Maha Vir Chakra
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The Maha Vir Chakra is India’s second-highest military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
Indian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy ⓘ |
| awardedIn |
operations against the enemy
ⓘ
wartime ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| confersHonorific | use of post-nominal letters MVC ⓘ |
| conflict |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
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ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kargil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| domain | Indian honours system ⓘ |
| eligibility |
civilians serving with the armed forces
ⓘ
members of militia ⓘ members of other lawfully constituted armed forces ⓘ members of reserve forces ⓘ members of territorial forces ⓘ officers of the Indian armed forces ⓘ personnel of the Indian armed forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 1947-01-26 ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1947 ⓘ |
| higherAward | Param Vir Chakra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
English
ⓘ
Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Vir Chakra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Great Warrior Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedInLanguage | Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Albert Ekka
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ⓘ
Arjan Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoshiar Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehar Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | state emblem of India ⓘ |
| postNominals | MVC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | second-highest military decoration of India ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Param Vir Chakra
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ⓘ
Vir Chakra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | inscription "Mahavir Chakra" in Hindi and English ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | purple ⓘ |
| shape | circular medal ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | wartime gallantry award ⓘ |
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