Maha Vir Chakra or MVC award is the military decoration in India which is being given for acts of bravery and outstanding gallantry in war at different terrains. Maharvir Chakra award winners list from the year 1947 from 2001 are given below. The winners list is displayed below.
Type of Silver: Standard
Shape of Award: Circular
Made of: Embossed in “Devanagari” & “English” on the back end with 2 lotus flowers in middle.
Serial Number | Name | Rank | Date of Award | Operation/War |
1 | Dewan Ranjit Rai | Lt Col | 27-Oct-1947 | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War |
2 | Dewan Singh | Sep | 03-Nov-1947 | |
3 | Chand Singh | Nt | 22-Nov-1947 | |
4 | Bishan Singh | Sub | 12-Dec-1947 | |
5 | Nand Singh | Jem | 12-Dec-1947 | |
6 | Dhobi Ramachander | Civ | 18-Dec-1947 | |
7 | Gen Yadunath Singh | Maj | 01-Jan-1948 | 1948 Operation Polo, Hyderabad |
8 | IJS Butalia | Lt Col | 01-Jan-1948 | |
9 | Khushal Chand | Lt Col | 01-Jan-1948 | |
10 | Mohammad Usman | Brig | 01-Jan-1948 | |
11 | Manmohan Khanna | Lt Gen | 01-Jan-1948 | |
12 | Rajinder Singh | Brig | 01-Jan-1948 | |
13 | Thakur Prithi Chand | Lt Col | 01-Jan-1948 | |
14 | Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy | Maj | 16-Jan-1948 | |
15 | Man Singh | Sep | 25-Jan-1948 | |
16 | Daya Ram | Hav | 06-Feb-1948 | |
17 | Kishan Singh Rathore | Col | 06-Feb-1948 | |
18 | Krishna Sonawale | Sub Maj (Hony Capt) | 06-Feb-1948 | |
19 | Sardar Malkiat Singh Brar | Maj | 08-Feb-1948 | |
20 | Satyapal Chopra | Maj | 15-Mar-1948 | |
21 | Hari Chand | Lt Col | 17-Mar-1948 | |
22 | Hari Singh | Sep | 17-Mar-1948 | |
23 | Gurdial Singh | Sub | 18-Mar-1948 | |
24 | Gen Rajindar Singh Sparrow | Maj | 19-Mar-1948 | |
25 | Arvind Nilkanth Jatar | Brig | 08-Apr-1948 | |
26 | Sis Pal Singh | Nt | 09-Apr-1948 | |
27 | Dhonkal Singh | Rfn | 30-Apr-1948 | |
28 | Kaman Singh | Lt Col | 18-May-1948 | |
29 | Lal Bahadur Khattri | Jem | 18-May-1948 | |
30 | Hardev Singh | Jem | 24-May-1948 | |
31 | Nar Singh | Nt | 31-May-1948 | |
32 | Raju | Nt | 11-Jun-1948 | |
33 | Chuna Ram | Sub | 15-Jun-1948 | |
34 | Porter Mohd Ismail | Civ | 23-Jun-1948 | |
35 | Amar Singh | Sep | 25-Jun-1948 | |
36 | Chewang Rinchen | Maj | 01-Jul-1948 | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War |
37 | Pritam Singh | Nt | 03-Jul-1948 | 1948 Operation Polo, Hyderabad |
38 | Sampooran Singh | Jem | 06-Jul-1948 | |
39 | Sher Jang Thapa | Brig | 14-Aug-1948 | |
40 | Fateh Singh | Sub (Hony Capt) | 14-Sep-1948 | |
41 | Harbans Singh Virk | Lt Col | 16-Sep-1948 | |
42 | Anil Krishna Barat | Lt Gen | 25-Sep-1948 | |
43 | Rabi Lal Thapa | L/Nt | 27-Sep-1948 | |
44 | Dharam Singh | Lt Col | 08-Nov-1948 | |
45 | Gen Anant Singh Pathania | Maj | 14-Nov-1948 | |
46 | Ram Parsad Gurung | Hav | 15-Nov-1948 | |
47 | Lal Singh | Jem | 15-Nov-1948 | |
48 | Kanhya Lal Atal | Brig | 23-Nov-1948 | |
49 | Dara Dinshaw Mistry | Capt | 15-Dec-1948 | |
50 | Mehar Singh | Air Cmde | 26-Jan-1950 | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War |
51 | MM Enginee | Air Mrshl | 26-Jan-1950 | |
52 | SB Noronha | Wg Cdr | 26-Jan-1950 | 1951 Operation Tomahawk |
53 | AG Rangaraj | Lt Col | 24-Mar-1951 | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War |
54 | Nirod Baran Banerjee | Col | 29-Mar-1951 | 1961 Operation Vijay, Goa |
55 | Hrushikesh Moolgavkar | ACM | 08-Dec-1951 | |
56 | Ran Bahadur Gurung | L/Nt | 06-Dec-1961 | 1962 Operation Leg Horn |
57 | Mahabir Thapa | Nt | 16-Dec-1961 | |
58 | Jag Mohan Nath | Wg Cdr | 01-Jan-1962 | |
59 | Chain Singh | Nt | 10-Oct-1962 | |
60 | Kanshi Ram | Sub | 10-Oct-1962 | |
61 | Saroop Singh | Hav | 19-Oct-1962 | |
62 | Bhagwan Dutt Dogra | Lt Col | 20-Oct-1962 | |
63 | Gopalkrishna Venkatesa Prasanna Ra | 2nd Lt. | 20-Oct-1962 | |
64 | Gurdial Singh | Lt Col | 20-Oct-1962 | |
65 | Mahabir Prasad | Capt | 20-Oct-1962 | |
66 | Mahander Singh Chaudhary | Maj | 20-Oct-1962 | |
67 | Sardul Singh Randhawa | Lt Col | 20-Oct-1962 | |
68 | Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent | Brig | 20-Oct-1962 | |
69 | Sonam Stobdan | Sub | 20-Oct-1962 | |
70 | Tapishwar Narain Raina | Gen | 20-Oct-1962 | |
71 | Rabi Lal Thapa | Nb Sub (Hony Sub) | 21-Oct-1962 | |
72 | Ajit Singh | Col | 22-Oct-1962 | |
73 | Gen Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea | Maj | 25-Oct-1962 | |
74 | Kewal Singh | Sep | 26-Oct-1962 | |
75 | Satigian Phunchok | Hav | 27-Oct-1962 | |
76 | Ishe Tundup | Jem | 27-Oct-1962 | |
77 | Jashwant Singh Rawat | Rfn | 17-Nov-1962 | |
78 | Shyamal Dev Goswamy | Maj | 18-Nov-1962 | 1965 Operation Ablaze |
79 | Ved Prakash Trehan | Lt | 29-Dec-1962 | |
80 | Gen Sushil Kumar Mathur | Maj | 15-Apr-1965 | |
81 | Baljit Singh Randhawa | Maj | 17-May-1965 | |
82 | Chander Narain Singh | Capt | 05-Aug-1965 | |
83 | Gen Sarup Singh Kalaan | Maj | 05-Aug-1965 | |
84 | Ram Dharam Dass Hira | Lt Gen | 05-Aug-1965 | |
85 | Zorawar Chand Bakshi | Lt Gen | 05-Aug-1965 | |
86 | Gurbans Singh Sangha | Col | 15-Aug-1965 | 1965 Operation Riddle |
87 | Ranjit Singh Dyal | Lt Gen | 25-Aug-1965 | |
88 | Bhaskar Roy | Maj | 01-Sep-1965 | |
89 | Jag Mohan Nath | Wg Cdr | 01-Sep-1965 | |
90 | William Mac Donald Goodman | Air Cmde | 01-Sep-1965 | |
91 | Ajit Singh | Sub | 06-Sep-1965 | |
92 | Desmond Hayde | Brig | 06-Sep-1965 | |
93 | Gen Gurbaksh Singh | Maj | 06-Sep-1965 | |
94 | Gen Rajindar Singh Sparrow | Maj | 06-Sep-1965 | |
95 | Har Krishen Sibal | Lt Gen | 06-Sep-1965 | |
96 | Khem Karan Singh | Lt Gen | 06-Sep-1965 | |
97 | Narindera Nath Khanna | Lt Col | 06-Sep-1965 | |
98 | Padmanabha Gautam | Wg Cdr | 06-Sep-1965 | |
99 | Prem Pal Singh | Air Mrshl | 06-Sep-1965 | |
100 | Raghubir Singh | Brig | 07-Sep-1965 | |
101 | Harbans Lal Mehta | Lt Col | 08-Sep-1965 | |
102 | Naubat Ram | Nb Sub (Hony Sub) | 08-Sep-1965 | |
103 | Thomas Krishnan Theogaraj | Brig | 08-Sep-1965 | |
104 | Gen Mohindar Singh | Maj | 09-Sep-1965 | |
105 | Sampuran Singh | Brig | 09-Sep-1965 | |
106 | Gen Salim Caleb | Maj | 10-Sep-1965 | |
107 | Gen Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi | Maj | 11-Sep-1965 | |
108 | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | Gen | 16-Sep-1965 | |
109 | Asa Ram Tyagi | Maj | 21-Sep-1965 | |
110 | Kapil Singh Thapa | Capt | 21-Sep-1965 | |
111 | Pagadala Kuppuswamy Nandagopal | Brig | 28-Sep-1965 | |
112 | Tika Bahadur Thapa | Sub | 30-Sep-1965 | |
113 | Bhupinder Singh | Maj | 11-Oct-1965 | |
114 | Darshan Singh | Nt | 02-Nov-1965 | |
115 | Gautam Mubayi | Capt | 02-Nov-1965 | |
116 | Sant Singh | Brig | 02-Nov-1965 | |
117 | Harbhajan Singh | Maj | 11-Sep-1967 | |
118 | Rai Singh | Brig | 11-Sep-1967 | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly |
119 | Mahatam Singh | Lt Col | 01-Oct-1967 | |
120 | Anand Sarup | Lt Gen | 01-Jan-1971 | |
121 | Arun Bhimrao Harolikar | Brig | 01-Jan-1971 | |
122 | Gen Anthony Harold Edward Michigan | Maj | 01-Jan-1971 | |
123 | Gen Hardev Singh Kaler | Maj | 01-Jan-1971 | |
124 | Mohan Narayan Rao Samant | Capt | 01-Jan-1971 | |
125 | Rajkumar Singh | Brig | 01-Jan-1971 | |
126 | Surinder Kapur | Lt Col | 01-Jan-1971 | |
127 | Ram Ugram Pandey | L/Nt | 24-Nov-1971 | |
128 | Ansuya Prasad | Sep | 30-Nov-1971 | |
129 | Pati Ram Gurung | Rfn | 30-Nov-1971 | |
130 | Gen Shamsher Singh | Maj | 01-Dec-1971 | |
131 | Swaraj Parkash | Vice Adm | 01-Dec-1971 | |
132 | Anup Singh Gahlaut | Maj | 03-Dec-1971 | |
133 | Basdev Singh Mankotia | Brig | 03-Dec-1971 | |
134 | Gen Anant Vishwanath Natu | Maj | 03-Dec-1971 | |
135 | Gen Kashmiri Lal Rattan | Maj | 03-Dec-1971 | |
136 | Gen Prem Kumar Khanna | Maj | 03-Dec-1971 | |
137 | Jaivir Singh | Lt Col | 03-Dec-1971 | |
138 | Vidya Bhushan Vasisht | AVM | 03-Dec-1971 | |
139 | Allan Albert D’Costa | Gp Capt | 04-Dec-1971 | |
140 | Bir Bahadur Pun | Sub Maj (Hony Capt) | 04-Dec-1971 | |
141 | Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao | Cmde | 04-Dec-1971 | |
142 | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | Gen | 05-Dec-1971 | |
143 | Babru Bahan Yadav | Cmde | 05-Dec-1971 | |
144 | Devinder Singh Ahlawat | Capt | 05-Dec-1971 | |
145 | Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar | Lt Gen | 05-Dec-1971 | |
146 | Kuldip Singh Chandpuri | Brig | 05-Dec-1971 | |
147 | Narinder Singh Sandhu | Brig | 05-Dec-1971 | |
148 | Padmanabha Gautam | Wg Cdr | 05-Dec-1971 | |
149 | Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj | Air Mrshl | 05-Dec-1971 | |
150 | Sawai Bhawani Singh | Lt Col | 05-Dec-1971 | |
151 | Joginder Singh Gharaya | Lt Gen | 06-Dec-1971 | |
152 | Kailash Prasad Pande | Brig | 06-Dec-1971 | |
153 | Mohindar Lal Whig | Brig | 06-Dec-1971 | |
154 | Pandurang Salunkhe | Sep | 06-Dec-1971 | |
155 | Chandan Singh | AVM | 07-Dec-1971 | |
156 | Gen Chittoor Venugopal | Maj | 07-Dec-1971 | |
157 | Joginder Singh Bakshi | Lt Gen | 07-Dec-1971 | |
158 | Mohinder Singh | Sub Maj | 07-Dec-1971 | |
159 | Chewang Rinchen | Maj | 08-Dec-1971 | |
160 | Chiman Singh | P/O | 08-Dec-1971 | |
161 | Joseph Pius Alfred Noronha | Cdr | 08-Dec-1971 | |
162 | Udai Sing | Brig | 08-Dec-1971 | |
163 | Mahendra Nath Mulla | Capt | 09-Dec-1971 | |
164 | Sugan Singh | Nt | 09-Dec-1971 | |
165 | Rattan Nath Sharma | Brig | 10-Dec-1971 | |
166 | Gen Harish Chandra Pathak | Maj | 11-Dec-1971 | |
167 | Gen Kulwant Singh Pannu | Maj | 11-Dec-1971 | |
168 | Sukhjit Singh | Brig | 11-Dec-1971 | |
169 | Vijay Rattan Chowdhary | Maj | 11-Dec-1971 | |
170 | Drig Pal Singh | L/Nt | 13-Dec-1971 | |
171 | Pradip Kumar Gour | Capt | 14-Dec-1971 | |
172 | Amarjit Singh Bal | Brig | 15-Dec-1971 | |
173 | Thomas Phillopose | Sub Maj (Hony Capt) | 15-Dec-1971 | |
174 | Ved Prakash Ghai | Lt Col | 15-Dec-1971 | |
175 | Hanut Singh | Lt Gen | 16-Dec-1971 | |
176 | Raj Mohan Vohra | Lt Gen | 16-Dec-1971 | |
177 | Shankar Rao Shankhapan Walkar | Capt | 16-Dec-1971 | |
178 | Cecil Vivian Parker | AVM | 17-Dec-1971 | |
179 | Harcharan Singh Mangat | Air Cmde | 17-Dec-1971 | |
180 | Madhavendra Banerji | AVM | 17-Dec-1971 | |
181 | Malkiat Singh | Maj | 17-Dec-1971 | |
182 | Man Mohan Bir Singh Talwar | Gp Capt | 17-Dec-1971 | |
183 | Ramesh Sakharam Benegal | Air Cmde | 17-Dec-1971 | |
184 | Shamsher Singh Samra | 2nd Lt. | 17-Dec-1971 | |
185 | Shangara Singh | L/Nt | 17-Dec-1971 | |
186 | Dil Bahadur Chettri | L/Hav | 21-Dec-1971 | |
187 | Santosh Kumar Gupta | Rear Adm | 21-Dec-1971 | |
188 | Vijay Kumar Berry | Brig | 28-Dec-1971 | |
189 | Swaroop Krishna Kaul | ACM | 30-Dec-1971 | |
190 | Nar Bahadur Chhetri | Sub | 31-Dec-1971 | |
191 | Dharam Vir Singh | Col | 01-Jan-1972 | |
192 | Sant Singh | Brig | 02-Jan-1972 | |
193 | Daljit Singh Narang | Maj | 20-Jan-1972 | |
194 | Ved Prakash Airy | Lt Gen | 20-Jan-1972 | 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka |
195 | Ram Krishna Wadhwa | Asst Comdt | 10-Dec-1972 | |
196 | Nar Bahadur Ale | L/Hav | 26-Jan-1987 | |
197 | Prem Bahadur Gurung | Nt | 26-Jan-1987 | |
198 | Krishna Gopal Chatterjee | Col | 15-Aug-1987 | |
199 | Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi | Lt Col | 16-Oct-1987 | |
200 | Manjit Singh | Brig | 19-Oct-1987 | |
201 | Arvind Singh | Capt | 22-Jan-1988 | |
202 | Ajjamada Bopayya Devayya | Sqn Ldr | 26-Jan-1988 | |
203 | Sansar Chand | Sub | 26-Jan-1988 | |
204 | Inder Bal Singh Bawa | Lt Col | 02-Apr-1988 | |
205 | Rajeev Sandhu | 2nd Lt. | 19-Jul-1988 | |
206 | Pratap Singh | Capt | 26-Jan-1989 | 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil |
207 | Vijay Kumar Bakshi | Col | 29-Mar-1989 | |
208 | Anuj Nayyar | Capt | 01-Jan-1999 | |
209 | Balwan Singh | Maj | 01-Jan-1999 | |
210 | Rajesh Singh Adhikari | Maj | 01-Jan-1999 | |
211 | Sonam Wangchuk | Lt Col | 01-Jan-1999 | |
212 | Keishing Clifford Nongrun | Lt | 01-Jan-1999 | |
213 | Digendra Kumar | Nt | 15-Aug-1999 | |
214 | Neikezhakuo Kenguruse | Capt | 15-Aug-1999 | |
215 | Padmapani Acharya | Maj | 15-Aug-1999 | |
216 | Vivek Gupta | Maj | 15-Aug-1999 | |
217 | Imliakumao | Nt | 26-Jan-2000 | |
218 | Gurjinder Singh Suri | Capt | 01-Jan-2001 |
I salute them all for their outstanding and exemplary courage and present of mind .
Thanks