Captain Harshan Radhakrishnan Nair,[2] AC (15 April 1980 – 20 March 2007) was an officer in the Indian Army serving in the elite 2nd Battalion of the Para (Special Forces) also known as "Predators".

[3][4][5] He was killed after being shot in the thigh and neck in an encounter with Harkatul Mujahideen terrorists in the Chhoti Margi area of Lolab in Jammu and Kashmir during an operation on 20 March 2007.

He served as Cadet Captain at Sainik School, during his standard XII (1996–97) and is noted for a performance as 'Brutus' during a stage play on 'Julius Caesar' during the Annual day celebrations.

Captain Harshan, while leading a small team, observed suspicious movement in the MT-3245 area.

[8] Harshan was given the nation's highest peacetime gallantry award Ashoka Chakra for his exceptional courage, fighting spirit and supreme sacrifice.