Mukund Varadarajan

In this South Indian name, 'Varadarajan' is a patronym, not a family name, and the person should be addressed by the given name, Mukund

Major

Mukund Varadarajan

AC
Born12 April 1983 (1983-04-12)[1]
Tambaram, India[2]
Died25 April 2014(2014-04-25) (aged 31)
Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir
Buried
Besant Nagar, Chennai[3]
AllegianceIndia
Service/branchIndian Army
Years of service2006 - 2014
RankMajor
Unit22 Rajput Regiment
44 Rashtriya Rifles (Rajput) battalion (deputation)
Battles/wars
Awards Ashoka Chakra
Spouse(s)Indhu Rebecca Vargehese[4]
Children1[4]

Major Mukund Varadarajan AC (12 April 1983 – 25 April 2014) was an Indian Army officer and a recipient of the Ashoka Chakra. Mukund, a commissioned officer in the Indian Army's Rajput Regiment, was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra for his actions during a counterterrorism operation while on deputation to the 44th Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Jammu and Kashmir. His biopic in Tamil, Amaran, is currently being filmed.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference thin2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ S. Sujatha (15 August 2014). "Major Mukund Varadarajan valour went beyond call of duty". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Major Mukund spouse:Indhu Rebecca Varadharajan's final journey". The Hindu. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "'Love my son… I am proud of him… I miss him'". 28 April 2014.