Vijay Kumar Berry

Brigadier Vijay Kumar Berry, MVC is a retired officer of the Indian Army who served with the Parachute Regiment, and was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. The award was made for his actions immediately after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, for his conspicuous gallantry and outstanding leadership while leading a company of the 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment in an assault on a Pakistani defensive position that remained inside Indian territory. He retired from the army as a brigadier and lives in New Delhi.

Early life and family Vijay Kumar Berry was born on 26 June 1938 in Amritsar, in the British province of Punjab, the son of Shri Om Prakash Berry. He attended Sherwood College in Nainital, Uttarakhand, and St. Edward's School, Shimla before entering the National Defence Academy from which he went on to attend the Indian Military Academy. His wife's name is Klran, and they have two daughters: Manika, born in 1969; and Rashmi, born in 1972. The award was promulgated on Independence Day in 1972. and now lives in New Delhi.