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LIEUTENANT COLONEL(Then LIEUTENANT) HARI PAL KAUSHIK

Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Vir Chakra , 23-10-1962
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-11811
Rank LIEUTENANT COLONEL(Then LIEUTENANT)
Unit/Regiments/Corps 1 SIKH (NOW 4 MECHANISED INFANTRY)
Son Of TIRATH RAM KAUSHIK
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) 1 SIKH (NOW 4 MECHANISED INFANTRY)
War/Operation/Battle 1962 Sino India War
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Citation

The ‘Haripal stadium’ at MIRC was raised in honour of the officer.

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  1. Ballabh, Anand, Insights into Infantry Regiments: A Basic Factbook. Forward Books publications. New Delhi (2013)
  2. History of the Conflict with China, 1962. P.B Sinha. Col A.A. Athale (1992). History Division, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
  3. Param Vir: Our Heroes In Battle. Maj Gen Ian Cardozo. (2003). The Lotus Collection, Roli Books Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India.
  4. Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners. Dr B C Chakravorty (1995) History Division, Ministry of Defence. Allied Publishers Limited. New Delhi.
  5. India’s Wars:A Military History 1947 -1971. Arjun Subramaniam (2016) Harper Collins Publishers. Uttar Pradesh, India.
  6. With A Stick He Wiped Away the Scars of Battlefield’, Published in Times of India on 30 December 2023.
  7. War hero and Olympic champion (Accessed on 09 January 2024) https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/war-hero-and-olympic-champion-579002
  8. Book Review: Camouflaged by Maj Gen Jagatbir Singh (Accessed on 21 December 2023)
  9. War memorial of 1962 braveheart opened at Bum La (Accessed on 02 November 2022) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/78841391.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
  10. Hockey Olympian Lt Col Haripal Kaushik passes away (Accessed on 15 December 2023) https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/hockey-olympian-lt-col-haripal-kaushik-passes-away-534490
  11. LT COL HARIPAL KAUSHIK VIR CHAKRA (1934-2018) (Accessed on 15 December 2023) https://oneindiaonepeople.com/lt-col-haripal-kaushik-vir-chakra-1934-2018/

Ep - 3 | Battle of Namka Chu. 1962 | जब ड्रैगन ने किया भारत पर हमला | Desh Ke Rakshak (Source: YouTube JK Cement Ltd.)

The Nightmare of Nam Ka Chu 1962 (Source: YouTube MrSargesingh)

सूबेदार जोगिन्दर सिंह जी || Subedar Joginder Singh || Sikh Regiment (Source: YouTube Lodhi Reaction (Kshatriya)

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