D. P. K. Pillay
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Colonel (Dr.) Divakaran Padma Kumar (DPK) Pillay, SC (born 12 August 1967) is a former Indian Army officer. He was severely wounded in counter insurgency operations in Longdi Pabram village, a hamlet in the remote Tamenglong district of Manipur in India's northeast, where he saved the lives of 2 children - a boy named Dingamang Pamei and a girl named Masebiliu Pamei, despite his injuries.[2][3][4] He shot into prominence recently when he undertook the journey back to the village where he was wounded in the firefight and subsequently for delivering development and humanitarian activities to the village in the remote district of Tamenglong.[5][6]
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Divakaran Padma Kumar Pillay | |
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Born | (1967-08-12) 12 August 1967 (age 57) |
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Unit | Brigade of the Guards |
Awards | Shaurya Chakra[1] |
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