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COLONEL VASANTH VENUGOPAL

Ashoka Chakra

Award / Date of Action Ashoka Chakra (Posthumous) , 31-07-2007
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-48714
Rank COLONEL
Unit/Regiments/Corps 9 MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY
Son Of MR. NK VENUGOPAL
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Bengaluru, Karnataka
War/Operation/Battle
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Colonel Vasanth Venugopal at a border post (Source: Honourpoint)

Wife of Late Colonel Vasanth Venugopal receiving Ashoka Chakra from then President Mrs Pratibha Patil. (Source: Vasanthratna Foundation for Arts)

Colonel Vasanth Venugopal at his Office. (Source: Honourpoint)

Col Vasant Venugopal, second from right, greets Defence Minister A K Antony (Source: Honourpoint)

The family spent their last summer together in Kashmir where Colonel Vasanth was posted. He was killed in action a couple of months later.

Mother Of Late Colonel Vasanth Venugopal Garlands the Statue of her son. (Source: X @Navyspokesperson)

(Source: Flipkart)

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  2. Stories of Heroism (AC & KC ) Winners Dr. B.C.Chakravorty.(1995). Ministry of Defence, Government of India
  3. Portraits of Valour: India’s Highest Gallantry Awards And Their Recipients. S S Gandhi.(2006). The Defence Review Publication
  4. The Indian Army: A brief history. Edited by Major General Ian Cardozo. Center for Military History and Conflict Studies, United Service Institution of India
  5. Independence: A Concise History by Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd) (Accessed on 05 May 2024)
  6. Vasantharatna Foundation for Arts (Accessed on 10 June 2024) https://www.vasantharatna.org/col-vasanth
  7. My father taught me that patriotism is not limited to overt gestures: Rukmini Vasanth(Accessed on 10 June 2024) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/my-father-taught-me-that-patriotism-is-not-limited-to-overt-gestures-rukmini-vasanth/articleshow/102719286.c

Col Vasanth Venugopal (Source: YouTube Popsi Narasimhan)

Col Vasanth Venugopal AC | Indian Army | Real Story | Uri Operation 31 July 2007 | In Hindi (Source: YouTube Shivalik Journal)

Col. Vasanth Venugopal (Ashok chakra) (Source: YouTube Brothers in Arms)

Soldier's widow helps families of martyrs. (Source: YouTube NDTV)

Amazing Indians Awards 2014 - Part 6 (Source: YouTube TimesNow)

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