Dinesh Chandra Bhandary (born 4 August 1934) is a Group Captain in the Indian Air Force who was awarded the Vir Chakra, The third highest military decoration in India for the services rendered by him during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
 He originally hailed from an aristocratic Bunt family of "Kolnadu Pademane" of Mulki, India.
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, PVC (born 29 November 1935 – 5 December 1961) is an Indian military war hero, who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest wartime military award.
 In the 1988 television serial "Param Vir Chakra" by Chetan Anand, Captain G.S. Salaria was played by actor Brando Bakshi.
The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) (literally "great warrior medal") is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.
 It replaced the British Distinguished Service Order (DSO).
 The medal may be awarded posthumously.
Ajjamada Boppayya Devayya was the only Air Force Officer to be awarded the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) posthumously so far.
 The Maha Vir Chakra is the second highest wartime gallantry award and is less in precedence only to the Param Vir Chakra.
 During the 1965 India-Pakistan War, Sqn Ldr A B Devayya (called 'Wings of Fire') was part of a strike mission (on the Pakistani airbase Sargodha) when he was attacked by an enemy aircraft.
 He shot down the enemy pursuer's plane but in the process his aircraft was damaged and he went missing.
 Presumably he died in Pakistani territory.
 23 years later, in 1988, he was posthumously awarded the retrospective MVC award for this feat in the 1965 conflict.
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the liberation war in East Pakistan, from 3 December 1971 to the fall of Dacca (Dhaka) on 16 December 1971.
 The war began with preemptive aerial strikes on 11 Indian air stations that led to the commencement of hostilities with Pakistan and Indian entry into the war of independence in East Pakistan on the side of Bengali nationalist forces.
 Lasting just 13 days, it is one of the shortest wars in history.
Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield.
 It replaced the British Distinguished Service Cross (DSC), Military Cross (MC) and Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC).
 Award of the decoration carries with it the right to use Vr.C.
 as a postnominal abbreviation (note the care to distinguish this abbreviation from that for the Victoria Cross (V.C.).
 It is third in precedence in the war time gallantry awards and comes after the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.
Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav PVC is a soldier and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Indian army.
 He was awarded the highest military honour in India, Param Vir Chakra, for his 4 July 1999 action during the Kargil War.
 Aged 19 when he received the decoration, he is recorded as the youngest person to ever be awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
Trevor Keelor, VrC, (8 December 1934 – 27 April 2002) was an officer of Indian Air Force who participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
 He was honoured with a number of medals including the Vir Chakra and the Vayu Sena Medal.
 He had an elder brother, Denzil, who was also honoured for his service in the Indian Air Force.
 Both brothers have a Vir Chakra for the same feat of shooting down Pakistan Air Force F-86 Sabre fighters.
 It was the first time two brothers have received Vir Chakras for the same reason.
Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi, AVSM, , VrC, SM is a serving Officer in the Indian Army.
 He was the commanding officer of the 13th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles during the Kargil War.
 For his part in the Operation Vijay, he was awarded the Vir Chakra.
 He was also the commanding officer of Captain Vikram Batra and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, both of whom were awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
 Since Kargil, he has also been awarded the Sena Medal and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal.
 He has also served as the head of an Indian Armed Forces delegation to strengthen ties with China and hold direct talks with the PLA and was the Indian Army officer in charge of China-related and border issues.
 He is currently the Director General Infantry at the Army Headquarters.
Major General Kulwant Singh Pannu, MVC (Punjabi: ਕੁਲਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਪੰਨੂ ) was an officer of the Indian Army and a recipient of the Maha Vir Chakra.
 He was initially commissioned as an officer in the 3 Gorkha Rifles in 1952, and joined the Parachute Regiment in 1957 after completing the paratrooper officers' course.
 Pannu is most famous for having led 2 Para in the famous Tangail Airdrop to capture the Poongli Bridge over the River Jamuna on 11 December 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
 The battalion was airdropped near Tangail (now in Bangladesh) and tasked to cut off the 93 Brigade of Pakistani Army which was retreating from the north to defend Dhaka and its approaches.
 For his conspicuous gallantry and leadership, Pannu was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra.

Question: Dinesh Chandra Bhandary was awarded the Vir Chakra, for his service during a war that lasted for how many days ?
Answer: 13 days