# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kuldip-singh-chandpuri
# Generated: 2026-08-15T11:03:07.225Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kuldip-singh-chandpuri"
name: "Kuldip Singh Chandpuri"
slug: "kuldip-singh-chandpuri"
description: "Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, was a decorated Indian Army officer. He is known for his bravery and leadership in the Battle of Longewala during the India–Pakistan war of 1971, for which he was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, the second highest Indian military decoration, by the Indian government. The 1997 Hindi film Border was based on the battle, with his role played by Sunny Deol. He was a councillor in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation from 2006 to 2011."
tagline: "Recipient of Maha Vir Chakra (1940-2018)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Kuldip_Singh_Chandpuri.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
birthDate: "1940-11-22"
deathDate: "2018-11-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.15
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.991838666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AA_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80"
    title: "कुलदीप सिंह चांदपुरी"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuldip_Singh_Chandpuri"
    title: "Kuldip Singh Chandpuri"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%A6%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%AA_%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%98_%E0%AA%9A%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%A6%E0%AA%AA%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%80"
    title: "કુલદીપ સિંઘ ચાંદપુરી"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF"
    title: "குல்தீப் சிங் சந்த்புரி"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AA_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80"
    title: "कुलदीप सिंह चांदपुरी"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%AA_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%98_%E0%A8%9A%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80"
    title: "ਕੁਲਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਚੰਦਪੁਰੀ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6442891"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump