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Defence & security

Famous people in Defence & security

Short, sourced profiles — sector, state, honours, facts and quotes. Money figures always name their source and year; estimates are marked.

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Defence & security Karam Singh The first living recipient of the Param Vir Chakra 1915–1993 Defence & security Krishnaswamy Sundarji Indian soldier (Indian Chief of Staff 1986-1998) and author (1930-1999) 1930–1999 · Tamil Nadu Defence & security Manoj Kumar Pandey Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1975–1999) 1975–1999 · Uttar Pradesh Defence & security Nirmal Chander Vij Indian Chief of Army Staff b. 1943 · Jammu and Kashmir Defence & security Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1943-1971) 1943–1971 · Punjab Defence & security Om Prakash Malhotra Indian Army general (1922-2015) 1922–2015 · Jammu and Kashmir Defence & security Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam Indian Army general (1913–2000) 1913–2000 · Tamil Nadu Defence & security Piru Singh Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1918-1948) 1918–1948 · Rajasthan Defence & security Pran Nath Thapar Chief of Army Staff, India 1906–1975 Defence & security Rajendrasinhji Jadeja High-ranking Indian military officer 1899–1964 Defence & security Rama Raghoba Rane Param Vir Chakra receipt (1918–1994) 1918–1994 · Karnataka Defence & security Ramaswamy Parameshwaran Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1946–1987) 1946–1987 · Maharashtra Defence & security Sam Manekshaw Indian military officer (1914–2009) 1914–2008 · Punjab Defence & security Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh Indian general 1903–1977 · Maharashtra Defence & security Shankar Roychowdhury Indian Army Chief of Staff b. 1937 · West Bengal Defence & security Somnath Sharma Proud on major Somnath Sharma (1923–1947) 1923–1947 · Himachal Pradesh Defence & security Sundararajan Padmanabhan Indian Army general (1940–2024) 1940–2024 · Kerala Defence & security Sunith Francis Rodrigues Formerly Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army 1933–2022 · Maharashtra Defence & security Tapishwar Narain Raina Recipient of Maha Vir Chakra (1921-1980) 1921–1980 · Punjab Defence & security Ved Prakash Malik Former chief of the Indian Army b. 1939 Defence & security Vijay Kumar Singh Indian politician and former army general b. 1950 · Haryana Defence & security Vikram Batra Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1974–1999) 1974–1999 · Himachal Pradesh Defence & security Vishwa Nath Sharma Indian general 1930–2026

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