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SUBEDAR MAJOR & HONY CAPTAIN(Then NAIB SUBEDAR) BANA SINGH

Param Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Param Vir Chakra , 23-06-1987
Service Indian Army
Service Number JC-155825
Rank SUBEDAR MAJOR & HONY CAPTAIN(Then NAIB SUBEDAR)
Unit/Regiments/Corps JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY
Son Of SHRI AMAR SINGH
Mother's Name SMT BHOLI DEVI
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Village Kadyal, Ranbir Singh, Pura, Jammu, J&K
War/Operation/Battle Op MEGHDOOT / Op RAJIV
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Kargil heroes Rfn Sanjay Kumar (PVC) and Gdr Yogendra Yadav (PVC) with Captain Bana Singh (PVC). Source: Rediff.com

Naib Subedar Bana Singh with former President of India K.R Narayanan. Source: rediff.com

Naib Subedar Bana Singh with the them Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Source: rediff.com

Kargil heroes Rfn Sanjay Kumar (PVC) and Gdr Yogendra Yadav (PVC) with Hony Captain Bana Singh (PVC) at National War Memorial. Source: twitter.com

  1. Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle. Maj Gen Ian Cardozo. (2003). The Lotus Collection, Roli Books Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India.
  2. Stories of Heroism (PVC & MVC) (1995) Edited. U.P Thapliyal, Ministry of Defence.
  3. . The Story of Bana Singh, The hero who helped Win the 1987 Siachen Standoff. The Better India. (Accessed on 06 February 2023) https://www.thebetterindia.com/123693/bana-singh-indian-army-param-vir-chakra-hero-1987-siachen/
  4. What is the Strategic importance of Siachen from the Indian point of view. IDSA. (Accessed on 06 February 2023https://idsa.in/askanexpert/strategicimportanceofSiachen
  5. Op Meghdoot, Indian Army. (Accessed on 06 February 2023) https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=0gmQNtAjBJivMiPVgCWpSA==&ParentID=7Tmz9XdTOibFXDXSJbBynw==
  6. The War Decorated India & Trust. (Accessed on 06 February 2023) http://twdi.in/node/4282
  7. Interview with Captain Bana Singh. Claude Arpi (Accessed on 06 February 2023) https://web.archive.org/web/20150923204609/http:/www.claudearpi.net/maintenance/uploaded_pics/InterviewBanaSingh.pdf

Hony Captain Bana Singh, PVC (Source: Youtube - Gallantryinfo Awards)

Param Vir Chakra Subedar Major & Hony Captain Bana Singh (Source: Youtube - Remember theirsacrifices 1)

Story of Param Vir Chakra winner Bana Singh (Source: Youtube- News Now)

Bana Singh & a rare military feat on the Icy slopes of Siachen (Source: Youtube- StratNewsGlobal)

Captain Bana Singh, We for Veterans (Source: Youtube- RedFMIndia)

Op RAJIV, Capturing Siachen’s Highest Peak (Source: Youtube- Veer by Discovery)

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