15 April 1980 (1980-04-15) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Died
20 March 2007(2007-03-20) (aged 26) Jammu and Kashmir
Allegiance
India
Service/branch
Indian Army
Years of service
2002-2007
Rank
Captain
Service number
IC-62541
Unit
2 Para (Special Forces)
Awards
Ashoka Chakra
Captain Harshan Radhakrishnan Nair,[2] AC (15 April 1980 – 20 March 2007) was an officer in the Indian Army serving in the elite 2nd Battalion of the Para (Special Forces) also known as "Predators". He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, the country's highest peacetime gallantry award in 2008.[3][4][5] He was killed after being shot in the thigh and neck in an encounter with Harkatul Mujahideen terrorists in the Chhoti Margi area of Lolab in Jammu and Kashmir during an operation on 20 March 2007.
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^Sainik School alumni to honour Captain Harshan The Hindu : Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News, 19 June 2008
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^"Pragmatic Euphony » Ashok Chakra, by telegram?". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
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2 Para (Special Forces)
Ashoka Chakra