Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair
Ashoka Chakra and Kirti Chakra recipient / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair, AC, KC (popularly known as "NJ") was a highly decorated officer of the Indian Army. On 20 December 1993, while heading an advance party of the battalion, his convoy was ambushed by Naga rebels. Nair personally led the attack to break the ambush and sacrificed his life defending his men. For this act of valour, he was conferred the Ashoka Chakra.[1][2][3]
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N J Nair | |
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Nickname(s) | NJ |
Born | 17 February 1951 Ernakulam, Travancore-Cochin, now Kerala |
Died | 20 December 1993(1993-12-20) (aged 42) Nagaland |
Allegiance | Republic of India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1971–1993 |
Rank | Colonel |
Service number | IC-25070K |
Unit | 16 Maratha Light Infantry |
Battles/wars | Insurgency in Northeast India |
Awards | Ashoka Chakra Kirti Chakra |
Alma mater | National Defence Academy Sainik School Kazhakootam |
Relations | Kappazhom Raman Pillai |
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Technically Nair is the most decorated officer of the Indian Army, as the only serviceman to have been awarded both the highest (Ashoka Chakra) and second highest (Kirti Chakra) awards for gallantry.