Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox military person Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya, Template:Post-nominals (5 May 1936 – 6 December 1998) was an Indian military officer and a recipient of India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his gallantry during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971.
Early life
Hoshiar Singh Dahiya was born in Sisana village, Sonipat district, Haryana to Choudhary Hira Singh in a Jat family of Dahiya clan. After his schooling and one year's study at the Jat College, Rohtak, he joined the Army.[1] He was married to Dhano Devi, who is still alive as of January 2026.[2] He was commissioned in The Grenadiers Regiment of the Indian Army on 30 June 1963,[1][3] and was promoted lieutenant on 30 June 1965.[4]
His first posting was in NEFA.Template:Citation needed In the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war, he saw some action in the Rajasthan sector,[5] for which he was mentioned in despatches.[6] He was promoted to captain on 30 June 1969.
Param Vir Chakra Citation
The Param Vir Chakra citation on the Official Indian Army Website reads as follows: Template:Quotation
Later Major Hoshiar Singh
Singh was promoted to substantive major on 30 June 1976,[7] subsequently serving for two years as an instructor at the Officers Training School, Madras (now Chennai). In 1981 he was posted as an Instructor at the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 8 April 1983,[8] he eventually rose to command of his battalion. Having reached retirement age for his rank, Singh retired from the army on 31 May 1988 with the honorary rank of colonel.[9][10] He settled in Jaipur, but frequently visited his village of Sisana and successfully encouraged many residents to join the armed forces.[11] He succumbed to a cardiac arrest on 6 December 1998, aged 62, and was cremated with full military honors at Jaipur. He was survived by three sons, two of whom followed their father into the army as commissioned officers in the Grenadiers, with one joining the 3rd Grenadiers.[11]
In popular culture
Varun Dhawan played the role of Hoshiar Singh in the Hindi film Border 2, a sequel to the 1997 film Border.[12]
Mohanlal reprised Major Hoshiar Singh's character as Major Sahadevan in the 2017 Malayalam film, 1971: Beyond Borders.[13]
Mangal Dhillon was cast as Major Hoshiar Singh in the tele-serial Param Vir Chakra aired on Doordarshan in the 1980s
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedPVC - ↑ Border 2: Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya's wife blesses Varun Dhawan, showers praise for his performance. Watch. Hindustan Times(2026-01-10). Retrieved 2026-01-11.
- ↑ Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)(11 December 1965).
- ↑ Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)(4 June 1966).
- ↑ Here Are 12 Untold Stories Of Martyrs Who Sacrificed Their Lives In 1971 Indo-Pak War. indiatimes.com(2016-12-16). Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 1](5 November 1966).
- ↑ Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)(8 January 1977).
- ↑ Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)(2 February 1985).
- ↑ Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)(17 December 1988).
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- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Dauntless leadership in the face of enemy. The Tribune (Haryana)(12 May 2018). Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ↑ Varun Dhawan gears up to portray war hero Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya in 'Border 2'- reports. The Times of India(2025-05-11). Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ↑ 1971: Beyond Borders.
External links
- Major Hoshiar Singh. Indian Army.