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{{infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]
| birth_date = May 25, 1947
| death_date = October 13, 1987 (aged 40)
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| death_place = [[Sri Lanka]]
| allegiance = {{IND}}
| branch = {{army|IND}}
| serviceyears = 1967 — 1987
| rank = [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| servicenumber = IC-17621P
| unit = [[1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)|5 Gorkha Rifles]]
| commands = *[[Commanding Officer|CO]] 4/5 GR (FF)
| battles = *[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
*[[Operation Pawan]]{{KIA}}
| awards = [[Maha Vir Chakra]]
| alma_mater = [[Indian Military Academy]]
| spouse = Smt Lily Bawa
| children = [[Colonel]] Tejinder Bawa
}}

'''Inderbal Singh Bawa''', {{small|[[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]}} was an [[Indian Army]] officer who was [[killed in action]] in [[Operation Pawan]]. He posthumously received the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] award for gallantry.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-07-31 |title=New Army chief's old bond stays intact |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/new-army-chiefs-old-bond-stays-intact/articleshow/39325125.cms |access-date=2025-04-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahavir Chakra Lt.Col.Inderbal Singh Bawa - Gateway to Sikhism |url=https://www.allaboutsikhs.com/mahavir-chakra-ltcolinderbal-singh-bawa/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=www.allaboutsikhs.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gallantry Awards {{!}} Ministry of Defence, Government of India |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231180633im_/https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/assets/uploads/citation_mvc/IC_17621_MVC_169.JPG |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=www.gallantryawards.gov.in}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Bawa was born in [[Lucknow]] on 25 May 1947 to Dr. HS Bawa. He completed his education from DAV Higher Secondary School, [[Shimla]]. Later he joined [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-11 |title=Fighting for India in a foreign land |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/chandigarh-military-army-digest-stories-6063976/lite/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Military career==
Bawa was commissioned in the 5 Gorkha Regiment on 11 June 1967. As a young officer, he took part in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 Gorkha Rifles Archives |url=https://honourpoint.in/portfolio-tag/5-gorkha-rifles/page/3/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Honourpoint |language=en-US}}</ref>

Bawa was deployed to [[Sri Lanka]] to take part in [[Operation Pawan]]. Upon getting deployed, he quickly joined the battle and led his unit from the front. His unit had cleared [[LTTE]] hideouts at several places of [[Sri Lanka|Northern Sri Lanka]].

On 13th October 1987, Bawa's unit was assigned the task to safely rescue trapped soldiers of [[Sikh Light Infantry|13 Sikh Light Infantry]] and [[Para (Special Forces)|10 Para Commando SF]] stuck at [[Kondavil]]. Bawa led his unit to join the mission. However while completing the mission, a heavy exchange of fire occurred between Indian forces and militants. Subsequently, a bullet hit him and he was [[killed in action]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt Col Inderbal Singh Bawa MVC |url=https://honourpoint.in/profile/lt-col-inderbal-singh-bawa-mvc/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Honourpoint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-17 |title=Triennial National Convention in Panchkula: War widows share sacrifices beyond the battlefield |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/triennial-national-convention-in-panchkula-war-widows-share-sacrifices-beyond-the-battlefield-101710619385182.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414045401/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/triennial-national-convention-in-panchkula-war-widows-share-sacrifices-beyond-the-battlefield-101710619385182.html |archive-date=2024-04-14 |access-date=2025-04-17 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Aneja |first=Atul |date=2020-05-30 |title=Know the Gurkha regiment, pillar of India's security for decades |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/gurkha-regiments-military-bonding-beyond-borders/article31711750.ece |access-date=2025-04-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Maha Vir Chakra==
For Bawa's gallantry action, he was awarded with [[Maha Vir Chakra]], India's second highest gallantry award. Bawa's [[Maha Vir Chakra]] reads as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gallantry Awards {{!}} Ministry of Defence, Government of India |url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/1458 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=www.gallantryawards.gov.in}}</ref><br>
{{Blockquote|{{center|'''CITATION'''<br/>
'''LIEUTENANT COLONEL INDERBAL SINGH BAWA'''<br/>
'''4/5 GORKHA RIFLES (IC 17621)'''}}
Deployed in Sri Lanka as part of the operation of the Indian Peace Keeping Force, Lieutenant Colonel lnder Bal Singh Bawa landed with his battalion at Palai on 11 October 1987 and went immediately into battle with the task of clearing the Axis Vasavilan-Urgmpurai-Jaffna Fort. The militants desperately contested the advance from strongly fortified positions. The officer contained, bypassed, and reduced each position, inflicting heavy casualties on the militants. He personally led his command and was a sustained inspiration to his men. The battalion was again detailed to extricate 13 Sikh Light Infantry and 10 Para Commando teams from the Kondavil North East area. Lieutenant Colonel Bawa again led his battalion through the heavily fortified territory, linked up with the above force, and successfully extricated them on 13 October 1987. In this effort, a militant suicide squad sprayed him with a hail of bullets and he died fighting gallantly.
Lieutenant Colonel lnder Bal Singh Bawa displayed conspicuous bravery and vital leadership in the face of frenzied militants.}}

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[[Category:1947 births]]
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[[Category:Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra]]
[[Category:Lieutenant colonels]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Lucknow]]
[[Category:Indian Military Academy alumni]]
[[Category:Indian military personnel killed in action]]

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