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  2. Kirti Chakra - Wikipedia

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    Reverse:On its reverse shall be embossed the words KIRTI CHAKRA both in Hindi and in English the versions being separated by two lotus flowers.For pre-1967 awards, the medal is blank in the centre, with "Ashoka Chakra" in Hindi along the upper edge on the medal and the same name in English along the lower rim, "ASHOKA CHAKRA".

  3. List of Kirti Chakra award recipients - Wikipedia

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    It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, including posthumous awards. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Maha Vir Chakra. It is second in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards; it comes after Ashoka Chakra and before Shaurya Chakra. Before 1967, the award was known as the Ashoka Chakra, Class II. [6]

  4. Category:Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of ...

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    Recipients of Indian civil awards and decorations (32 C) Recipients of Indian military awards and decorations (14 C) B. ... Order of the Star of India (7 C, 2 P) T.

  5. Karni Singh Rathore - Wikipedia

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    Col. Karni Singh Rathore was commissioned as an officer in the 7th Rajputana Rifles, in which his father had also served, and rose to command it. At the time of his death he was posted as a member of the Indian Territorial Army, having served previously with the Assam Rifles.

  6. Orders, decorations, and medals of India - Wikipedia

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    Padma Awards [3] were instituted in the year 1954. Except for brief interruptions during the years 1978 to 1979 and 1993 to 1997, these awards have been announced every year on Republic Day. The award is given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, in decreasing order of precedence.

  7. Chandan Singh (marshal) - Wikipedia

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    Air Vice Marshal Chandan Singh, MVC, AVSM, VrC (18 August 1925 – 29 March 2020) was an Air Officer in the Indian Air Force. A highly decorated officer, Singh was awarded the Vir Chakra during the Sino-Indian War and the Maha Vir Chakra during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 .

  8. Umaid Singh - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant-General HH Shri Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-e-Raja-e-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sir Umaid Singh Bahadur, GCSI GCIE KCVO Assoc KStJ (8 July 1903 – 9 June 1947), also spelled Umed Singh, was the Maharaja of Jodhpur State [1] of the historic Rathore dynasty of Marwar from the year 1918 to 1947 until his death.

  9. Vir Chakra - Wikipedia

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    The medal is 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 inch circular silver medal. [6] A five pointed star, with the chakra in the centre, 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.