LIEUTENANT GENERAL(Then BRIGADIER) KRISHNASWAMI GOWRI SHANKAR
Maha Vir Chakra
Maha Vir Chakra
| Award / Date of Action | Maha Vir Chakra , 05-12-1971 |
| Service | Indian Army |
| Service Number | IC-3999 |
| Rank | LIEUTENANT GENERAL(Then BRIGADIER) |
| Unit/Regiments/Corps | CORPS OF SIGNALS |
| Son Of | PINAYUR KRISHNASWAMI SASTRI |
| Mother's Name | N/A |
| Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) | Chingleput, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| War/Operation/Battle | 1971 Indo Pak War |
Congratulatory Letter from General SHFJ Manekshaw
25 years celebration at 86 inf Bde
Gowri Shankar Parade Ground
Mrs Radha Gowri Shankar and Ms. Matangi Gowrishankar at the Gowri Shankar Parade Ground
Write up in the Signals Magazine 14 February 2006
Gowri Shankar Dwar
Heroes Corner: In the Corps of Signals museum 1 STC Jabalpur
Newly inaugurated bust of Lt Gen KG Shankar in the Heroes corner in the museum in Jabalpur
Road leading to 9 Div Signal Regiment in Meerut
Lt Gen KG Shankar parchment commission in (original) signed by Dr Rajendra Prasad then President of India
GK Shankar as a Gentleman Cadet at IMA, Dehradun 1947
Major KG Shankar at the Defence Services Staff College
Newspaper covering details of War at Dera Baba Nanak
Brigadier KG Shankar with his Soldiers
Images of the Battlefield
Brigadier KG Shankar receiving Maha Vir Chakra
Brigadier KG Shankar at the National Defence College Course
Lt Gen KG Shankar as GoC XI Corps
1976 Yol Camp —Maj Gen KG Shankar with his Wife Radha Gowri Shankar, son Gautam Ravindranath and Daughter Matangi Gowri Shankar)
Brigadier KG Shankar Infront of demolished Dera Baba Nanak Bridge
Major General KG Shankar with Mrs Radha Gowri Shankar on the Dance Floor
Second Lieutenant KG Shankar
Captain KG Shankar
Lt Gen KG Shankar delivering his farewell Speech as the GoC XI Corps
Lt Gen KG Shankar with the 7th President of India Giani Zail Singh
Lt Gen KG Shankar with Punjab Governor Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala
Lt Gen KG Shankar with Senior Advisor C Subramanian
Medals of Lt Gen KG Shankar
Taking the salute at Republic Day 1985 as Advisor to Governor of a Punjab
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