Mahavir Chakra is the second highest decoration and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy whether on land, at sea or in the air.It is made of standard silver and is circular in shape. Embossed on the obverse is a five pointed heraldic star with domed center-piece bearing the glided state emblem in the center. The words "Mahavir Chakra" are embossed in Hindi and English on the reverse with two lotus flowers in the middle. The decoration is worn on the left breast with a half- white and half-orange riband about 3.2cm in width, the organ being near the left shoulder.Caption Gurjinder Singh Suri of 12 Bihar Regiment was named for mahavir chakra posthumously on August 14, 2000. 

Sr.No. Title Name Medal War 1 Hero of Pir Thil Major Satyapal Chopra Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 2 Havildar Fateh Singh Havildar Fateh Singh Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 3 Lone Gunner Sepoy Dewan Singh Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 4 The Gallant Havildar Lance Havildar Dayaram Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 5 The Unstoppable Chuna Ram Havildar Chuna Ram Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 6 Major Hari Chand Major Hari Chand Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 7 Blood in the Snow Sepoy Amar Singh Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 8 Hero in Civvies Mohammed Ismail Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 9 Rifleman Dhonkal singh Rifleman Dhonkal singh Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 10 Master Strategist Lt. Col. Khanna Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 11 Major Brar's bravery Major Malkait Singh Brar Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 12 He Started Young Jemadar Chewang Rinchen Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 13 A Gun Falls Silent Naik Chand Singh Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 14 Hit And Run Major Khushal Chand Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 15 Major Nirod Baran Banarjee Major Nirod Baran Banarjee Mahavir Chakra 1951 UN Operation 16 Hero Of Kongo Lance Naik Gurung Mahavir Chakra 1961 UN Operation 17 The One Who Stayed Behind Naik Chain Singh Mahavir Chakra 1962 Chinese Attack 18 Bold Manoeurve Major Gurudayal Singh Mahavir Chakra 1962 Chinese Attack 19 Two Brave Warriors Sepoy Kewal Singh Mahavir Chakra 1962 Chinese Attack 20 Wings of Fire Squadron Leader Devayya Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 21 Lt. Col. Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi Lt. Col. Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 22 Major Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent Major Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent Mahavir Chakra 1962 Chinese Attack 23 True Gift Second Lt. Goswami, Mahavir Chakra 1962 Chinese Attack 24 Out Numbered but Undaunted Sepoy Kanshi Ram Mahavir Chakra 1962 Chinese Attack 25 Second Lieutenant Bhagwan Dutt Dogra Second Lieutenant Bhagwan Dutt Dogra Mahavir Chakra 1962 Chinese Attack 26 A Wounded Lion Lt. Col. Nandagopal Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 27 Courage Under Fire Wing Commander Good Man Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 28 Daring the Impossible Lt. Col. Singh Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 29 Leading By Example Lt. Col. Mehra Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 30 Inspired Leadership Lt. Col. Hayde Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 31 Astute Strategist Major Roy Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 32 Unflinching Defence Subhedar Ajit Singh Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 33 Duty Before Self Naubat Ram Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 34 Forward Thrust Raghubir Singh Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 35 In The Line Of Fire Major Tyagi Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 36 A Long Drawn Operation Brig. Zorawar Chand Bakshi Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 37 Valiant Leader Subedar Sonam Stobdhan Mahavir Chakra 1962 Chinese Attack 38 Tiger in the tank Lt.Col Salim Caleb Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 39 Air attack Major Sushil Kumar Mathur Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 40 Tenacious Fighter Major Chaudhury Mahavir Chakra 1962 Chinese Attack 41 Raw Courage Captain Gautum Mubayi Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 42 A Daring Move Major Ranjit Singh Dayal Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 43 Till The Very End Subedar Tika Bahadur Thapa Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 44 The Final Charge Captain Chander Narain Singh Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 45 Able Leader Brigadier Ram Dharamdas Hira Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 46 War Veteran Major General Mohinder Singh Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 47 A meticulous planner Major General Swarup Singh Kallan Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 48 Well Plannned Move Brigadier Khem Karan Singh Mahavir Chakra 49 No Time For Fear Captain Karan Singh Thapa Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 50 Against The Odds Naik Darshan Singh Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 51 Advance Moves Major General Har Krishen Sibal Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 52 A Valiant Effort Lt.Col Narindra Nath Khanna Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 53 Mission Accomplished Major Baljit Singh Randhwa Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 54 Reaching For The Skies Squadron Leader Jag Mohan Nath Mahavir Chakra 1962 Chinese Attack 55 Victory Amidst The Flames Sepoy Ansuya Prasad Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 56 A man of distinction Brigadier Arun Shridhar Vaidya Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 57 The Road to Dhaka Lt.Col Pannu Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 58 Astute Leader Lt.Col Gurubans Singh Sangha Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak War 59 A story of three battles Brigadier Harold Michigan Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 60 The Battle for Fatehpur Lt.Col Harish Pathak Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 61 A Battle Of Nerves Havildar Philipose Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 62 The Eastern Advance Brigadier Kailash Prasad Pande Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 63 Manoeuvres In The Skies Wing Commander Vidya Bhushan Vashist Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 64 Naval Hero Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 65 A True Leader L.t.Col Bhavani Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 66 A Real Life Hero Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 67 Daring Raids Squadron Leader Banerji Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 68 Dangerous Missions Major Vijay Chowdhary Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 69 70 Hero of Garibpur Lt.Col.Rajkumar Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 71 A Charge Across The Bridge Captain Devinder Singh Ahlawat Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 72 Man of the Mountains Brig. Mohinder Lal Whig Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 73 Battle of Trenches Subhedar Malkait Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 74 Courageous Captain Group Captain Chandan Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 75 Wings of Steel Commander Cecil Parker Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo Pak War 76 Fierce Resistance Lt. Col. Arun Bhimroa Harolikar Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 77 Advance across the river Brigadier Krishnaswamy Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 78 Tactical Genius Brigadier Bakshi Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 79 Lone Pilot Wing Commander Ramesh Sakharam Benegal Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 80 Sailor to the Rescue Seaman Chanam Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 81 Elusive Captain Captain Swaraj Parkash Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 82 Heroes of Basantar Lt. Colonel Vohra Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 83 One man mission Captain Pradeep kumar Gour Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 84 Defender Of The Ridge Major Jaivir Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 85 Hero Of Nagal Tekri Lt.Col. Rattan Nath Sharma Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 86 Commander In The Skies Wing Commander Talwar Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 87 Advance Into Basantar Lt.Col.Ved Prakash Airy Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 88 The Last Charge Second Lt. Samsher Singh Samra Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo -Pak war 89 Battle At Dawn Lt.Col.Chitoor Venugopal Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 90 Siege Of Jamalpur Brigadier Hardev Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 91 Flying Ace Squadron Leader Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 92 In Dangerous waters Commander Mohan Narayan Rao Sawant Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 93 The Defence Of Jarpal Major Amarjit Singh Bal Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 94 True Grit Major Anup Singh Gahlaut Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 95 The Height Of Valour Colonel Udai Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 96 Nerves Of Steel Lt.Col. Prem Kumar Khanna Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 97 Till Death Decides Lt.Col. Ved Prakash Ghai Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 98 Champion Striker Wing Commander Allan Albert D’Costa Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 99 The Garibpur Tank Battle Major Daljeet Singh Narang Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 100 Armour Siege Brigadier Theograj Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 101 Fight Over Brachil Pass Subedar Mohindar Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 102 The Night Vigil Lance Naik Nar Bahadur Chhetri Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 103 Man In Command Wing Commander Harcharan Singh Mangat Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war       104 Young Martyr Pati Ram Gurung Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 105 In Dangerous Waters Commander Babru Bahan Yadav Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 106 The Capture of Chakra Major Dharam Veer Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 107 Bridge on the river Ravi Lt. Col. Narinder Singh Sandhu Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 108 Experienced Soldier Wing Commander Swarop Krishna Kaul Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 109 Gunned Down Lance Naik Drig Pal Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 110 Defending Ranian Major Basdev Singh Mankhotia Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 111 An Armoured Mission Lt.Col. Sukhjit Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 112 Determined Resistance Second Lt. Rajeev Sandhu Mahavir Chakra Indo-Srilankan Peace Accord 113 Onwards to Dhaka Brigadier Sant Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 114 Double Honours Squadron Leader Padmanabha Gautam Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo- Pak war 115 Battle on a Lagoon Col. Vijay Kumar Bakshi Mahavir Chakra Indo-Srilankan Peace Accord 116 Underwater Operation Lt. Arvind Singh Mahavir Chakra Indo-Srilankan Peace Accord 117 Master Tactician Brigadier Manjeet Singh Mahavir Chakra Indo-Srilankan Peace Accord 118 The Major Kept Cool Major Ganapathi Puttichanda Somiah Mahavir Chakra Indian Intervention in Srilanka 119 Vailant Soldier Lt. Col. Inder Bal Singh Bawa Mahavir Chakra Indo-Srilankan Peace Accord 120 Capturing "Shoulder" Subhedar Sansar Chand Mahavir Chakra 1987 Pakistani Infiltration in Siachen 121 He died a Hero Lance Havildar Nar Bahadur Ale Mahavir Chakra 1987 Siachen Conflict 122 Defending Ashok Major Krishna Gopal Chatterji Mahavir Chakra 1987 Pakistani Infiltration in Siachen 123 Khukri Attack Naik Prem Bahadur Gurung Mahavir Chakra 1987 Pakistani Infiltration in Siachen 124 Summer 0f '48 Brigadier Yadunath Singh Mahavir Chakra 1948 mission for Jhangar 125 The Charge Across Basantar Lt. Colnel Hanut Singh Mahavir Chakra 1971 Indo-Pak war 126 Hero In a Distant Land Lt. Vedprakash Trehan Mahavir Chakra 1962 UN Peace keeping in Congo 127 Devotion to Duty Captain Pratap Singh Mahavir Chakra 128 Last Charge Major Harbhajan Singh Mahavir Chakra 1967 Chinese Attack 129 Martyr of Sodreke Major Bhupinder Singh Mahavir Chakra 1965 Indo Pak war 130 Defending The Frontiers Rifleman Rawat Mahavir Chakra 1962 Chinese attack 131 Thapa's Last Stand Naik Mahabir Thapa Mahavir Chakra 1961 UN intervention in Congo 132 Worthy Of Honour Hrushikesh Moolgavkar Mahavir Chakra 1948 Jammu & Kashmir Operation 133 The doctor as Saviour Major Anil Krishna Barat Mahavir Chakra 1948 Jammu & Kashmir Operation 134 The Last Post Captain Dara Dinshaw Mistri Mahavir Chakra 1948 Jammu & Kashmir Operation 135 Fellow Feeling Major Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy Mahavir Chakra 1948 Jammu & Kashmir Operation 136 In defence of Srinagar Lt. Col. Dewan Ranjeet Rai Mahavir Chakra 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 137 An Immortal Hero Brig. Mohammed Usman Mahavir Chakra 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 138 Innovation in the Skies Air Commodore Mehar Singh Mahavir Chakra 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 139 Death of a Patriot Lt. Col. Inderjit Singh Butalia Mahavir Chakra 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 140 Smart Moves Brigadier Kanhya Lal Atal Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Indo-Pakistan War 141 A determined fight Naik Krishna Sonawane Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Indo-Pakistan War 142 Leading By Example Lieutanant Kishen Singh Rathore Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Indo-Pakistan War 143 Superior Tactics Lt. Col. Harbans Singh Virk Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Indo-Pakistan War 144 Master Soldier Naik Nar Singh Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Indo-Pakistan War 145 Action At Uri Nand Singh Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Indo-Pakistan War 146 The Story of Skardu Siege Lt. Col. Sher Jung Thapa Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Indo-Pakistan War 147 Pathania's Ploys Lt. Col. Anant Singh Pathania Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Indo-Pakistan War 148 One-Man Mission Lance Naik Thapa Mahavir Chakra 1962 Indo-China War 149 Guerilla Soldiers Major Thakur Prithi Chand Mahavir Chakra 1962 Indo-China War 150 Mahavir Chakra 1962 Indo-China War 151 Fortune Favours the Brave Lance Havildar Ramprasad Gurung Mahavir Chakra 1962 Indo-China War 152 Valiant Airman Sidney Basil Noronha Mahavir Chakra 1948 Indo-Pak War 153 The Brigadier's Sacrifice Brigadier Rajendra Singh Mahavir Chakra 1948 Indo-Pak War 154 To The Last Man Havildar Saroop Singh Mahavir Chakra 1948 Indo-Pak War 155 Heroic Defence Lt. G.V.P. Rao Mahavir Chakra 1962 Indo-China War <<<< Home         Medals & Honours

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