patriotism, has fallen a victim to communal fanaticism. Brigadier Usman's brave example will be an abiding source of inspiration for Free India". Memorial Usman is buried in the Okhla cemetery near the Jamia Millia Islamia campus in New Delhi. Film directors Upender Sood and Ranjan Kumar Singh produced a film on Brigadier Usman's life. In 2020, photos of the grave's defaced headstone were widely circulated and triggered outrage on social media. This led several Army veterans to condemn the dishonour done to his memory, ultimately leading the Army to initiate the restoration of the vandalised grave. His birth centenary was celebrated in 2012 by the Indian Army at Jhangar, Jammu and Kashmir. A Paramotor Expedition was organized by Gorkha Training Centre in the memory of Brigadier Usman. See also Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 List of recipients of Maha Vir Chakra Battle of Nowshera References Bibliography 1948 deaths Indian military personnel killed in action 20th-century Indian Muslims Recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra People from Azamgarh district 1912 births People from Uttar Pradesh British Indian Army officers Indian Army personnel of World War II