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{{Short description|Indian military officer (1934–2021)}}
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'''Dinesh Chandra Bhandary''' (4 August 1934{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} – 20 January 2021) was a [[Group captain (India)|Group Captain]] in the [[Indian Air Force]] who was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]],<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Awards/awards.php?qunit=5%20Squadron Indian Air Force Gallantry & Service Awards Register [www.bharat-rakshak.com&#93;]</ref> 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 (community)|Bunt]] family of ''Kolnadu Pademane'' of [[Mulki, India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Shining Stars of the Pademane Family |url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=43258 |work=Mangalorean.Com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513171911/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=43258 |archive-date=13 May 2007 |date=7 May 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

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