The Bharat Award is one of the five civilian awards presented in India, under the National Bravery Awards category. The first Prime Minister of India, Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru came up with the idea of presenting National Bravery Awards to the brave children of India, in the year 1957. The Bharat Award is considered to be one of the most prestigious among all the five National Bravery Awards and it was first introduced in the year 1987. The award is given to the Indian children under the age of 16 years, for showing meritorious acts of bravery against all odds. The award is also given to the children, who have shown outstanding deeds of bravery and selfless sacrifice. Since 1987, several brave children have won the Bharat Award and the Bharat Awardees are always appreciated as the most courageous citizens of India.
| Year |
Name |
Notes |
Age |
Indian state of origin |
| 2000 |
Sunil Singh |
Confronted armed militants who had attacked their village. |
12 years |
Jammu & Kashmir |
| 2000 |
Mukesh Kumar |
Confronted armed militants who had attacked their village. |
13 years |
Jammu & Kashmir |
| 2001 |
Surjeet Singh |
Fought a night-long battle with a group of 40 militants who had surrounded their village. |
18 years |
Jammu & Kashmir |
| 2001 |
Amrik Singh |
Fought a night-long battle with a group of 40 militants who had surrounded their village. |
20 years |
Jammu & Kashmir |
| 2002 |
Chinmay Sharma |
Foiled a robbery on a Mumbai train. |
7 years |
Maharashtra |
| 2002 |
Charu Sharma |
Sustained knife injuries, while trying to foil a robbery on a Mumbai train. |
11 years |
Maharashtra |
| 2002 |
Shambhavi Ray |
Fought two men on a motorcycle, and foiled their attempt to rob her mothers purse. |
13 years |
Uttar Pradesh |
| 2003 |
C. Vanlalhruaia (posthumously) |
Lost his life fighting the dacoits. |
17 years |
Mizoram |
| 2005 |
Ratul Chandra Rabha |
For chasing the militants who killed their school teacher, subsequently one of the militants was caught. |
17 years |
Assam |
| 2005 |
Rituparna Boro |
For chasing the militants who killed their school teacher, subsequently one of the militants was caught. |
15 years |
Assam |
| 2007 |
Babita |
For saving several school mates from drowning, when their school bus fell into the Western Yamuna canal. |
17 years |
Haryana |
| 2007 |
Amarjeet |
For saving several school mates from drowning, when their school bus fell into the Western Yamuna canal. |
15½ years |
Haryana |
| 2008 |
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