Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above captain in armies and air forces, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. From Wikipedia
Six Kirti Chakras and 33 Shaurya Chakras, including 11 posthumous awards, were conferred at Rashtrapati Bhavan for acts of extraordinary bravery in peacetime operations.
