Lieutenant Arvind Singh is an Indian naval officer, who was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra in 1987.
Singh attended the prestigious La Martiniere College in Lucknow, India. In 1987 he was an officer in the Indian Marines special forces (later MARCOS).
As a cadet at the Naval Academy, Cochin, Arvind Singh was awarded the President's Gold Medal for best cadet in 1980. A meritorious naval officer, he was soon selected for the BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition School)/ SEAL course at San Diego, USA, and emerged from the course with flying colours.
He was thereafter deployed to Sri Lanka with the IPKF (Indian Peace Keeping Forces) at the helm of the newly raised Indian Marine Special Forces or IMSF (later MARCOS). As part of the Operations conductd by the IMSF in Sri Lanka he was awarded India's second highest Gallantry award, the Maha Vir Chakra, thereby becoming one of only nine as well as the youngest ever recipient from the Indian Navy. The following is the citation of the MVC awarded to Lt Singh:
Jhoom Le Jhoom Le Jhoom Le
(Jhoom Jhoom Jhoom 3 Jhoom Le) 2
(Pal Do Pal Ki Jindagi Hai, Pal Do Pal Tu Jhoom Le
Ghum Hajaaro Chand Khushi Hai, Har Khushi Ko Chum Le) 2
Daal Baahon Mein Baahein Ghoom Le
(Jhoom Jhoom Jhoom 3 Jhoom Le) 2
Bring It On, Of The Night, O Come On O He Hey
Dance With Me, Just Do It Over Now, Baby Come On
(Katara Katara Jindagi Ka Mastiyon Mein Dhaalake
Bhulake Har Ghum Pite Hai Har Khushi Ki Chaal Pe) 2
(Jhoom Jhoom Jhoom 3 Jhoom Le) 2
Aa Re Aa Aaja Kareeb Aaja Jaaneja
Meherbaan Banake Habiba Ja Hamnava
(Teribaatein Jaam Ban Gayi, Main Sharaabi Ho Gaya
Dekhate Hi Dekhate Mausam Gulaabi Ho Gaya) 2
(Jhoom Jhoom Jhoom 3 Jhoom Le) 2
Pal Do Pal Ki Jindagi Hai, Pal Do Pal Tu Jhoom Le
Ghum Hajaaro Chand Khushi Hai, Har Khushi Ko Chum Le
Daal Baahon Mein Baahein Ghoom Le
(Jhoom Jhoom Jhoom 3 Jhoom Le) 4