Manish Pitambare
Indian army officer
About Manish Pitambare
Lived 1975 – 2006 (aged 30–31).
Major Manish Pitambare KC was an Indian Army officer who posthumously received the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry decoration.
Education After obtaining his Secondary School Certificate with marks of almost 90%, Pitambare joined the Services Preparatory Institute (SPI) in Aurangabad, Maharashtra and then prepared for the National Defence Academy (NDA). He went on to join the NDA in Pune, and went on to the Indian Military Academy (IMA). He commissioned into the Indian Army in 1996. He was made a Major before the age of 31.
In January 2007, Pitambare was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry award.
Personal life Pitambare married his wife Mughda in 2003 and the couple had a daughter, Yukta, in 2005.
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Who was Manish Pitambare?
Indian army officer
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Manish Pitambare was born in 1975.
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Manish Pitambare died on 27 November 2006 in Kashmir.
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