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SECOND LIEUTENANT CYRUS ADDIE PITHAWALLA

Ashoka Chakra

Award / Date of Action Ashoka Chakra , 06-06-1979
Service Indian Army
Service Number SS-30122
Rank SECOND LIEUTENANT
Unit/Regiments/Corps 17 JAMMAU AND KASHMIR RIFLES
Son Of Addie Pithawalla
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Banglore, Karnataka
War/Operation/Battle
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Tekcham Raid Sketch with Plan Source: Private Collection

The Prestigious Ashoka Chakra presented by the President Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy on Rajpath on 26 Jan 1982. Source: Private Collection

Major General Cyrus Addie Pithawalla’s VSM Parchment Source: Private Collection

The Locomotive named after the living Legend Major General Cyrus Addie Pithawalla at Indian Railways, Devlali, Bhusaval Division in Maharashtra Source: Private Collection

Photo 5: Photo of Republic Day parade 2024-Major General Cyrus Addie Pithawalla on the jeep of Ashoka Chakra Awardees Source: Private Collection

Major General Cyrus Addie Pithawalla with wife Farida Pithawala. Source: Private Collection

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  2. The Defence Review. 2011. “Portraits of Valour II: Winners of Ashoka Chakra”. New Delhi
  3. Singh, M. (2015). Problems of Insurgency: A Holistic Understanding from Manipur, India. Journal of North East India Studies, 5(1), 30–38. Retrieved from https://www.jneis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/5.1.3.pdf
  4. Sharma , K. R., & Singh , S. A. (2019). Romance of insurgency in Manipur in 1970s and 1980s Part 1 By K Ruhinikumar S Amal. Retrieved April 9, 2025, from E-pao.net website: https://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.History_of_Manipur.Romance_of_insurgency_in_Manipur_in_1970s_and_1980s_Part_1_By_K_Ruhinikuma
  5. Beyniaz Edulji. (2025, March 7). Indian Railways names locomotive after Maj Gen (retd) Cyrus Pithawalla. Retrieved April 9, 2025, from Newsmeter.in website: https://newsmeter.in/top-stories/indian-railways-names-locomotives-after-maj-gen-retd-cyrus-pithawalla-744839
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