Harshan R Nair: Difference between revisions

| name             = Harshan R

| image           = Capt Harshan R Nair.jpg

| image_size      = 200px

| birth_date       = {{birth-date|15 April 1980}}

| death_date       = {{death_date and age|2007|03|20|1980|04|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place     = [[Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala]], India

| death_place     = [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]

| placeofburial   =  

| caption         =  

| nickname         =  

| birth_name       = Harshan Radhakrishnan Nair<ref>{{cite web |title=CAPT HARSHAN R |url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/captain-r-harshan-ac/ |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>

| allegiance       = India

| branch           = [[Indian Army]]

| serviceyears     = 2002-2007

| servicenumber   = IC-62541

| rank             = [[Captain (land)|Captain]]

| unit             = [[Para (Special Forces)|2 Para (SF)]]

| awards           = [[Ashoka Chakra Award|Ashoka Chakra]]

| laterwork       =  

[[Captain]] '''Harshan Radhakrishnan Nair''',<ref>{{cite web |title=CAPT HARSHAN R Ashoka Chakra(Posthumous) |url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/1100 |website=Gallantry Awards |publisher=Govt of India |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref> [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]] (15 April 1980 – 20 March 2007) was an officer in the [[Indian Army]] serving in the elite 'The Predators ' unit of 2nd Battalion ([[Para Commandos (India)|Special Forces]]). He was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra Award|Ashoka Chakra]], the country's highest peacetime gallantry award in 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080622222435/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/19/stories/2008061950630200.htm Sainik School alumni to honour Captain Harshan<!-- Bot generated title -->] The Hindu : Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News, 19 June 2008</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081118171035/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/19/stories/2008031950160200.htm Memorial to Captain Harshan to come up<!-- Bot generated title -->] The Hindu : Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News. 19 March 2008</ref><ref>[http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2008/01/26/ashok-chakra-by-telegram/ Pragmatic Euphony » Ashok Chakra, by telegram?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was killed after being shot in the thigh and neck in an encounter with Harkatul Mujahideen terrorists in the Chhoti Margi area of Lolab in Jammu and Kashmir during an operation on 20 March 2007.

'''Harshan Radhakrishnan Nair''' was born on 15 April 1980 at [[Manacaud]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]. He was born to K. Radhakrishnan Nair and G. S. Chitrambika. He did his studies in [[Sainik School, Kazhakootam|Sainik School (Kazhakootam)]] and the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] (NDA). He was a part of the 101st course, Golf squadron at the NDA. He served as Cadet Captain at Sainik School, during his standard XII (1996–97) and is noted for a performance as 'Brutus' during a stage play on 'Julius Caesar' during the Annual day celebrations.<ref>[http://www.india-defence.com/reports-3708 Martyrs kin to receive Ashok Chakra on Republic Day | India Defence<!-- Bot generated title -->] india-defence.com</ref>

Harshan was given the nation's highest peacetime gallantry award [[Ashoka Chakra]] for his exceptional courage, fighting spirit and supreme sacrifice. He became the youngest ever recipient of the Ashoka Chakra in the Indian military history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Captain Radhakrishnan Nair, Youngest Ever Recipient Of Ashok Chakra In The History Of Indian Army |url=https://www.ssbcrack.com/2016/03/meet-captain-radhakrishnan-nair-youngest-ever-recipient-ashok-chakra-history-indian-army.html |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>