Adhikari | 15 August 1999 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Sonam Wangchuk | 15 August 1999 |
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Captain | Keishing Clifford Nongrun | 15 August 1999 |
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Naik | Digendra Kumar | 15 August 1999 |
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Captain | Neikezhakuo Kengurüse | 15 August 1999 |
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Major | Padmapani Acharya | 15 August 1999 |
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Major | Vivek Gupta | 15 August 1999 |
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Sepoy | Imliakum Ao | 26 January 2000 |
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Captain | Gurjinder Singh Suri | 1 January 2001 |
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Colonel | B. Santosh Babu | 26 January 2021 |
Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) FAQs
Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is a recognized award honoring excellence and achievements in Military category, awarded to deserving individuals or organizations worldwide.
It is a Military award category, recognizing outstanding contributions, performance, and excellence in Military field or domain globally.
This award is given for Exceptional gallantry, indomitable courage or supreme sacrifice in the presence of the enemy on land, sea or air, honoring individuals or groups who have demonstrated exceptional achievements and contributions in this area.
The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is presented by Republic of India, recognizing excellence and honoring individuals for their significant achievements and contributions.
Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) was first awarded in 27 October 1947, marking the beginning of recognizing excellence and achievements in its respective category.
The most recent Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) was awarded in 26 January 2021, continuing its tradition of recognizing excellence and outstanding achievements globally.
Currently, the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is Continue, indicating whether the award is actively presented or has been discontinued officially.
Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is awarded by India, recognizing achievements and honoring individuals or organizations associated with India country and its excellence.
