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The Sanjay and Geeta awards are given to a boy and a girl for acts of bravery. [6] The Bharat Award was established in 1987, and the Bapu Gaidhani Award was established in 1980. In 2001, Scholastic published a commemorative book featuring the winners of the 1999 National Bravery Awards. The book was entitled Brave Hearts. [3]
They were honored by the National Bravery Award by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Republic Day 26 January 2003. The President Dr. Abdul Kalam awarded them the President's Medal for Gallantry the same year. This story was incorporated as a chapter 'Sibling Gallantry' in the English textbook of Class IX in Maharashtra. [1]
Captain Vikram Batra pronunciation ⓘ, PVC (9 September 1974 – 7 July 1999) was an Indian Army officer.He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the highest Indian military decoration, for his actions during the Kargil War; on 7 July 1999, Batra was killed while fighting Pakistani troops around Area Ledge, Point 4875, in the Kargil district of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir.
Georgia, now 31, plunged into the water and twice fought off the reptile to save her twin sister, an extraordinary act of bravery for which she is now receiving the King’s Gallantry Medal.
[5] [6] 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 [update] , the medal has been awarded 21 times, of which 14 were posthumous and 16 arose from actions in Indo-Pakistani conflicts .
Judy Blume to receive lifetime achievement award for 'Bravery in Literature' January 11, 2024 at 11:58 AM NEW YORK (AP) — Judy Blume's latest honor is a new prize named for a former first lady.
Subedar Major [1] [2] Sanjay Kumar PVC (born 3 March 1976 [3]) is an Indian Junior Commissioned Officer, and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military award for his exemplary bravery during Kargil War. [4] He is the only PVC awardee who is currently serving.
The four-year-old, who started primary school in September, has made regular hospital visits for check-ups and treatments including cryotherapy (cold therapy), laser and chemotherapy injections.