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The Ashoka Chakra (alternative spelling: Ashok Chakra, lit. ' Wheel of Ashoka ' ) is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
It is so-called because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka the Great, [1] most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Ashoka. [2] The most visible use of the Ashoka Chakra today is at the centre of the Flag of India (adopted on 22 July 1947), where it is rendered in a navy blue colour on a white background, replacing the symbol of ...
Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, AC, SM & Bar was an Indian Army soldier and a recipient of the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration.At the time of his death, he was serving with an auxiliary battalion of the army's Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment, the 162nd Infantry Battalion of the Territorial Army.
Ashoka Chakra Second Lieutenant Pollur Mutthuswamy Raman , AC (4 December 1934 - 3 June 1956) was an Indian Army officer who was posthumously awarded India's highest peace time military decoration Ashoka Chakra for his gallant act in Nagaland .
Ashok Chakra Naik Rambeer Singh Tomar , AC (15 August 1970 – 18 October 2001) was an Indian Army Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) with the 15th Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment . [ 1 ] For his bravery, he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra , the highest peace time military decoration in India.
Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri, AC (26 June 1982 – 22 April 2003) was an Indian soldier and a recipient of the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peace time military decoration.He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra for his actions during an Indian Army counterterrorism operation on 22 September 2002 while serving with the 9 Para (Special Forces).
Pages in category "Recipients of the Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
For this act of valour, he was conferred the Ashoka Chakra. [1] [2] [3] Technically Nair is the most decorated officer of the Indian Army, as the only serviceman to have been awarded both the highest (Ashoka Chakra) and second highest (Kirti Chakra) awards for gallantry. The Eden Gardens in Kolkata have a stand named after him.