Dinesh Chandra Bhandary Explained
Dinesh Chandra Bhandary (4 August 1934 – 20 January 2021) was a Group Captain in the Indian Air Force who was awarded the Vir Chakra,[1] The third highest military decoration in India for the services rendered by him during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He originally hailed from an aristocratic Bunt family of Kolnadu Pademane of Mulki, India.[2]
Notes and References
- http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Awards/awards.php?qunit=5%20Squadron Indian Air Force Gallantry & Service Awards Register [www.bharat-rakshak.com]]
- News: Shining Stars of the Pademane Family . Mangalorean.Com . https://web.archive.org/web/20070513171911/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=43258 . 13 May 2007 . 7 May 2007 . dead .