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Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, MVC (19 August 1941 – 17 November 1962) was an Indian soldier and a posthumous recipient of the prestigious Maha Vir Chakra of which he was awarded for his actions of valor during the Battle of Nuranang in the Sino-Indian War.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 24 relations: Arunachal Pradesh, Avinash Dhyani, British Raj, Dhumakot, Dirang, Garhwal division, Garhwal Rifles, India, Lance naik, Maha Vir Chakra, Medium machine gun, Monpa people, National Highway 13 (India), North-East Frontier Agency, Nuranang Falls, Pauri, People's Liberation Army, Rifleman, Sela Pass, Sela Tunnel, Sino-Indian War, Tawang, Trans-Arunachal Highway, 72 Hours: Martyr Who Never Died.

  2. Garhwali people
  3. Military personnel from Uttarakhand
  4. People of the Sino-Indian War

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is a state in northeast India.

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Avinash Dhyani

Avinash Dhyani (born 22 May 1987) is an Indian actor, film director, and writer,working in the Hindi film industry.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.

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Dhumakot

Dhumakot is a tehsil, or administrative division, located in the Pauri Garhwal district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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Dirang

Dirang is a village in the district of West Kameng in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Garhwal division

Garhwal (IPA: /ɡəɽʋːɔɭ/) is one of the two administrative divisions of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Lying in the Himalayas, it is bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Kumaon, on the south by Uttar Pradesh state, and on the northwest by Himachal Pradesh state. It includes the districts of Chamoli, Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, and Uttarkashi.

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Garhwal Rifles

The Garhwal Rifles, formerly known as the Royal Garhwal Rifles, are an infantry regiment of the Indian Army.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Lance naik

Lance naik (L/Nk) is the equivalent rank to lance corporal in the Indian and Pakistani armies and before 1947, in the British Indian Army, ranking below naik.

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Maha Vir Chakra

The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.

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Medium machine gun

A medium machine gun (MMG), in modern terms, usually refers to a belt-fed machine gun firing a full-powered rifle cartridge, and is considered "medium" in weight.

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Monpa people

The Monpa is a major tribe of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.

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National Highway 13 (India)

National Highway 13 (NH 13), part of the larger Trans-Arunachal Highway network, is a 1,559 km long two-lane national highway across Arunachal Pradesh in India running from Tawang in northwest to Wakro in southeast.

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North-East Frontier Agency

The North–East Frontier Agency (NEFA), originally known as the North-East Frontier Tracts (NEFT), was one of the political divisions in British India, and later the Republic of India until 20 January 1972, when it became the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh and some parts of Assam.

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Nuranang Falls

Nuranang Falls (also known as Jang Falls & Bong Bong Falls), 100 m high waterfall, is located 2 km northeast of the Jang town on the motorable Jang Falls Road in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh state of India.

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Pauri

Pauri is a town and a municipal board in Pauri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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People's Liberation Army

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China.

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Rifleman

A rifleman is an infantry soldier armed with a rifled long gun.

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Sela Pass

The Sela Pass (more appropriately called Se La, as La means Pass) is a high-altitude mountain pass located on the border between the Tawang and West Kameng districts in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Sela Tunnel

Sela Tunnel is a road tunnel at which ensures all-weather connectivity between Guwahati in Assam and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.

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Sino-Indian War

The Sino–Indian War, also known as the China–India War or the Indo–China War, was an armed conflict between China and India that took place from October to November 1962.

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Tawang

Tawang is a town and administrative headquarter of Tawang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Trans-Arunachal Highway

The Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH), which includes an existing route comprising NH-13 and parts of NH-15, NH-215 and SH-25, is an under-construction 2-lane more than long highway passing through 16 districts in Arunachal Pradesh state in India.

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72 Hours: Martyr Who Never Died

72 Hours: Martyr Who Never Died is a 2019 Indian biographical drama film directed by Avinash Dhyani.

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See also

Garhwali people

Military personnel from Uttarakhand

People of the Sino-Indian War

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaswant_Singh_Rawat