As the country celebrates 75th anniversary of Independence, a rare medal awarded to a late air force officer and being zealously guarded by his family at his home in Moothakunnam has also turned 75.
The silver medal inscribed with August 15, 1947, on one side and the name T.K. Chandran and his number in the defence force, 18565, remains a prized possession of the family. In fact, it forms part of a rare collection of four medals received by the late officer, the other three precedes the country’s Independence and bear the British insignia.
“It was awarded to my late father on the same day India was declared as an independent nation. He was deployed in Jammu and Kashmir at that time,” said T.C. Premkumar, eldest son of the late defence officer.
