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which was established during his term as
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of the Technical Group of the East Indian Railway was awarded the
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in the 1950s when he served in that country under the
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347:"IN MEMORIAM — FATEH CHAND BADHWAR (1900-1995)"
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312:. 19 October 1995. Archived from
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306:"OBITUARY: F. C. Badhwar"
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758:. 9 September 1955
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405:My Days With Nehru
353:on 10 January 2013
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