Harsh Uday Singh Gaur

Harsh Udai Singh Gaur (1 July 1953 – 29 November 1994) was an Indian military officer posted as commanding office of 10 Bihar Regiment.

Army career
Gaur was born in 1953 in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh. His father's name was Rajendra Singh Gaur. He completed his education in his hometown and graduated in 1972 from C.M Nehru college. Gaur joined the Officers Training Academy in September 1973 and became a commissioned officer of Bihar Regiment on 12 May 1974. He also joined in Defence Services Staff College and served as an instructor in the infantry school. Gaur was posted as the Lieutenant Colonel of 10 Bihar Battalion deployed at Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir in 1994.

Operation Baramulla
On 29 November 1994, his unit received information from the intelligence sources about 10 to 12 terrorists in Dajipura village of Baramulla district and he planned a cordon operation in the area. He decided to lead the operation himself. While the search operation was going on, the terrorists fired at the troops. Despite heavy exchange of fire, he kept moving forward and killed three terrorists. But Gaur got seriously wounded and died.

Award
In 1995 Gaur was posthumously awarded the India's highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra for his extraordinary courage, dedication to duty and supreme sacrifice.