Dadh
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Dadh is a village in the Bhawarna tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh State, India.
Notable personalities
- India's first Param Vir Chakra award recipient, Major Somnath Sharma who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery in the Kashmir operations in November 1947 at Budgam.[1] [2][3]
References
- ^ "Martyr's village searches for a memorial". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "The soldier who won India's first Param Vir Chakra". Rediff. Rediff.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Army pays tribute to first PVC recipient Major Somnath Sharma". Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 12 March 2018.