Narendra chaudhary (nicknamed "Steel Man") ( gu, નરેન્દ્ર સિંહ ચૌધરી; 1968 - 12 May 2016), was an
Indian army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...
Bomb defusing expert, who had defused more than over 256 bombs in his career.
Native place
He belonged to a small village
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...
in
Pali district
Pali district is a district in Rajasthan, India. The city of Pali is its administrative headquarters.
History
In 120 AD, during the Kushana Age, King Kanishka conquered the Rohat and Jaitaran areas, parts of today's Pali district. Until the ...
of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
. He joined Indian army early in his young age and was serving the nation till he demised on his duty, defusing another bomb.
Achievement
In his career, he defused more than 256 bombs, thus saving thousands of lives in Naxal affected areas, which are heavily mined by Naxalites. He used to walk over 50 km without water or food in the difficult terrain of central India, never in his career got ill, his friends used to call him "Steel Man" (સ્ટીલ મેન).
Personality
When asked about weakness of Narendra Chaudhary, the Jawans said "He had only one weakness- a cup of tea". Narendra Singh was so fearless that when it come to diffuse bombs he keep whole team away from bomb and himself took risks. Because of his such abilities he was always in Hit list of Naxalites.
References
External links
Narendra Chaudhary Who Diffused 256 Bombs Alone Is No More Alive
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People from Pali district
Bomb disposal personnel
Indian Army personnel