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{{short description|Indian Military Officer}}
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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix= [[Brigadier]]
| name=Rai Singh Yadav
| honorific_suffix= [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]
| caption=
| birth_date={{Birth date|df=yes|1925|03|17}}<ref>{{cite news |date=18 August 2018|title=Rai Yadav – undisputed Tiger of Nathu La|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryanatribune/rai-yadav-undisputed-tiger-of-nathu-la-638493|newspaper=Tribune India}}</ref>
| death_date={{Death date and age|df=yes|2017|03|23|1925|03|17}}
| birth_place= [[Kosli]], [[Gurgaon district]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_place=
| nickname=
| relations= [[Rai Sahib]] Ganpat Singh (father)
| allegiance={{flag|India}}
| branch={{army|India}}
| serviceyears=
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| rank = [[File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] [[Brigadier]]
| unit= [[The Grenadiers]]
| commands = {{plainlist|
* [[The Grenadiers|2 Grenadiers]]<ref>{{cite news |date=18 August 2018|title=Rai Yadav – undisputed Tiger of Nathu La|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryanatribune/rai-yadav-undisputed-tiger-of-nathu-la-638493|newspaper=Tribune India}}</ref>
}}
| battles={{Unbulleted list|
[[Nathu La and Cho La clashes|Nathu La and Cho La clashes 1967]]
}}
| awards= [[File:Maha Vir Chakra ribbon.svg|32px]] [[Maha Vir Chakra]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/rai-singh|title=LT COL RAI SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India website}}</ref>
}}

[[Brigadier]] '''Rai Singh Yadav''', [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (17 March 1925 – 23 March 2017) was an officer in the [[Indian Army]] notable for his participation in the [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes|Nathu La and Cho La clashes 1967]]. He displayed exemplary courage and leadership during the clashes, for which he was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]], India's second highest military decoration. He is also known as the '''Tiger of Nathu La'''.

==Early life==
Rai Singh Yadav was born in the village of [[Kosli]] in [[Gurgaon district]] of [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] (now in [[Rewari district]] of [[Haryana]]) on 17 March 1925. His father was Rai Sahib Ganpat Singh who had served in the [[British Indian Army]] in 1920s. Rai Singh passed his Senior Cambridge from [[Chail Military School|King George Military School, Jullundur]].

==Military career==
Rai Singh joined the Army as a sepoy in 1944. He was commissioned into [[The Grenadiers|2 Grenadiers]] on 10 December 1950.

In 1967, with the rank of Lt Col, he was commanding the 2 Grenadiers battalion deployed at [[Nathu La]], [[Sikkim]], when the Chinese Army attempted incursions into Indian held territory, leading to the [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes]]. In order to hold on to the Nathu La pass and defeat the Chinese attempted incursions, Lt Col Rai Singh led his men from the front and displayed conspicuous bravery and exceptional leadership in the face of the enemy.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 July 2016|title=The Story Of Indian Army's Nathu La & Cho La Stands That Saved Sikkim From The Chinese Army!|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/the-story-of-indian-army-s-nathu-la-cho-la-stands-that-saved-sikkim-from-the-chinese-army-257995.html|newspaper=India Times}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
Brigadier Rai Singh Yadav's character was played by Bollywood actor [[Arjun Rampal]] in the 2018 Indian Hindi-language film [[Paltan (film)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7162758/characters/nm0992000|title=Paltan (2018) Arjun Rampal: Lt. Col. Rai Singh Yadav|publisher=IMDB website}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes]]

==Further reading==
* Maj Gen DK Palit, ''War in the High Himalayas'', Lancers

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra]]
[[Category:People from Rewari district]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Haryana]]
[[Category:1925 births]]
[[Category:2017 deaths]]

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