Param Vir Chakra

Param Vir Chakra

Param Vir Chakra is India’s one of the highest gallantry awards which is awarded to the bravest who has fought for his nation without caring for his own life and security. Along with other awards it holds great honour which has been the ambition of every defence person who is fighting for the pride of his nation.

Param Vir Chakra which honoured to the one whose most conspicuous bravery or some daring and pre eminent acts of valour or self sacrifice, in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, in the sea or in air, which saved his nation's pride was introduced along with the Victoria Cross and other gallantry awards was formally introduced in 26th January 1950 which is to be personally received from the Indian President. The second highest award which is handed over to the enlisted personals of Indian Military is Maha Vir Chakra

Param Vir Chakra was designed by Savitri Khanolkar, born as Eva Yuonne Linda Maday-de-Maros with Hungarian father and Russian mother married to Vikram Khanolkar , an officer of Indian National Army. The medal which is a circular bronze disc with 1.375 inches in diameter holds the state emblem at the centre on a raised circle. Surrounded with colourful ribbons the metal short of the symbol is a piece of metal which has been decorated with the signs of Vajra (thunderbolts) which shall serve the purpose of Param vir Chakra. The Param Vir Chakra of present day is supposed to reflect the great mysterious weapons of the Vedic origin which should as effective as the Amogha Astra( unfailing weapons) used by Indra to kill Vitra , the demon of drought, to release the water for the benefit of people. Formally introduced on the republic day of India this award is one the great prides of Indian Military forces which shall grant Rs 1500 pm to its recipients.

Param Vir Chakra has included the most valuable soldiers of India every year. Along with others who received Param Vir Chakra due to their exemplary fearless fight in Kargil in 1999; Major Somnath Sharma who was the first recipient of Param Vir Chakra and Captain Vikram Batra who received the award during his fight in Kargil, belonged to the same village from the state of Himachal Pradesh. The others have been enlisted in the following table.

Number	Name	Regiment	Date	Place
IC- 521	Major Somnath Sharma	4th battalion, Kumaon Regiment	11/3/1947	Badgam, Kashmir
IC- 22356	Lance Naik Karam Singh	Ist battalion, Sikh regiment	10/13/1948	Kashmir
SS-14246	Second Lieutenant Rama Raghobe Rane	Corps of engineers	4/8/1948	Kashmir
27373	Naik Jadu Nath Singh	Ist battalion, Rajput regiment	February 1948	Kashmir
2831592	Company Havildar major Piru Singh Shekhawat	6th regiment Rajputana rifles	7/17/1948 - 7/18/1948	Kashmir
IC-8497	Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria	3rd battalion Gurkha rifles	12/5/1961	Congo
IC-7990	Major Dhan Singh Thapa	Ist battalion , 8th Gurkha rifles	October 1962	Ladakh India
JC-4547	Subedar Joginder Singh	Ist battalion , Sikh regiment	October 1962	Northeast Frontier Agency India
IC-7990	Major Shaitan Singh	13th battalion, Kumaon Regiment	November 1962	Rezang la
2639885	Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid	4th battalion, The grenadiers	September 1965	Chima Khem Karan sector
IC- 5565	Lieutanent Colonel Ardeshir Burzoji Tarapore	17th Poona Horses	October 1965	Sialkot sector , Pakistan
4239765	Lance Naik Albert Ekka	14th battalion, Brigades of the gaurds	December 1971	Ganga sagar
10877 F(P)	Flying officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon	No.18 Squardon, Indian Air Force	December 1971	Srinagar, Kashmir
IC- 25067	2/ lieutanent Arun Khetrapal	17th Poona Horses	December 1971	Shakargarh sector
IC -14608	Major Hoshiyar Singh	3rd battalion , The grenadiers	December 1971	Shakargarh sector
JC-155825	Naib Subedar Bana Singh	8th battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry	6/23/1987	Siachin glacier Jammu and Kashmir
IC 32907	Major Ramaswamy Paramesharan	8th battalion, Mahar regiment	November 1987	Srilanka
IC- 56959	Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey	Ist battalion, 18th Gurkha rifles	7/3/1999	Kargil Kashmir
2690572	Grenedier Yoginder Singh Yadav	18th battalion, The Grenadiers	7/4/1999	Kargil Kashmir
13760533	Rifleman Sanjay Kumar	13th battalion Jammu and Kashmir rifles	7/5/1999	Kargil Kashmir
IC- 57556	Captain Vikram Batra	13th battalion, Jammu and Kashmir rifles	7/6/1999	Kargil Kashmir

Thus, Param vir chakra reminds us about the glorious fights fought by these legendary personalities who not only saved the nation's boundaries but also represent the braveness with which every Indian has been groomed and trained who understand no compromises in case bravery.

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