Editor's note: The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy.
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Naik Jadunath Singh
In the 1980s, Doordarshan commissioned Chetan Anand, a well-known film director, to produce TV episodes (in Hindi) on Param Vir Chakra awardees. The episode on Naik Jadunath Singh is available here.
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This section is adapted from the official Indian Army account and Wikipedia.
Naik Jadunath Singh, a Rathore Rajput, was born on 21 November 1916 in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His parents were Birbal Singh Rathore, a farmer, and Jamuna Kanwar. He was the third of eight children.