Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna

M. C. Muthanna Shaurya Chakra
Born	21 April 1964 (1964-04-21) Chettimani, Bhagamandala, Kodagu district, Karnataka
Died	12 January 2000(2000-01-12) (aged 35) Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir
Allegiance	India
Service / branch	Indian Army
Rank	Major

Major Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna was a war hero of India.

Early life

Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna was born in Chettimani village (near Bhagamandala), Kodagu district (Coorg) on 21 April 1964.^[citation needed]

Army service

He joined OTA, Chennai in Oct 1984 and was commissioned into the 5th Battalion the Sikh Light Infantry on 24 October 1985. He served the 5 Sikh Light Infantry-Hq 1 Sector Rashtriya Rifles. He died on 12 January 2000, aged 36 years, while fighting with terrorists of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir.

Posthumous honour

He was awarded with the Shaurya Chakra posthumously.[1] To commemorate him, a statue of the martyr was unveiled in front of the Madikeri City Municipal Council (CMC) and named the municipal circle in front of the Town Hall after him on Thursday, 9 December 2010. The statue, made of granite stone, was sculpted at a cost of Rs. 8 lakh by sculptor Manjunath Acharya of Beetikatte in Somwarpet.A high school operative under the Head quarter 1 sector RR in district Anantnag where the soldier was posted was later on named as Muthanna Army Goodwill School after his name Muthanna.la[2][3][4]

References

1. "School and Road, in memory of a Martyr". Coorg.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
2. "Brave heart's statue to be unveiled on Dec. 9". Coorg.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
3. Dinesh, B C (20 December 2010). "Dedicated to nation's defence". Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
4. Staff Correspondent (22 November 2010). "Statue to be installed for Muthanna". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)