Dadh

Dadh
village
Dadh Location in Himachal Pradesh, India Show map of Himachal Pradesh Dadh Dadh (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 32°05′N76°15′E / 32.08°N 76.25°E / 32.08; 76.25
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra district
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	176052
Nearest city	Dharamsala, [palampur,kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Dadh is a village in the Bhawarna tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh State, India.

Notable personalities

• India's first Param Vir Chakra award recipient, Major Somnath Sharma who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery in the Kashmir operations in November 1947 at Budgam. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. "Martyr's village searches for a memorial". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
2. "The soldier who won India's first Param Vir Chakra". Rediff. Rediff.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
3. "Army pays tribute to first PVC recipient Major Somnath Sharma". Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 12 March 2018.