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{{Short description|Indian Army officer (1964–2000)}} | {{Short description|Indian Army officer (1964–2000)}} | ||
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|name = M. C. Muthanna | |name = M. C. Muthanna | ||
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==Posthumous honour== | ==Posthumous honour== | ||
He was awarded with the [[Shaurya Chakra]] posthumously.<ref>{{cite web|title=School and Road, in memory of a Martyr|url=http://www.coorg.com/school-and-road-in-memory-of-a-martyr/|publisher=Coorg.com|accessdate=16 April | He was awarded with the [[Shaurya Chakra]] posthumously.<ref>{{cite web|title=School and Road, in memory of a Martyr|url=http://www.coorg.com/school-and-road-in-memory-of-a-martyr/|publisher=Coorg.com|accessdate=16 April 2014}}</ref> To commemorate him, a statue of the martyr was unveiled in front of the Madikeri City Municipal Council (CMC) and named the municipal circle in front of the Town Hall after him on Thursday, 9 December 2010. The statue, made of granite stone, was sculpted at a cost of Rs. 8 lakh by sculptor Manjunath Acharya of Beetikatte in [[Somwarpet]].A high school operative under the Head quarter 1 sector RR in district Anantnag where the soldier was posted was later on named as Muthanna Army Goodwill School after his name Muthanna.la<ref>{{cite web|title=Brave heart’s statue to be unveiled on Dec. 9|url=http://www.coorg.com/brave-hearts-statue-to-be-unveiled-on-dec-9/|publisher=Coorg.com|accessdate=16 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dinesh|first=B C|title=Dedicated to nation’s defence|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article172390.ece?service=print|accessdate=16 April 2014|date=20 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Correspondent|title=Statue to be installed for Muthanna|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/22/stories/2010112260350300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417074942/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/22/stories/2010112260350300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2014|accessdate=16 April 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 November 2010}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:01, 4 November 2022
M. C. Muthanna | |
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| Born | 21 April 1964 Chettimani, Bhagamandala, Kodagu district, Karnataka |
| Died | 12 January 2000 (aged 35) Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Allegiance | India |
| Service/ | Indian Army |
| Rank | Major |
Major Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna was a war hero of India.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna was born in Chettimani village (near Bhagamandala), Kodagu district (Coorg) on 21 April 1964.[citation needed]
Army service[edit | edit source]
He joined OTA, Chennai in Oct 1984 and was commissioned into the 5th Battalion the Sikh Light Infantry on 24 October 1985. He served the 5 Sikh Light Infantry-Hq 1 Sector Rashtriya Rifles. He died on 12 January 2000, aged 36 years, while fighting with terrorists of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir.
Posthumous honour[edit | edit source]
He was awarded with the Shaurya Chakra posthumously.[1] To commemorate him, a statue of the martyr was unveiled in front of the Madikeri City Municipal Council (CMC) and named the municipal circle in front of the Town Hall after him on Thursday, 9 December 2010. The statue, made of granite stone, was sculpted at a cost of Rs. 8 lakh by sculptor Manjunath Acharya of Beetikatte in Somwarpet.A high school operative under the Head quarter 1 sector RR in district Anantnag where the soldier was posted was later on named as Muthanna Army Goodwill School after his name Muthanna.la[2][3][4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "School and Road, in memory of a Martyr". Coorg.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "Brave heart's statue to be unveiled on Dec. 9". Coorg.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ Dinesh, B C (20 December 2010). "Dedicated to nation's defence". Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ Staff Correspondent (22 November 2010). "Statue to be installed for Muthanna". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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