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Mukund Varadarajan


Mukund Varadarajan

Born12 April 1983 (1983-04-12)[1]
Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[2]
Died25 April 2014(2014-04-25) (aged 31)
Shopian district,
Jammu & Kashmir State, India
Buried
Cremated according to Sanatan rites 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
Alma mater
Spouse(s)Indhu Rebecca Varghese[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 biographical film in Tamil, Amaran, was released on the occasion of Diwali, 31 October 2024.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference thin2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "மேஜர் முகுந்த் வரதராஜன் யார்? அவரது கடைசி தருணம் எப்படி இருந்தது?".
  3. ^ "Major Mukund Varadarajan cremated with full state honours". The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. ^ a b "'Love my son… I am proud of him… I miss him'". 28 April 2014.

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