Hardev Pal Nayyar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hardev Pal Nayyar

Recipient of Vir Chakra

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1947

Place of Birth: Gurdaspur, Punjab, India

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1971

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Leo

2nd Lt Hardev Pal Nayyar (August 17, 1947 - December 11, 1971) was an officer of the 8 Sikh Light Infantry of the Indian Army, who was posthumously awarded The Vir Chakra, India's Third highest gallantry award, for exemplary valour in combat during operations in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.He was born to a Punjabi family and grew up in Dasuya District Hoshiarpur, India.
His father, Sh.
Gopal Dass Nayyar, worked as a Station Master in Indian Railway, while his mother, Smt Soma Devi Nayyar was a housewife. Nayyar received his high-school education from D.A.V.
Higher Secondary School, Dasuya, Hoshiarpur.
He was a bright student who consistently performed well in academics and sports. He graduated from the Desh Bandhu Gupta College, New Delhi.
and later was commissioned into the 8th Battalion, The Sikh Light Infantry, in 1970 from the OTS Madras. After joining Indian Army he went for Commando training in Mhow, and successfully completed the course.