Talk:Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)

RfC: Correct Spelling?
Even in official sources, there are two different spellings of this award. Either 'Ashok' or 'Ashoka'  Chakra. Even among wikipedia articles, spelling often switches from one to the other.

Should one spelling be chosen over the other? What is the proper course of action for purposes of Wikipedia articles? Myopia123 (talk) 16:08, 12 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment - I would suggest using one way of spelling and sticking with it throughout the whole article and any mentioning of it elsewhere on Wikipedia. What do the majority of RS use? Whatever spelling most sources use, use that spelling. Then, it would be worth noting in the article that it has been alternatively spelt elsewhere. Meatsgains (talk) 23:15, 16 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Ashoka Similar to the above, consistency throughout the article with the alternate as a redirect and explained in the lede as an alternate spelling. It is less important that it's consistent throughout other wikipedia articles as long as they all link here. I went for Ashoka because a quick google count and scan of sources seemed to favour Ashoka Chakra slightly (about 6/13 Ashok and 7/13 Ashoka although this gap would widen if you ignore all the sources quoting the Wikipedia Article). SPACKlick (talk) 09:04, 18 September 2014 (UTC)


 * AFAIK, Ashoka is the Sanskrit pronunciation, while Ashok is the Hindi pronunciation. Stick with one as per SPACKlick above. -  Cwobeel   (talk)  01:02, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
 * See also Ashoka Chakra -  Cwobeel   (talk)  01:06, 6 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Ashoka is what I prefer. This is the spelling most commonly used in government websites and media. The Public Information Broadcasting ministry which publishes the citations also uses this spelling. -- Xrie (talk) 07:00, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

--BjKa (talk) 13:26, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Moved the Article. Ashoka Chakra was already taken. Didn't like "Award", which was also not consistent with Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra so I decided on "(military decoration)" for disambiguation purposes.
 * Changed all necessary "Ashok"s in the Article to "Ashoka".
 * Referenced the alternate spelling in the lede.

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Name left off your list of Ashoka Chakra decoration recipients (year 1952)
There appears to be a name missing from the 1952 recipients of the Ashoka Chakra. My father, the late Major A.T. Stephenson was presented with his medal by Madam Pandit in London during 1952 - see Wikipedia page which includes a photograph of this presentation. <ref/ref. I have his medal and the accompanying citation, also the letter from the permanent under Secretary of State which was sent out on the 11th February 1952 informing my father that he was being presented with this medal.109.147.73.61 (talk) 18:24, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello there. While I couldn't find the name of Major A. T. Stephenson in the official govt. website at http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees/ashoka-chakra, I did find out his name in the list for Shaurya Chakra awardees at http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees/shaurya-chakra. Are you sure the medal was Ashok Chakra and not Shaurya Chakra? —Sarvatra (talk, contribs) 05:13, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Shri Takhat Singh
Per Ashoka Chakra Recipients, by Rashmi Aggarwal, Takhat Singh's Ashoka Chakra was a posthumous award. 104.153.40.58 (talk) 03:34, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅  - Jay Talk 05:24, 12 June 2021 (UTC)