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  1. The Param Vir Chakra ( PVC) is India 's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. [5] [6] Param Vir Chakra translates as the "Supreme Wheel of Bravery", and the award is granted for "most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy". As of January 2018, the medal has been awarded 21 ...

  2. Aug 21, 2023 · Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran was an Officer of the Indian Army who was awarded the highest gallantry award the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military decoration, for his bravery. On 25 November 1987, when Major Ramaswamy was returning from a search operation in Sri Lanka. Late at night, his column was ambushed by a group of militants.

  3. Oct 24, 2020 · Param Vir Chakra Award is the highest gallantry award in the country. The best day to remember, pay homage, and celebrate the best and bravest soldiers independent India has produced is on the 26 ...

  4. About US. Post-independence, first three gallantry awards namely Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra were instituted by the Government of India on 26th January, 1950 which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August, 1947. Thereafter, other three gallantry awards i.e. Ashoka Chakra Class-I, Ashoka Chakra Class-II and Ashoka ...

  5. Major General Amarnath Sharma received India s first and highest wartime gallantry medal, Param Vir Chakra, on behalf of his brave son. CITATION . Maj Somnath Sharma 4 KUMANON (IC-521) On 3 November 1947, Major Somnath Sharma’s company was ordered on a fighting patrol to Badgam in the Kashmir Valley . He reached his objective at first light on 3 November and took up a position south of Badgam at 1100hours. ... His father, Mr. G.L. Batra, received the award from the President of India, on ...

  6. Major Somnath Sharma. Major Somnath Sharma was the first person to be honoured with the Param Vir Chakra Award as he was martyred while staving off an enemy attack on the Badgam aerodrome in ...

  7. Jan 5, 2023 · The Param Vir Chakra was introduced on January 26, 1950, on the first Republic Day, and Major Somanth Sharma, from the Kumaon regiment, was the first winner. Since then, every young army member has wished to receive the same honor. But as of 2022, only 21 people had been given the Param Vir Chakra award.

  8. Aug 17, 2020 · List of All Param Vir Chakra Awardees in India. Here's a look at what they have done to win what's arguably the highest honour of the country. 1. Maj. Somnath Sharma ( 1st winner of Param Vir Chakra ) 4 Kumaon|Badgam, Kashmir|November 3, 1947. bharatmatamandir.in. Major Somnath Sharma was the first person to receive the Param Vir Chakra Award. Major Sharma, with a broken arm, staved off enemy attacking on Badgam aerodrome and Srinagar.

  9. The website gives details of the Chakra Series awardees i.e., Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra. The portal contains information such as name, unit, year, citations and photographs of awardees till date. The Ministry of Defence would welcome any feedback or suggestion for further ...

  10. m.jagranjosh.com › general-knowledge › list-of-paramvir-chakra-awardees-1401787932-1List of Param Vir Chakra Awardees - Jagran Josh

    Jan 23, 2023 · Param Vir Chakra is the India's highest military decoration awarded for the bravest of brave act of valor and self sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. List of Param Vir Chakra awardees or ...

  11. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vir_ChakraVir Chakra - Wikipedia

    The Vir Chakra (pronunciation: ʋ iː ɾ a tʃ a kɾa, lit. 'wheel of bravery') is an Indian wartime military bravery award presented for acts of gallantry on the battlefield, on land or in the air or at sea. [3] It is third in precedence in wartime gallantry awards and comes after the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.

  12. The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. On 26 January 1950, celebrated as Republic Day of India, the PVC was instituted as a Gallantry Medal with retrospective effect from 15 August 1947 by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the then President of India.The Medal ...

  13. On its reverse, it shall have embossed Param Vir Chakra both in Hindi and English with two lotus flowers between Hindi and English. The fitting will be swivel mounting. Ribbon: Plain purple coloured ribbon. Bar: If any recipient of the Chakra again performs such an act of bravery, as makes him or her eligible to ... . 3000/- and each bar to the decoration will carry the same amount of monetary allowance as admissible to the original award with effect from 01.01.1996. Know The IAF; Career;

  14. Dec 29, 2022 · History of Param Vir Chakra and the List of Param Vir Chakra Alive Winners . The Param Vir Chakra has been awarded 21 times since its inception on 26 January 1950. 16 of all the Param Vir Chakra awards were awarded for acts of bravery during Indo-Pakistani wars or conflicts. 20 of the Param Vir Chakra awardees were from the Indian Army and only 1 of the Param Vir Chakra winners were from the Indian Air Force.

  15. Jan 23, 2023 · Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's effort to create a forever memory of our Param Vir Chakra Awardees is very encouraging for all the three forces. He said that today, the 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is being celebrated as Parakram Divas across the country. On this occasion, it has also been decided to make a memorial for Netaji at Subhas Dweep in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where he stayed during the freedom movement. ...

  16. Param Vir ChakraP. ram Vir Chakra The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy, similar to the British Victoria Cross, US Medal of Honor, or French Legion of Honor or Russian Cross o. f St. George.[2] It can be, and often has been, awar.

  17. For displaying the most conspicu ous valour and for his supreme sacrifice, he was posthumously awarded the highest war time Gallantry Award of the land ie, 'Param Vir Chakra' during Operation 'Cactus Lily' during the Indo-Pak War of 1971.

  18. About US. Post-independence, first three gallantry awards namely Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra were instituted by the Government of India on 26th January, 1950 which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August, 1947. Thereafter, other three gallantry awards i.e. Ashoka Chakra Class-I, Ashoka Chakra Class-II and Ashoka ...

  19. May 14, 2024 · Param Vir Chakra translates as the “Wheel of the Ultimate Brave”, and the award is granted for “most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy”. As of January 2018, the medal has been awarded 21 times, of which 14 were posthumous and 16 arose from actions in Indo-Pakistani conflicts. Of the 21 awardees, 20 have been from the ...

  20. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bana_SinghBana Singh - Wikipedia

    Awards: Param Vir Chakra: Children: 1: Signature: Captain Bana Singh PVC (born 6 January 1949) is an Indian soldier and a recipient of the nation's highest gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra. As a Naib Subedar in the Indian Army, he led the team that wrested control of the highest peak on the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir from Pakistani forces as part of Operation Rajiv.

  21. Jul 23, 2009 · Indian soldiers who won Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra for their bravery in combat during the Kargil war. Param Vir Chakra - Captain Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles, Posthumous - Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles, Posthumous - Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles - Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers. Maha Vir Chakra - Major Vivek Gupta, 2 Rajputana Rifles, Posthumous

  22. Jan 26, 2023 · The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India’s Highest Military Decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valor during Wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates as the “Wheel of the Ultimate Brave”, and the award is granted for “Most Conspicuous Bravery in the Presence of the Enemy”.. India’s then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru entrusted the implementation of the Param Vir Chakra to Major General Hira Lal Atal, the first Indian adjutant general of India.

  23. 3 days ago · List of 11 Kargil heroes India will always be proud of 1. Captain Vikram Batra ( Param Vir Chakra, Posthumous) (13 JAK Rifles). He was born on 9 September 1974, in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh to ...

  24. Jul 21, 2022 · Param Vir Chakra translates as the “Wheel of the Ultimate Brave”, and the award is granted for “most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy”. As of January 2018, the medal has been awarded 21 times, of which 14 were posthumous and 16 arose from actions in Indo-Pakistani conflicts. Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is the highest ...

  25. Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey (Param Vir Chakra, Posthumous) (1/11 Gorkha Rifles) He was born on 25 June 1975 at Rudha village, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India to Shri Gopi Chand Pandey (Father) and ...

  26. 1 day ago · Capt Vikram Batra, known for 'yeh dil maange more,' captured Points 5140 and 4875 before his martyrdom on July 7, 1999, earning the Param Vir Chakra. His heroism inspired his father, Girdhari Lal ...

  27. 6 days ago · The ancient Duggar region has produced many of India's bravest warriors and earned the highest number of gallantry awards in the annals of the Indian Armed Forces ... Both won Param Vir Chakra ...

  28. receipt of Gallantry Awards. i.Param Vir Chakra ii.Ashok Chakra iii.Maha Vir Chakra iv.Kirti Chakra v.Vir Chakra vi.Shaurya Chakra vii.Sena, Nau Sena, Vayu Sena Medal viii.Mention in Despatches ix.President’s Police Medal for Gallantry x.Police Medal for Gallantry Priority VI: Wards of Ex-Servicemen. Priority VII:Wives of i.