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]
References
- ↑ Indian Air Force Gallantry & Service Awards Register [www.bharat-rakshak.com]
- ↑ "Shining Stars of the Pademane Family". Mangalorean.Com. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007.
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