Jaswant singh rawat biography of michael

Indian army soldier (1941–1962)

For other uses, see Jaswant Singh (disambiguation).

RiflemanJaswant Singh Rawat, MVC (19 August 1941 – 17 November 1962) was an Indian soldier and a posthumous recipient of the prestigious Maha Vir Chakra of which he was awarded for his actions of valor during the Battle of Nuranang in the Sino-Indian War.^[1]

Sino-Indian War: Battle of Nuranang

See also: Battle of Galwan, Battle of Pangong, Battle of Rezang La, Battle of Gurung Hill, and Battle of Nuranang & Sela Pass

During the Battle of Nuranang on 17 November 1962 in the North-East Frontier Agency (now Arunachal Pradesh), the Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was serving in the 4th battalion of 4th Garhwal Rifles regiment.

On that day, the 4th Garhwal Rifles had beaten back two People's Liberation Army charges on their position. During a third intrusion, a Chinese medium machine gun (MMG) had come close to the Indian defenses and was firing accurately at