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{{Heading1|title=कंपनी हवलदार मेजर | {{Heading1|title=कंपनी हवलदार मेजर पीरू सिंह, पीवीसी (बलिदानोपरांत)}}'''Company Havildar Major''' '''Piru Singh Shekhawat''' (20 May 1918 – 18 July 1948) was an Indian Armynon-commissioned officer, awarded the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) posthumously, India's highest military decoration for gallantry. | ||
{{Template1|image2=Indian Army.png|name=Company Havildar Major | {{Template1|image2=Indian Army.png|name=Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat|title1=PVC (Posthumous)|image=Piru Singh PVC.jpg|title2=Rajasthan, Bharatvarsh|Service No=2831592|Date of Birth=20 May 1918|Place of birth=Rampura Beri, Rajputana, British Raj (present-day Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan, Bharat)|Service=Indian Army|Last Rank=Company Havildar Major|Unit=6th Battalion, Rajputna Rifles|Martyrdom=18 July 1948 (aged 30) {{!}} Tithwal, Jammu and Kashmir, Bharat}} | ||
Born serving British Raj, later Singh enrolled in the British Indian Army on 20 May 1936, and was assigned to the 1st Punjab Regiment. Between 1940 and 1945, he served on the North-West Frontier and as an instructor, before deploying to Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. | Born serving British Raj, later Singh enrolled in the British Indian Army on 20 May 1936, and was assigned to the 1st Punjab Regiment. Between 1940 and 1945, he served on the North-West Frontier and as an instructor, before deploying to Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. | ||
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In March 1941, he was promoted to naik (corporal), and was posted as an instructor to the Punjab Regimental Centre at Jhelum in September. In February 1942, he was promoted to havildar (sergeant). Singh was an outstanding sportsman, he represented his regiment in hockey, basketball and cross-country running at inter-regimental and national level championships. In May 1945, he was promoted to company havildar major (company sergeant major). He served as an instructor until October 1945. After the end of the Second World War, he was sent to Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force, where he served until September 1947. Following the partition, Singh was transferred to the 6th Battalion of the Rajputana Rifles. | In March 1941, he was promoted to naik (corporal), and was posted as an instructor to the Punjab Regimental Centre at Jhelum in September. In February 1942, he was promoted to havildar (sergeant). Singh was an outstanding sportsman, he represented his regiment in hockey, basketball and cross-country running at inter-regimental and national level championships. In May 1945, he was promoted to company havildar major (company sergeant major). He served as an instructor until October 1945. After the end of the Second World War, he was sent to Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force, where he served until September 1947. Following the partition, Singh was transferred to the 6th Battalion of the Rajputana Rifles. | ||
[[File:Piru Singh PVC copper statue.jpg|thumb|928x928px|Piru Singh statue at Piru Singh Circle, Jhunjhunu.]] | |||
=== War of 1947 === | === War of 1947 === | ||
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== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
[[File:Piri Singh.jpg|thumb|239x239px|Relief Scul]] | |||
Singh was married and had son named Om prakash singh . In the 1980s, the Shipping Corporation of India(SCI), a Government of India enterprise operating under the aegis of Ministry of Shipping, named fifteen of her crude oil tankers in honour of the Param Vir Chakra recipients. The crude oil tanker named MT "Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, PVC" was delivered to SCI on 12 October 1984. Due to MARPOL Convention on single hull tankers, SCI phased out all her fifteen PVC series crude tankers on completion of their economic age of 25 years. A road roundabout called "Shahid Piru Singh Shekhawat Circle" was named after him, in Jhunjhunu, by the Government of Rajasthan. An intersection called "Piru Singh Chowk" has been named after him in Yol, Himachal Pradesh. The war memorial Balidan Stambhin Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) in 2009 paid tribute to him by inscribing his name on the pillars arranged in semi circumference for the martyrs of the 1947-48 war. His name is displayed near the amar jawan jyoti (Eternal Flame) and as relief mural on the other semi circumference wall with the Param Vir Chakra awardees who attained martyrdom in J&K. | Singh was married and had son named Om prakash singh . In the 1980s, the Shipping Corporation of India(SCI), a Government of India enterprise operating under the aegis of Ministry of Shipping, named fifteen of her crude oil tankers in honour of the Param Vir Chakra recipients. The crude oil tanker named MT "Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, PVC" was delivered to SCI on 12 October 1984. Due to MARPOL Convention on single hull tankers, SCI phased out all her fifteen PVC series crude tankers on completion of their economic age of 25 years. A road roundabout called "Shahid Piru Singh Shekhawat Circle" was named after him, in Jhunjhunu, by the Government of Rajasthan. An intersection called "Piru Singh Chowk" has been named after him in Yol, Himachal Pradesh. The war memorial Balidan Stambhin Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) in 2009 paid tribute to him by inscribing his name on the pillars arranged in semi circumference for the martyrs of the 1947-48 war. His name is displayed near the amar jawan jyoti (Eternal Flame) and as relief mural on the other semi circumference wall with the Param Vir Chakra awardees who attained martyrdom in J&K. | ||
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* A graphic novel titled ''Param Vir Chakra by Amar Chitra Katha'' dedicated their 5th story written by Sahil Rizwan and drawn by Rakesh C S in 2015 | * A graphic novel titled ''Param Vir Chakra by Amar Chitra Katha'' dedicated their 5th story written by Sahil Rizwan and drawn by Rakesh C S in 2015 | ||
* A graphic novel titled ''Param Vir Chakra Piru Singh'' by Roli Books written by Ian Cardozo and drawn by Rishi Kumar in 2019 | * A graphic novel titled ''Param Vir Chakra Piru Singh'' by Roli Books written by Ian Cardozo and drawn by Rishi Kumar in 2019 | ||
[[File:162497336308CHM-Piru-Singh.jpg|center|thumb|950x950px|Piru Singh's statue at ''Param Yodha Sthal'', National War Memorial]] | |||
== कंपनी हवलदार मेजर (सीएचएम) पीरू सिंह, PVC (मरणोपरांत) == | |||
'''6 राजपूताना राइफल्स | भारतीय सेना''' | |||
'''अद्वितीय पराक्रम, अटूट साहस और सर्वोच्च बलिदान की अमर गाथा''' | |||
कंपनी हवलदार मेजर (सीएचएम) पीरू सिंह भारतीय सेना के उन विरले योद्धाओं में हैं, जिनका नाम सुनते ही निर्भीकता, नेतृत्व और आत्मोत्सर्ग का सजीव चित्र उभर आता है। 1947–48 के भारत–पाक युद्ध के दौरान जम्मू–कश्मीर के '''तिथवाल सेक्टर''' में, शत्रु की सुदृढ़ बंकरयुक्त स्थिति पर उन्होंने जिस एकल-वीरता से धावा बोला, वह भारतीय सैन्य इतिहास की सबसे प्रेरक कथाओं में से एक है। '''18 जुलाई 1948''' को उन्होंने राष्ट्र के लिए प्राणोत्सर्ग किया और '''परमवीर चक्र (मरणोपरांत)''' से सम्मानित हुए। | |||
=== प्रारंभिक जीवन एवं पृष्ठभूमि === | |||
पीरू सिंह का जन्म '''20 मई 1918''' को राजस्थान के '''चूरू ज़िले के रामपुरा बेरी गाँव''' में हुआ। वे अपने परिवार में सबसे छोटे थे। ग्रामीण परिवेश में पले-बढ़े पीरू सिंह में अनुशासन, परिश्रम और देशसेवा के संस्कार बाल्यकाल से ही दृढ़ थे। | |||
=== सैन्य जीवन की शुरुआत === | |||
उन्होंने '''20 मई 1936''' को मात्र 18 वर्ष की आयु में भारतीय सेना में प्रवेश किया। प्रारंभिक सेवा में वे '''10/1 पंजाब''' तथा '''5/1 पंजाब''' बटालियनों में रहे और '''द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध''' के दौरान सक्रिय सेवा निभाई। शिक्षा प्रमाणपत्र (फर्स्ट क्लास) प्राप्त कर वे '''लांस नायक (1940)''' बने। | |||
'''सितंबर 1941''' में वे पंजाब रेजिमेंटल सेंटर में प्रशिक्षक नियुक्त हुए और '''मई 1945''' में '''कंपनी हवलदार मेजर''' के पद पर पदोन्नत हुए। स्वतंत्रता के पश्चात सेना के पुनर्गठन में उन्हें '''6 राजपूताना राइफल्स''' में तैनाती मिली—एक ऐसी रेजिमेंट, जिसकी परंपरा साहस और शौर्य से ओतप्रोत है। | |||
=== 1947–48 का भारत–पाक युद्ध: तिथवाल की निर्णायक लड़ाई === | |||
'''तिथवाल घाटी''' में स्थित '''दारापारी''' की ऊँची पहाड़ी पर शत्रु ने मशीनगन और बंकरों के साथ मज़बूत मोर्चाबंदी कर रखी थी। '''17/18 जुलाई 1948''' की रात, '''डी कंपनी''' को इस दुर्गम लक्ष्य पर आक्रमण का आदेश मिला। | |||
आक्रमण के दौरान जब प्लाटून को भीषण मशीनगन आग का सामना करना पड़ा और अनेक जवान हताहत हुए, तब '''सीएचएम पीरू सिंह''' ने अग्रिम पंक्ति में रहकर नेतृत्व संभाला। | |||
* उन्होंने शत्रु की पहली मशीनगन पोस्ट पर अकेले धावा बोला। | |||
* गंभीर रूप से घायल होने के बावजूद आगे बढ़ते रहे और निकट से शत्रु को निष्क्रिय किया। | |||
* दूसरी खाई पर पहुँचकर उन्होंने पुनः ग्रेनेड और संगीन से शत्रु को परास्त किया। | |||
* चेहरे पर घाव और रक्तस्राव के बावजूद उनका संकल्प अडिग रहा। | |||
* तीसरे बंकर पर आक्रमण करते समय वे घातक गोली से वीरगति को प्राप्त हुए, पर उनके फेंके ग्रेनेडों ने शत्रु की स्थिति ध्वस्त कर दी। | |||
उनकी इस '''एकल-वीरता''' ने आक्रमण को निर्णायक बढ़त दिलाई और भारतीय टुकड़ियों की सफलता सुनिश्चित की। | |||
=== परमवीर चक्र (मरणोपरांत) === | |||
सीएचएम पीरू सिंह के '''अतुलनीय साहस, नेतृत्व और आत्मोत्सर्ग''' के लिए उन्हें '''परमवीर चक्र (मरणोपरांत)''' प्रदान किया गया। यह सम्मान भारतीय पैदल सेना की सर्वोच्च वीर परंपरा का उज्ज्वल प्रतीक है। | |||
=== स्मारक एवं सम्मान === | |||
* '''राष्ट्रीय युद्ध स्मारक, नई दिल्ली''' के ''परम योद्धा स्थल'' पर उनकी प्रतिमा/उल्लेख। | |||
* '''झुंझुनूं (राजस्थान)''' में उनकी प्रतिमा स्थापित। | |||
* '''आर्मी पोस्टल सर्विस''' द्वारा '''18 जुलाई 1977''' को प्रथम-दिवस आवरण जारी। | |||
* '''शिपिंग कॉर्पोरेशन ऑफ इंडिया''' द्वारा कच्चा तेल टैंकर '''MT “Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, PVC”''' नामांकित। | |||
=== विरासत === | |||
कंपनी हवलदार मेजर पीरू सिंह का जीवन यह संदेश देता है कि '''नेतृत्व पद से नहीं, संकल्प से जन्म लेता है'''। अकेले, घायल अवस्था में, शत्रु के सुदृढ़ मोर्चों पर धावा बोलना—यह केवल वीरता नहीं, बल्कि राष्ट्र के प्रति सर्वोच्च समर्पण है। उनकी शहादत आने वाली पीढ़ियों के लिए साहस, कर्तव्य और बलिदान का अमर मानक है। | |||
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