Mohindar Singh Chopra
Mohindar Singh Chopra | |
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| Born | 12, January, 1908 Amritsar, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 1990 New Delhi, India |
| Allegiance | British India India |
| Service | British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1928–1956 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Frontier Force Regiment ("Piffers") Royal Fusiliers 7th Rajput Regiment Persia and Iraq Command Fourteenth Army Jullundur Brigade 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) Assam Regiment 20th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | Afghan Civil War (1928-1929) Burma Campaign Anglo-Iraqi War North African Campaign Partition of India Korean War |
| Relations | Pushpinder Singh Chopra (son) |
| Other work | Ambassador of India to Philippines Ambassador of India to Taiwan Director of National Institute of Sports, Patiala |
Major General Mohindar Singh Chopra (1907–1990) was an Indian Army General Officer who was known for being in charge of stopping the Partition Riots in both corners of India; Punjab and Bengal. He stopped riots and genocides from taking place through military force.
As the Brigadier he was responsible for a voluntary flow of migration. He had managed to do a referendum in Sylhet, East Pakistan and stopped riots in Amritsar-Lahore along with the rest of Punjab after the Partition of the British Indian Army. His main achievement was the rehabilitation of the partition's refugees and making sure that the Indian Army remained a controlled and orderly force during the times of violent communalism across India. After retirement from the Indian Army he became India's Ambassador to the Philippines. Later, he became Director, National Institute of Sports, Patiala.