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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Major]]
| honorific_prefix = [[Major (rank)|Major]]
| name          = Ramaswamy Parameswaran
| name          = Ramaswamy Parameswaran
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vir Chakra|PVC]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vir Chakra|PVC]]
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| image_size    = 250 px
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| caption      =  
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| birth_date    = {{birth date|df=yes|1946|09|13|}}
| birth_date    = {{birth date|df=yes|1946|09|13}}
| death_date    = {{death date and age|df=yes|1987|11|25|1946|09|13|}}
| death_date    = {{death date and age|df=yes|1987|11|25|1946|09|13}}
| birth_place  = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[British India]]
| birth_place  = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[British India]]
| death_place  = [[Sri Lanka]]
| death_place  = [[Sri Lanka]]
| nickname      =  
| nickname      =  
| servicenumber = IC-32907
| servicenumber = SS-25573 (short-service commission)<ref name="SSC"/><br>IC-32907 (regular commission)
| unit          =8 [[Mahar Regiment]]<br>attached to [[Indian Peace Keeping Force|IPKF]]
| unit          = [[File:Mahar Regiment Insignia (India).svg|20px]] [[Mahar Regiment|8 Mahar Regiment]]<br>attached to [[Indian Peace Keeping Force|IPKF]]
| branch        = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
| branch        = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
| serviceyears  = 1972–1987
| serviceyears  = 1972–1987
| rank          = [[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Major]]
| rank          = [[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Major (rank)|Major]]
| allegiance    = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
| allegiance    = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
| Service Number: =  
| Service Number: =  
| battles      = '''[[Sri Lankan Civil War]]'''<br>[[Operation Pawan]]
| battles      = {{tree list}}
* '''[[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]'''
** [[Operation Pawan]]
{{tree list/end}}
| awards        = [[File:Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg|32px]] [[Param Vir Chakra]]|
| awards        = [[File:Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg|32px]] [[Param Vir Chakra]]|
}}
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[[Major]] '''Ramaswamy Parameswaran''', [[Param Vir Chakra|PVC]] (13 September 1946, [[Mumbai]] – 25 November 1987, [[Sri Lanka]]), Parry to his colleagues, was an [[Officer (armed forces)#Commissioned officers|Officer]] of the [[Indian Army]] who was awarded the [[Param Vir Chakra]], India's highest military decoration, for his bravery.
'''Ramaswamy Parameswaran''' (13 September 1946, [[Mumbai]] – 25 November 1987, [[Sri Lanka]]) was an Indian [[Officer (armed forces)|military officer]], a major who was awarded the [[Param Vir Chakra]], India's highest military decoration, for his bravery during the [[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]].


==Career==
==Career==
Parameshwaran was granted a Short Service Commission in the 15th Battalion [[Mahar Regiment]] on 16 January 1972. He was subsequently granted a regular commission, and was promoted captain on 12 October 1979 and to major on 31 July 1984.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=899  |date=11 June 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1077  |date=3 August 1985 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
Parameshwaran was born in a [[Tamil Brahmin]] family and he was granted a Short Service Commission as a second lieutenant in the 15th Battalion [[Mahar Regiment]] on 16 January 1972.<ref name="SSC">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1292  |date=23 November 1974|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1974/O-1255-1974-0047-55620.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Promoted to lieutenant on 16 January 1974,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=469  |date=29 March 1975 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he was subsequently granted a regular commission, and was promoted to captain on 12 October 1979 and to major on 31 July 1984.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=899  |date=11 June 1983|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1983/O-0882-1983-0024-38767.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1077  |date=3 August 1985|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0781-1985-0031-34608.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>


==Military action==
== Death ==
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On 25 November 1987, when Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran was returning from search operation in [[Sri Lanka]], late at night, his column was ambushed by a group of militants which had five rifles. With a cool presence of mind, he encircled the militants from the rear and charged into them, taking them completely by surprise. During the hand-to-hand combat, a militant shot him in the chest. Undaunted, Major Parameswaran snatched the rifle from the militant and shot him dead. Gravely wounded, he continued to give orders and inspired his command till he died. Five militants were killed and three rifles and two rocket launchers were recovered and the ambush was cleared .
On 25 November 1987, while he was returning from search operation in [[Sri Lanka]] late at night, his column was ambushed by a group of militants which had five rifles. He was shot in the chest and continued to give orders until he died. Five militants were killed.


==Param Vir Chakra citation==
== Namesake apartment  ==
The [[Param Vir Chakra]] citation on the Official [[Indian Army]] Website reads as follows:
The Army Welfare Housing Organization (AWHO) built a colony in 1998 in Arcot Road Chennai named A.W.H.O Parameshwaran Vihar in honor of Parameswaran.
{{Quotation|{{center|
[[File:Major R Parameswaran statue at Param Yodha Sthal Delhi.jpg|thumb|Parameswaran's statue at ''Param Yodha Sthal'', [[National War Memorial (India)|National War Memorial]], New Delhi]]
'''CITATION'''<br>
'''MAJOR RAMASWAMY PARAMESWARAN'''<br>
'''8 MAHAR (IC-32907)'''<br>
}}
On 25 November 1987, when Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran was returning from search operation in Sri Lanka, late at night, his column was ambushed by a group of militants. With cool presence of mind, he encircled the militants from the rear and charged into them, taking them completely surprise. During the hand-to-hand combat, a militant shot him in the chest. Undaunted, Major Parameswaran snatched the rifle from the militant and shot him dead. Gravely wounded, he continued to give orders and inspired his command till he breathed his last. Five militants were killed and three rifles and two rocket launchers were recovered and the ambush was cleared.
 
Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran displayed the most conspicuous gallantry and thought nothing of dying at his post.<ref name=Gov>{{citation|url=http://www.indianarmy.gov.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmPhotoGalleryWithMenuWithTitle.aspx?MnId=NCvnix4zLfQhf90l3OuEBw%3d%3d&ParentID=1tHir3NYQjroCJ9AgypEwg%3d%3d|accessdate=28 August 2014|title=The Param Vir Chakra Winners (PVC) |publisher=Official Website of the Indian Army}}</ref>}}
 
==IPKF Memorial error==
On 15 August 2012, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Colombo correspondent of The Hindu reported a glaring error on the IPKF transcription :
 
"The inscription read: IC 32907F MAJ. P.RAMASWAMY MVC 25 NOV 1987 8 MAHAR.
MVC stands for [[Maha Vir Chakra]], India's second highest military decoration. No one seemed to have noticed the mistake before. As I stood there, it crossed my mind that there was no guarantee that the names and honours of the other 1200 soldiers inscribed on the stone were all correct. Since Independence, only 21 Indians have had the honour of having PVC suffixed to their names. Parameshwaran was the only [[Indian Peace Keeping Force|IPKF]] soldier who was given that honour. He is also the lone [[Mahar Regiment]] soldier to be conferred the [[Param Vir Chakra|PVC]], the highest military decoration of India. That must mean a lot to a regiment active since 1941."<ref>{{cite news|last=Radhakrishnan|first=R.K.|title=Glaring mistake that missed many an eye|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3776556.ece|accessdate=16 August 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 August 2012}}</ref>
 
== Naming of an apartment  ==
The Army welfare housing board built a colony in Arcot Road Chennai and named it as A.W.H.O Parameshwaran Vihar in the year 1998 in honor of Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran.
[[File:Major R Parameswaran statue at Param Yodha Sthal Delhi.jpg|thumb|Ramaswamy Parameswaran's statue at ''Param Yodha Sthal'', [[National War Memorial (India)|National War Memorial]], New Delhi]]


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://jaihindjaibharat.com/?p=127 Jai Hind Jai Bharat]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110305135901/http://jaihindjaibharat.com/?p=127 Jai Hind Jai Bharat]}}


{{Param Vir Chakra recipients}}
{{Param Vir Chakra recipients}}

Latest revision as of 23:12, 14 March 2026


Major

Ramaswamy Parameswaran

PVC
Born(1946-09-13)13 September 1946
Bombay, Bombay State, British India
Died25 November 1987(1987-11-25) (aged 41)
Sri Lanka
AllegianceIndia Republic of India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1972–1987
Rank Major
Service numberSS-25573 (short-service commission)[1]
IC-32907 (regular commission)
Unit 8 Mahar Regiment
attached to IPKF
Battles/wars
Awards Param Vir Chakra

Ramaswamy Parameswaran (13 September 1946, Mumbai – 25 November 1987, Sri Lanka) was an Indian military officer, a major who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, for his bravery during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Career[edit | edit source]

Parameshwaran was born in a Tamil Brahmin family and he was granted a Short Service Commission as a second lieutenant in the 15th Battalion Mahar Regiment on 16 January 1972.[1] Promoted to lieutenant on 16 January 1974,[2] he was subsequently granted a regular commission, and was promoted to captain on 12 October 1979 and to major on 31 July 1984.[3][4]

Death[edit | edit source]

On 25 November 1987, while he was returning from search operation in Sri Lanka late at night, his column was ambushed by a group of militants which had five rifles. He was shot in the chest and continued to give orders until he died. Five militants were killed.

Namesake apartment[edit | edit source]

The Army Welfare Housing Organization (AWHO) built a colony in 1998 in Arcot Road Chennai named A.W.H.O Parameshwaran Vihar in honor of Parameswaran.

Parameswaran's statue at Param Yodha Sthal, National War Memorial, New Delhi

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 23 November 1974. p. 1292.
  2. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 29 March 1975. p. 469.
  3. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 11 June 1983. p. 899.
  4. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 3 August 1985. p. 1077.

External links[edit | edit source]

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