Dinesh Chandra Bhandary

Dinesh Chandra Bhandary
Born(1934-08-04)4 August 1934
Mulki, British India
Died20 January 2021(2021-01-20) (aged 86)
AllegianceIndia
Service / branchIndian Air Force
RankGroup Captain
Known forIndo-Pakistani War of 1971 service
BattlesIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
AwardsVir Chakra

Dinesh Chandra Bhandary (4 August 1934[citation needed] – 20 January 2021) was a Group Captain in the Indian Air Force who was awarded the Vir Chakra,[1] The third highest military decoration in India for the services rendered by him during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He originally hailed from an aristocratic Bunt family of Kolnadu Pademane of Mulki, India.[2]

References

  1. ^ Indian Air Force Gallantry & Service Awards Register [www.bharat-rakshak.com]
  2. ^ "Shining Stars of the Pademane Family". Mangalorean.Com. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007.

 

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