Bhawani Datt Joshi

Naik Bhawani Datt Joshi AC
Born	(1952-07-15)July 15, 1952 Garhwal, Uttarkhand
Died	July 6, 1984(1984-07-06) (aged 31) Amritsar, Punjab
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Years of service	1970 — 1984
Rank	Naik
Service number	4050561
Unit	9 Garhwal Rifles
Battles / wars	Operation Blue Star
Awards	Ashoka Chakra

Bhawani Datt Joshi, AC was a soldier of the Indian Army, who was killed in action during Operation Blue Star. He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award. He is the only person of his regiment to win the award. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. "Naik Bhawani Datt Joshi Ashoka Chakra - View Profile". gallantryawards.gov.in.
2. "Naik Bhawani Datt Joshi AC". Honourpoint. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
3. "The Official Home Page of Indian Army". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.