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	Gaur was born in 1953 in [[Hardoi district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His father's name was Rajendra Singh Gaur. He completed his education in his hometown and graduated in 1972 from C.M Nehru college. Gaur joined the [[Officers Training Academy]] in September 1973 and received a short-service commission as a second lieutenant in the Bihar Regiment on 12 May 1974.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1416 \|date=18 October 1975\|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1975/O-1206-1975-0042-54009.pdf\|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Promoted lieutenant on 12 May 1975,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1663 \|date=4 December 1976\|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1976/O-1168-1976-0049-52079.pdf\|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> on 12 May 1979 he received a regular commission as a second lieutenant with a promotion to lieutenant (seniority from 9 July 1977).<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=73 \|date=12 January 1980\|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1980/O-0997-1980-0002-44488.pdf\|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Gaur was promoted captain on 9 July 1981.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1550 \|date=21 November 1981\|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0962-1981-0047-42700.pdf\|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		Gaur was born in 1953 in [[Hardoi district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His father's name was Rajendra Singh Gaur. He completed his education in his hometown and graduated in 1972 from C.M Nehru college. Gaur joined the [[Officers Training Academy]] in September 1973 and received a short-service commission as a second lieutenant in the Bihar Regiment on 12 May 1974.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1416 \|date=18 October 1975\|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1975/O-1206-1975-0042-54009.pdf\|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Promoted lieutenant on 12 May 1975,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1663 \|date=4 December 1976\|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1976/O-1168-1976-0049-52079.pdf\|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> on 12 May 1979 he received a regular commission as a second lieutenant with a promotion to lieutenant (seniority from 9 July 1977).<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=73 \|date=12 January 1980\|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1980/O-0997-1980-0002-44488.pdf\|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Gaur was promoted captain on 9 July 1981.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1550 \|date=21 November 1981\|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0962-1981-0047-42700.pdf\|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

	Promoted major on 9 July 1986, he also joined in [[Defence Services Staff College]] and served as an instructor in the infantry school. Gaur was posted as acting [[Lieutenant colonel\|Lieutenant Colonel]] of 10 Bihar Battalion deployed at Baramulla district of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] in 1994.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/lt-colonel-harsh-udai-singh-gaur-ac/\|title=Lt Col Harsh Udai Singh Gaur AC\|access-date=21 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Promoted major on 9 July 1986, he also joined in [[Defence Services Staff College]] and served as an instructor in the infantry school. Gaur was posted as acting [[Lieutenant colonel\|Lieutenant Colonel]] of 10 Bihar Battalion deployed at Baramulla district of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] in 1994.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/lt-colonel-harsh-udai-singh-gaur-ac/\|title=Lt Col Harsh Udai Singh Gaur AC\|access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>

	==Operation Baramulla==		==Operation Baramulla==
	On 29 November 1994, his unit received information from the intelligence sources about 15 to 17 terrorists in Dajipura village of [[Baramulla district]] and he planned a cordon operation in the area. He decided to lead the operation himself. While the search operation was going on, the terrorists fired at the troops. Despite the heavy exchange of fire, he kept moving forward and killed All terrorists. However, Gaur was seriously injured and give supreme sacrifice to the nation .<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mynation.com/news/saluting-lt-col-harsh-uday-singh-gaur-ashok-chakra-posthumous--pj04mf\|title=Saluting Lt Col Harsh Uday Singh Gaur, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous)\|access-date=21 December ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MlAi5sWYOe8C&q=Harsh+Uday+Singh+Gaur&pg=PA110\|title=Bravest of the Brave (Heroes of the Indian Army): Heroes of the Indian Army\|last=Kittu Reddy\|date=January 2007\|isbn=9788187100003\|access-date=21 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		On 29 November 1994, his unit received information from the intelligence sources about 15 to 17 terrorists in Dajipura village of [[Baramulla district]] and he planned a cordon operation in the area. He decided to lead the operation himself. While the search operation was going on, the terrorists fired at the troops. Despite the heavy exchange of fire, he kept moving forward and killed All terrorists. However, Gaur was seriously injured and give supreme sacrifice to the nation .<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mynation.com/news/saluting-lt-col-harsh-uday-singh-gaur-ashok-chakra-posthumous--pj04mf\|title=Saluting Lt Col Harsh Uday Singh Gaur, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous)\|access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MlAi5sWYOe8C&q=Harsh+Uday+Singh+Gaur&pg=PA110\|title=Bravest of the Brave (Heroes of the Indian Army): Heroes of the Indian Army\|last=Kittu Reddy\|date=January 2007\|isbn=9788187100003\|access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>

	==Award==		==Award==
	In 1995 Gaur was posthumously awarded the [[India]]'s highest peacetime gallantry award, [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra]] for his extraordinary courage, dedication to duty and supreme sacrifice.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/harsh-uday-singh-gaur\|title=LT COL HARSH UDAY SINGH GAUR\|access-date=21 December ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/the-warriors-from-bihar-regiment/story-eeB2LfyOCxSQcaPCpZsnmN.html\|title=The warriors from Bihar Regiment\|last=Bajwa\|first=Mandeep Singh\|date=16 March 2014\|newspaper=Hindustan Times\|access-date=22 January ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/signposts/story/19950228-securities-and-exchange-board-of-india-chief-s.s.-nadkarni-dies-of-kidney-failure-806976-1995-02-28\|title=Securities and Exchange Board of India chief\|website=indiatoday.in\|access-date=21 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In 1995 Gaur was posthumously awarded the [[India]]'s highest peacetime gallantry award, [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra]] for his extraordinary courage, dedication to duty and supreme sacrifice.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/harsh-uday-singh-gaur\|title=LT COL HARSH UDAY SINGH GAUR\|access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/the-warriors-from-bihar-regiment/story-eeB2LfyOCxSQcaPCpZsnmN.html\|title=The warriors from Bihar Regiment\|last=Bajwa\|first=Mandeep Singh\|date=16 March 2014\|newspaper=Hindustan Times\|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/signposts/story/19950228-securities-and-exchange-board-of-india-chief-s.s.-nadkarni-dies-of-kidney-failure-806976-1995-02-28\|title=Securities and Exchange Board of India chief\|website=indiatoday.in\|access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Indian military officer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| name = Harsh Uday Singh Gaur
| honorific_suffix = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]]
| image = Harsh Uday Singh Gaur.jpg
| image_size = 250 px
| caption = Portrait of Lt Col Harsh Uday Singh Gaur
| birth_date = 1 July 1953
| death_date = 29 November 1994 (aged 41)
| birth_place = [[Hardoi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| death_place = Dajipura Village, [[Baramulla]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{Army|India}}
| serviceyears = 1974- 1994
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|25px]] [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| servicenumber = SS-27314<br>(short-service commission)<br>IC-36177 (regular commission)
| unit = [[Bihar Regiment]]
| awards = [[File:Ashoka Chakra ribbon.svg|25 px]] [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)| Ashok Chakra]]
}}
'''Harsh Udai Singh Gaur''' (1 July 1953 – 29 November 1994) was an [[Indian Armed Forces|Indian military]] officer posted as commanding officer of 10 [[Bihar Regiment]].

==Army career==
Gaur was born in 1953 in [[Hardoi district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His father's name was Rajendra Singh Gaur. He completed his education in his hometown and graduated in 1972 from C.M Nehru college. Gaur joined the [[Officers Training Academy]] in September 1973 and received a short-service commission as a second lieutenant in the Bihar Regiment on 12 May 1974.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1416 |date=18 October 1975|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1975/O-1206-1975-0042-54009.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Promoted lieutenant on 12 May 1975,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1663 |date=4 December 1976|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1976/O-1168-1976-0049-52079.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> on 12 May 1979 he received a regular commission as a second lieutenant with a promotion to lieutenant (seniority from 9 July 1977).<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=73 |date=12 January 1980|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1980/O-0997-1980-0002-44488.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Gaur was promoted captain on 9 July 1981.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1550 |date=21 November 1981|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0962-1981-0047-42700.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

Promoted major on 9 July 1986, he also joined in [[Defence Services Staff College]] and served as an instructor in the infantry school. Gaur was posted as acting [[Lieutenant colonel|Lieutenant Colonel]] of 10 Bihar Battalion deployed at Baramulla district of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in 1994.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/lt-colonel-harsh-udai-singh-gaur-ac/|title=Lt Col Harsh Udai Singh Gaur AC|access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref>

==Operation Baramulla==
On 29 November 1994, his unit received information from the intelligence sources about 15 to 17 terrorists in Dajipura village of [[Baramulla district]] and he planned a cordon operation in the area. He decided to lead the operation himself. While the search operation was going on, the terrorists fired at the troops. Despite the heavy exchange of fire, he kept moving forward and killed All terrorists. However, Gaur was seriously injured and give supreme sacrifice to the nation .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mynation.com/news/saluting-lt-col-harsh-uday-singh-gaur-ashok-chakra-posthumous--pj04mf|title=Saluting Lt Col Harsh Uday Singh Gaur, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous)|access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MlAi5sWYOe8C&q=Harsh+Uday+Singh+Gaur&pg=PA110|title=Bravest of the Brave (Heroes of the Indian Army): Heroes of the Indian Army|last=Kittu Reddy|date=January 2007|isbn=9788187100003|access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref>

==Award==
In 1995 Gaur was posthumously awarded the [[India]]'s highest peacetime gallantry award, [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]] for his extraordinary courage, dedication to duty and supreme sacrifice.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/harsh-uday-singh-gaur|title=LT COL HARSH UDAY SINGH GAUR|access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/the-warriors-from-bihar-regiment/story-eeB2LfyOCxSQcaPCpZsnmN.html|title=The warriors from Bihar Regiment|last=Bajwa|first=Mandeep Singh|date=16 March 2014|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/signposts/story/19950228-securities-and-exchange-board-of-india-chief-s.s.-nadkarni-dies-of-kidney-failure-806976-1995-02-28|title=Securities and Exchange Board of India chief|website=indiatoday.in|access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Ashoka Chakra award recipients}}

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[[Category:Terrorism deaths in India]]
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