Dadh
Dadh | |
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village | |
  Dadh Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Dadh Dadh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′N 76°15′E / 32.08°N 76.25°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kangra district |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 176052 |
| Nearest city | Dharamsala, Hamirpur, Chamba, Dalhousie |
Dadh is a village in the Bhawarna tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh State, India.
Notable personalities
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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.