Maha Vir Chakra Winners List: The Maha Vir Chakra is an esteemed military award bestowed upon Indian military personnel for acts of exceptional bravery during combat. It is the second highest military honor following the Param Vir Chakra. The award was instituted on January 26, 1950. As of October 21, 2022, a total of 129 personnel have received the Maha Vir Chakra. Notably, 74 of these awards have been given posthumously.
The Maha Vir Chakra Medal is crafted from silver, featuring a circular shape with an embossed five-pointed star and the state emblem. The name "Maha Vir Chakra" is inscribed in both Hindi and English on the reverse side, accompanied by a lotus flower at the center. The majority of awards were given during the Indo-Pak War of 1971, particularly for Operation Cactus Lily. The detailed list of Maha Vir Chakra winners is presented below.
Maha Vir Chakra Winners List from 1947 to 2025
The inaugural Maha Vir Chakra was awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Dewan Ranjit Rai on October 27, 1947, for his valor during the Indo-Pak War of 1947-48. The Maha Vir Chakra Winners List comprises a total of 129 military personnel, including six individuals who have received the award twice.
Those recognized twice include Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath (1962 and 1965), Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow (1948 and 1965), General Arun Shridhar Vaidya (1965 and 1971), Wing Commander Padmanabha Gautam (1965 and 1971), Colonel Chewang Rinchen (1948 and 1971), and Brigadier Sant Singh (1965 and 1972). Below is the comprehensive list of Maha Vir Chakra winners from 1947 to 2025:
| S. No. | Rank | Name | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant Colonel | Dewan Ranjit Rai | 27-Oct-1947 |
| 2 | Sepoy | Dewan Singh Danu | 03-Nov-1947 |
| 3 | Naik | Chand Singh | 22-Nov-1947 |
| 4 | Subedar | Bishan Singh | 12-Dec-1947 |
| 5 | Jemadar | Nand Singh | 12-Dec-1947 |
| 6 | Civilian | Ram Chander | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 7 | Major | Yadunath Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 8 | Lieutenant Colonel | IJS Butalia | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 9 | Lieutenant Colonel | Khushal Chand | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 10 | Brigadier | Mohammad Usman | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 11 | Lieutenant General | Man Mohan Khanna | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 12 | Brigadier | Rajendra Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 13 | Lieutenant Colonel | Thakur Prithi Chand | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 14 | Major | Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 15 | Sepoy | Man Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 16 | Havildar | Daya Ram | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 17 | Colonel | Kishan Singh Rathore | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 18 | Subedar-major | Krishna Sonawale | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 19 | Major | Sardar Malkit Singh Brar | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 20 | Major | Satya Pal Chopra | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 21 | Lieutenant Colonel | Hari Chand | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 22 | Sepoy | Hari Singh | 17-Mar-1948 |
| 23 | Subedar | Gurdial Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 24 | Major General | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 25 | Brigadier | Arvind Nilkanth Jatar | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 26 | Naik | Sis Pal Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 27 | Rifleman | Dhonkal Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 28 | Lieutenant Colonel | Kaman Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 29 | Jemadar | Lal Bahadur Khattri | 26-Jan-1952 |
| 30 | Jemadar | Hardev Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 31 | Naik | Nar Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 32 | Naik | Raju | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 33 | Subedar | Chuna Ram | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 34 | Civilian Porter | Mohd Ismail | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 35 | Sepoy | Amar Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 36 | Major | Chewang Rinchen | 01-Jul-1948 |
| 37 | Naik | Pritam Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 38 | Jemadar | Sampooran Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 39 | Brigadier | Sher Jung Thapa | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 40 | Subedar | Fateh Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 41 | Lieutenant Colonel | Harbans Singh Virk | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 42 | Lieutenant General | Anil Krishna Barat | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 43 | Lance Naik | Rabi Lal Thapa | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 44 | Lieutenant Colonel | Dharam Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 45 | Major General | Anant Singh Pathania | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 46 | Havildar | Ram Parsad Gurung | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 47 | Jemadar | Lal Singh | 15-Nov-1948 |
| 48 | Brigadier | Kanhya Lal Atal | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 49 | Captain | Dara Dinshaw Mistry | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 50 | Air Commodore | Mehar Singh | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 51 | Air Marshal | Minoo Merwan Engineer | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 52 | Wing Commander | SB Noronha | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 53 | Lieutenant Colonel | AG Rangaraj | 24-Mar-1951 |
| 54 | Colonel | Nirod Baran Banerjee | March-1951 |
| 55 | Air Chief Marshal | Hrushikesh Moolgavkar | 08-Dec-1951 |
| 56 | Lance Naik | Ran Bahadur Gurung | 06-Dec-1961 |
| 57 | Naik | Mahabir Thapa | 16-Dec-1961 |
| 58 | Wing Commander | Jag Mohan Nath | 01-Jan-1962 |
| 59 | Naik | Chain Singh | 10-Oct-1962 |
| 60 | Subedar | Kanshi Ram | 10-Oct-1962 |
| 61 | Havildar | Saroop Singh | 19-Oct-1962 |
| 62 | Lieutenant Colonel | Bhagwan Dutt Dogra | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 63 | Second lieutenant | Gopalkrishna Venkatesa Prasanna Rao | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 64 | Lieutenant Colonel | Gurdial Singh | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 65 | Captain | Mahabir Prasad | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 66 | Major | Mahander Singh Chaudhary | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 67 | Lieutenant Colonel | Sardul Singh Randhawa | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 68 | Brigadier | Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 69 | Subedar | Sonam Stobdan | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 70 | General | Tapishwar Narain Raina | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 71 | Naib Subedar (Honorary Subedar) | Rabi Lal Thapa | 21-Oct-1962 |
| 72 | Colonel | Ajit Singh | 22-Oct-1962 |
| 73 | Major General | Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea | 25-Oct-1962 |
| 74 | Sepoy | Kewal Singh | 26-Oct-1962 |
| 75 | Havildar | Stanzin Phunchok | 27-Oct-1962 |
| 76 | Jemadar | Isht Tundup | 27-Oct-1962 |
| 77 | Rifleman | Jaswant Singh Rawat | 17-Nov-1962 |
| 78 | Major | Shyamal Dev Goswamy | 18-Nov-1962 |
| 79 | Lieutenant | Ved Prakash Trehan | 29-Dec-1962 |
| 80 | Major General | Sushil Kumar Mathur | 15-Apr-1965 |
| 81 | Major | Baljit Singh Randhawa | 17-May-1965 |
| 82 | Captain | Chander Narain Singh | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 83 | Major General | Sarup Singh Kalaan | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 84 | Lieutenant General | Ram Dharam Dass Hira | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 85 | Lieutenant General | Zorawar Chand Bakshi | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 86 | Colonel | Gurbans Singh Sangha | 15-Aug-1965 |
| 87 | Lieutenant General | Ranjit Singh Dyal | 25-Aug-1965 |
| 88 | Major | Bhaskar Roy | 01-Sep-1965 |
| 89 | Wing Commander | Jag Mohan Nath | 01-Sep-1965 |
| 90 | Air Commodore | William Mac Donald Goodman | 01-Sep-1965 |
| 91 | Subedar | Ajit Singh | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 92 | Brigadier | Desmond Hayde | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 93 | Major | Gurbaksh Singh | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 94 | Major | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 95 | Lieutenant General | Har Krishen Sibal | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 96 | Lieutenant General | Khem Karan Singh | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 97 | Lieutenant Colonel | Narindera Nath Khanna | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 98 | Wing Commander | Padmanabha Gautam | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 99 | Air Marshal | Prem Pal Singh | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 100 | Brigadier | Raghubir Singh | 07-Sep-1965 |
| 101 | Lieutenant Colonel | Harbans Lal Mehta | 08-Sep-1965 |
| 102 | Naib Subedar (Hon. Subedar) | Naubat Ram | 08-Sep-1965 |
| 103 | Brigadier | Thomas Krishnan Theogaraj | 08-Sep-1965 |
| 104 | Major | Mohindar Singh | 09-Sep-1965 |
| 105 | Brigadier | Sampuran Singh | 09-Sep-1965 |
| 106 | Major General | Salim Caleb | 10-Sep-1965 |
| 107 | Major General | Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi | 11-Sep-1965 |
| 108 | General | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | 16-Sep-1965 |
| 109 | Major | Asaram Tyagi | 21-Sep-1965 |
| 110 | Captain | Kapil Singh Thapa | 21-Sep-1965 |
| 111 | Brigadier | Pagadala Kuppuswamy Nandagopal | 28-Sep-1965 |
| 112 | Subedar | Tika Bahadur Thapa | 30-Sep-1965 |
| 113 | Major | Bhupinder Singh | 11-Oct-1965 |
| 114 | Naik | Darshan Singh | 02-Nov-1965 |
| 115 | Captain | Gautam Mubayi | 02-Nov-1965 |
| 116 | Brigadier | Sant Singh | 02-Nov-1965 |
| 117 | Major | Harbhajan Singh | 11-Sep-1967 |
| 118 | Brigadier | Rai Singh | 11-Sep-1967 |
| 119 | Lieutenant Colonel | Mahatam Singh | 01-Oct-1967 |
| 120 | Lieutenant General | Anand Sarup | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 121 | Brigadier | Arun Bhimrao Harolikar | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 122 | Major General | Anthony Harold Edward Michigan | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 123 | Major General | Hardev Singh Kaler | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 124 | Captain | Mohan Narayan Rao Samant | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 125 | Brigadier | Rajkumar Singh | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 126 | Lieutenant Colonel | Surinder Kapur | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 127 | Lance Naik | Ram Ugrah Pandey | 24-Nov-1971 |
| 128 | Sepoy | Ansuya Prasad | 30-Nov-1971 |
| 129 | Rifleman | Pati Ram Gurung | 30-Nov-1971 |
| 130 | Major | Shamsher Singh | 01-Dec-1971 |
| 131 | Vice Admiral | Swaraj Parkash | 01-Dec-1971 |
| 132 | Major | Anup Singh Gahlaut | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 133 | Brigadier | Basdev Singh Mankotia | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 134 | Major General | Anant Vishwanath Natu | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 135 | Major General | Kashmiri Lal Rattan | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 136 | Major General | Prem Kumar Khanna | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 137 | Lieutenant Colonel | Jaivir Singh | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 138 | Air Vice-Marshal | Vidya Bhushan Vasisht | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 139 | Group Captain | Allan Albert D’Costa | 04-Dec-1971 |
| 140 | Subedar-major & Honorary Captain | Bir Bahadur Pun | 04-Dec-1971 |
| 141 | Commodore | Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao | 04-Dec-1971 |
| 142 | General | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 143 | Commodore | Babru Bhan Yadav | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 144 | Captain | Devinder Singh Ahlawat | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 145 | Lieutenant General | Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 146 | Brigadier | Kuldip Singh Chandpuri | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 147 | Brigadier | Narinder Singh Sandhu | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 148 | Wing Commander | Padmanabha Gautam | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 149 | Air Marshal | Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 150 | Lieutenant Colonel | Sawai Bhawani Singh | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 151 | Lieutenant General | Joginder Singh Gharaya | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 152 | Brigadier | Kailash Prasad Pande | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 153 | Brigadier | Mohindar Lal Whig | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 154 | Sepoy | Pandurang Salunkhe | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 155 | Air Vice-Marshal | Chandan Singh | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 156 | Lieutenant Colonel | Chittoor Venugopal | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 157 | Lieutenant General | Joginder Singh Bakshi | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 158 | Subedar-major | Mohinder Singh | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 159 | Major | Chewang Rinchen | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 160 | Petty Officer | Chiman Singh | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 161 | Commander | Joseph Pius Alfred Noronha | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 162 | Brigadier | Udai Singh Bhati | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 163 | Captain | Mahendra Nath Mulla | 09-Dec-1971 |
| 164 | Naik | Sugan Singh | 09-Dec-1971 |
| 165 | Brigadier | Rattan Nath Sharma | 10-Dec-1971 |
| 166 | Lieutenant Colonel | Harish Chandra Pathak | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 167 | Major | Kulwant Singh Pannu | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 168 | Brigadier | Sukhjit Singh | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 169 | Major | Vijay Rattan Choudhry | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 170 | Lance Naik | Drig Pal Singh | 13-Dec-1971 |
| 171 | Captain | Pradip Kumar Gour | 14-Dec-1971 |
| 172 | Brigadier | Amarjit Singh Bal | 15-Dec-1971 |
| 173 | Havildar & Honorary Captain | Thomas Philipose | 15-Dec-1971 |
| 174 | Lieutenant Colonel | Ved Prakash Ghai | 15-Dec-1971 |
| 175 | Lieutenant General | Hanut Singh | 16-Dec-1971 |
| 176 | Lieutenant General | Raj Mohan Vohra | 16-Dec-1971 |
| 177 | Captain | Shankar Rao Shankhapan Walkar | 16-Dec-1971 |
| 178 | Air Vice-Marshal | Cecil Vivian Parker | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 179 | Air Commodore | Harcharan Singh Manget | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 180 | Air Vice-Marshal | Madhavendra Banerji | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 181 | Subedar | Malkiat Singh | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 182 | Group Captain | Man Mohan Bir Singh Talwar | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 183 | Air Commodore | Ramesh Sakharam Benegal | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 184 | Second Lieutenant | Shamsher Singh Samra | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 185 | Lance Naik | Shanghara Singh | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 186 | Lance Havildar | Dil Bahadur Chettri | 21-Dec-1971 |
| 187 | Rear Admiral | Santosh Kumar Gupta | 21-Dec-1971 |
| 188 | Brigadier | Vijay Kumar Berry | 28-Dec-1971 |
| 189 | Air Chief Marshal | S. K. Kaul | 30-Dec-1971 |
| 190 | Subedar | Nar Bahadur Chhetri | 31-Dec-1971 |
| 191 | Colonel | Dharam Vir Singh | 01-Jan-1972 |
| 192 | Brigadier | Sant Singh | 02-Jan-1972 |
| 193 | Major | Daljit Singh Narang | 20-Jan-1972 |
| 194 | Lieutenant General | Ved Prakash Airy | 20-Jan-1972 |
| 195 | Assistant commandant | Ram Krishna Wadhwa | 10-Dec-1971 |
| 196 | Lieutenant Colonel | Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi | 16-Oct-1987 |
| 197 | Brigadier | Manjit Singh | 19-Oct-1987 |
| 198 | Lieutenant | Arvind Singh | 22-Jan-1988 |
| 199 | Squadron Leader | Ajjamada B. Devaiah | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 200 | Colonel | Krishna Gopal Chatterjee | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 201 | Lance Havildar | Nar Bahadur Ale | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 202 | Naik | Prem Bahadur Gurung | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 203 | Subedar | Sansar Chand | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 204 | Lieutenant Colonel | Inder Bal Singh Bawa | 02-Apr-1988 |
| 205 | Second Lieutenant | Rajeev Sandhu | 19-Jul-1988 |
| 206 | Captain | Pratap Singh | 1989 |
| 207 | Colonel | Vijay Kumar Bakshi | 29-Mar-1989 |
| 208 | Captain | Anuj Nayyar | 01-Jan-1999 |
| 209 | Major | Balwan Singh | 01-Jan-1999 |
| 210 | Major | Rajesh Singh Adhikari | 01-Jan-1999 |
| 211 | Lieutenant Colonel | Sonam Wangchuk | 01-Jan-1999 |
| 212 | Captain | Keishing Clifford Nongrun | 01-Jan-1999 |
| 213 | Naik | Digendra Kumar | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 214 | Captain | Neike заявления Kengurüse | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 215 | Major | Padmapani Acharya | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 216 | Major | Vivek Gupta | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 217 | Sepoy | Imliakum Ao | 26-Jan-2000 |
| 218 | Captain | Gurjinder Singh Suri | 01-Jan-2001 |
| 219 | Colonel | B. Santosh Babu | 26-Jan-2021 |
For further details, visit the official website of the Indian Army: Indian Army Website
Also, check the:
Param Vir Chakra Winners List of all 21 Recipients
