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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name = M. C. Muthanna<br />
|honorific_suffix = [[Shaurya Chakra]]<br />
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|birth_date = {{birth-date|21 April 1964}}<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2000|1|12|1964|4|21}}<br />
|birth_place = Chettimani, Bhagamandala, [[Kodagu]] district, Karnataka<br />
|death_place = [[Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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|allegiance = India<br />
|branch = [[Indian Army]]<br />
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|rank = [[Major]]<br />
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Major '''Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna''' was a war hero of India.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna was born in Chettimani village (near [[Bhagamandala]]), [[Kodagu]] district (Coorg) on 21 April 1964.{{fact|date=July 2022}}<br />
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==Army service==<br />
He joined OTA, Chennai in Oct 1984 and was commissioned into the 5th Battalion the Sikh Light Infantry on 24 October 1985. He served the 5 Sikh Light Infantry-Hq 1 Sector [[Rashtriya Rifles]]. He died on 12 January 2000, aged 36 years, while fighting with terrorists of [[Lashkar-e-Taiba|Lashker-e-Toiba]] (LeT) in [[Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir]].<br />
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==Posthumous honour==<br />
He was awarded with the [[Shaurya Chakra]] posthumously.<ref>{{cite web|title=School and Road, in memory of a Martyr|url=http://www.coorg.com/school-and-road-in-memory-of-a-martyr/|publisher=Coorg.com|accessdate=16 April 2014}}</ref> To commemorate him, a statue of the martyr was unveiled in front of the Madikeri City Municipal Council (CMC) and named the municipal circle in front of the Town Hall after him on Thursday, 9 December 2010. The statue, made of granite stone, was sculpted at a cost of Rs. 8 lakh by sculptor Manjunath Acharya of Beetikatte in [[Somwarpet]].A high school operative under the Head quarter 1 sector RR in district Anantnag where the soldier was posted was later on named as Muthanna Army Goodwill School after his name Muthanna.la<ref>{{cite web|title=Brave heart’s statue to be unveiled on Dec. 9|url=http://www.coorg.com/brave-hearts-statue-to-be-unveiled-on-dec-9/|publisher=Coorg.com|accessdate=16 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dinesh|first=B C|title=Dedicated to nation’s defence|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article172390.ece?service=print|accessdate=16 April 2014|date=20 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Correspondent|title=Statue to be installed for Muthanna|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/22/stories/2010112260350300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417074942/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/22/stories/2010112260350300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2014|accessdate=16 April 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 November 2010}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1964 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian Army officers]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Shaurya Chakra]]<br />
[[Category:Kodava people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]<br />
[[Category:Indian military personnel killed in action]]<br />
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