Who are the gallantry award winners of India?
Who are the gallantry award winners of India?
Major Somnath Sharma. Param Vir Chakra.
How many gallantry awards are there in India?
Types of Gallantry awards Post-independence, first three gallantry awards namely the Param Vir Chakra, the Maha Vir Chakra and the Vir Chakra were instituted by the Government of India on 26th January, 1950 which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August, 1947.
Who are the winners of gallantry awards?
List of Gallantry Award Winners 2022
| Indian Army | |
|---|---|
| Rank and Name | Regiment |
| Dilip Malik, Deputy Commandant | 205 CoBRA Battalion |
| Anirudh Pratap Singh, Assistant Commandant | 54 Battalion |
| Ajeet Singh, Head Constable/GD Commandant (Posthumous) | 204 CoBRA Battalion |
Who got Param Vir Chakra 2021?
Winners Of Param Vir Chakra Award Honoured By President Kovind. Honorary Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav: Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers (Retd). He is the youngest person to win the Param Vir Chakra award.
Is Ashok Chakra a gallantry award?
The ASHOKA CHAKRA award for gallantry was instituted by the President of India on 04 Jan 1952 in three categories, namely, Class One, Class Two and Class Three. For Most conspicuous bravery, or some act of daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice otherwise than in the face of the enemy.
Which is biggest award in India?
Bharat Ratna
‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian Award of the country, was instituted in the year 1954. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour.
Who won 2021 gallantry?
1. Vir Chakra – Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman. Indian Air Force pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistan F-6 jet in Balakot, was awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Is Arjuna award a gallantry award?
The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one of the central characters of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India.
Why Ashoka Chakra has 24 spokes?
All the 24 spokes of the Dharma chakra are the representation of the 24 rishis of the Himalayas in which Vishvamitra is first and Yajnavalkya the last. The chakra signifies that there is life in movement and death in stagnation. It represents the dynamism of a peaceful change. India should not resist the change.
Who got 1st Bharat Ratna of India?
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Bharat Ratna Award List 1954 to 2022
| Recipient | Awarded In |
|---|---|
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (First recipient of Bharat Ratna Award) | 1954 |
| C. V. Raman (First recipient of Bharat Ratna Award) | 1954 |
| Bhagwan Das | 1955 |
| M. Visvesvaraya | 1955 |