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National Bravery Award
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National Bravery Award
(Rashtriya Veerta Puruskar)
Award Information
Typecivilian
Categorychildren between age 6 and age 18
Instituted1957
Last awarded2014 (for the year 2013)
Total awarded871 children (618 boys and 253 girls)
[1]
Awarded byGovernment of India; Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW)
The
National Bravery Awards are a set of awards given annually to about 24
Indian children for "meritorious acts of bravery against all odds." The awards are given by the
Government of India and the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW).
[2] The award was instituted in 1957.
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Details of the award[edit]
The National Bravery Awards consist of five categories, which are listed below.
[3]
- The Bharat Award, since 1987
- The Sanjay Chopra Award, since 1978
- The Geeta Chopra Award, since 1978
- The Bapu Gaidhani Award, since 1988
- General National Bravery Awards, since 1957
The awards are given to children who were between the ages of six to eighteen when they committed their acts of bravery.
[4] The award includes a medal, a certificate, and a cash prize. The Bharat Award winner gets a gold medal, while the rest get a silver medal.
[5] Each child is also given financial assistance to complete his or her schooling, as a part of ICCW's sponsorship program, under the Indira Gandhi scholarship scheme.
[6][7] In 2009, the Government of India announced it was reserving some seats in medical, engineering, and polytechnic colleges for the winners of the awards.
[8]
History[edit]
On October 2, 1957, India's first prime minister,
Jawaharlal Nehru, was watching a performance at Delhi's
Ramlila ground, at the
Red Fort. During the performance, a short circuit caused a fire to break out in a
shamiana (decorated tent). Harish Chandra, a 14-year old
scout, promptly took out his knife and ripped open the burning tent, saving the lives of hundreds of trapped people. This incident inspired Nehru to ask the authorities to establish an award to honor brave children from all over the country. The first official National Bravery Awards were presented to Harish Chandra and one other child on February 4, 1958, by Prime Minister Nehru,
[9][10] and the ICCW has continued the tradition ever since.
[11]
The Sanjay Chopra Award and the Geeta Chopra Award were established in 1978, in memory of two
Chopra children who lost their lives while confronting their kidnappers. The Sanjay and Geeta awards are given to a boy and a girl for acts of bravery.
[12] The Bharat Award was established in 1987, and the Bapu Gaidhani Award was established in 1988.
In 2001, Scholastic published a commemorative book featuring the winners of the 1999 National Bravery Awards. The book was entitled
Brave Hearts.
[9]
Selection process[edit]
Each year, the ICCW receives applications for the National Bravery Award. These applications come from official agencies such as local and district governments, school authorities, and councils for child welfare. The applications must be received by September 30 to be eligible for selection.
[4]
Awardees are selected by a committee constituted by the ICCW. This committee consists of representatives from leading government and non-government organizations, such as the secretariats of the president and the vice-president, the Central Social Welfare Board, the
Indian Police,
All India Radio,
Doordarshan, the National Bal Bhavan,
SOS Children's Villages of India,>
Ceremony[edit]
The awards are usually announced on 14 November,
Children's Day, or in January the following year, and later presented by the prime minister on the eve of the
Republic Day, and prior to this the
President hosts a reception in their honour, where the children meet the media.
[13] On 26 January, the awardees take part in the
Republic Day Parade at
Rajpath, New Delhi.
[12][14]
List of awardees[edit]
Bharat Award[edit]
YearNameNotesAgeIndian state of origin
1995Subhash KumarSaved 4 year old from drowning.11 yearsGaya, Uttar Pradesh
1996VardhanaConfronted armed robber and helped police.8 years
Bihar
2000Sunil SinghConfronted armed militants who had attacked their village.11 years
Jammu & Kashmir
2000Robert CruiserConfronted armed militants who had attacked their village.
[15]13 years
Jammu & Kashmir
2000Sunil Chand (Rajwar)Saved a little child of 6 year from human-eating panther.16 years
Uttarakhand
2001Surjeet SinghFought a night-long battle with a group of 40 militants who had surrounded their village.18 years
Jammu & Kashmir
2001Amrik SinghFought a night-long battle with a group of 40 militants who had surrounded their village.
[16]20 years
Jammu & Kashmir
2002Chinmay SharmaFoiled a robbery on a Mumbai train.7 years
Maharashtra
2002
Charu SharmaSustained knife injuries, while trying to foil a robbery on a Mumbai train.11 years
Maharashtra
2002Shambhavi RayFought two men on a motorcycle, and foiled their attempt to steal her mother's purse.13 years
Delhi
2003C. Vanlalhruaia (posthumously)Lost his life fighting the
dacoits.17 years
Mizoram
2005Ratul Chandra RabhaChased the militants who killed their school teacher (subsequently one of the militants was caught).17 years
Assam
2005Rituparna BoroChased the militants who killed their school teacher (subsequently one of the militants was caught).15 years
Assam
2007BabitaSaved several school mates from drowning when their school bus fell into the Western Yamuna canal.17 years
Haryana
2007AmarjeetSaved several school mates from drowning when their school bus fell into the Western Yamuna canal.15½ years
Haryana
2008
No Award
2009Gaurav Singh SainiSaved 50-60 people in the
2008 stampede at the
Naina Devi temple
[17]13 years
Haryana
2010
No Award
2011Kapil Singh Negi (posthumously)Helped younger schoolmates cross a flooded stream during rains and landslide.
[18][19]15 yrsUttarakhand
2012Tarang Atulbhai MistrySaved four people from drowning in
Narmada River [1]17 yrsGujarat
2013Kumari Mahika GuptaSaved her brother from floods at Kedarnath (Uttarakhand).
[20]8.5 yrsDelhi
Sanjay Chopra Award[edit]
YearNameNotesAgeIndian origin
2000Prince Kumar and Ashish KumarConfronted armed robbers._12 years
2001Rajput HiraniSaved building fire._9 years
Hariyana
2002Moneesh MohanSaved two children from drowning.10 years
Dubai
2003Riyaz AhmedLost his hands and a foot in an effort to save a child from a train accident.9 years
Uttar Pradesh
2004Harry ChaudhryReceived several stab wounds on his stomach while trying to save his sister from assailants knife.13 years
Delhi
2005Sanmesh KalyanpurSaved his sister from drowning during Mumbai Floods.14 years
Mumbai
2006V Teeja Sai (posthumously)Lost his life while trying to rescue some fellow students in river Munneru in Krishna district._ years
Andhra Pradesh
2006C V S Durga Dondieswar (posthumously)Lost his life while trying to rescue some fellow students in river Munneru in Krishna district._years
Andhra Pradesh
2007Yuktarth ShrivastavaSaved his 11-month old sister from stray dogs, who attacked them.6 years
Chhattisgarh
2008Saumik MishraSingle-handedly fought with two goons who entered his home for theft.15 years
Uttar Pradesh
2009Karan NishadSaved five people from drowning.11 years
Uttar Pradesh
2010Priyanshu JoshiSingle-handedly fought off a leopard which attacked his sister on their way to school.10 years
Uttarakhand
2011Om Prakash YadavSaved schoolmates from a burning van.12½ yrsUttar Pradesh
2012Gajendra RamSaved a child from drowning in well.
[1]11 1/2 yearsChhattisgarh
2013Shubam Santosh ChaudariSaved two children when their school van caught fire.
[20]17Maharashtra
Geeta Chopra Award[edit]
YearNameNotesAgeIndian state of origin
2000Heena BakshiFoiled robbery attempt.13 years
Haryana
2001Prem KanwarLost life while trying to rescue four other children from drowning.13 years
Rajasthan
2002Guddiben Kalubhai MasherSaved an infant’s life by fighting a wild animal.13 years_
2003Ramseena R.M.Lost her leg while trying to save a young girl from a speeding car.12 years
Kerala
2004Boya GeethanjaliFor fighting seven armed
Naxalites at Ananthapuram village, securing the release of a woman Member of Legislative Assembly they were trying to abduct, and forcing the Naxalites to flee.12 years
Andhra Pradesh
2005Seidalyne MawtyllupFor saving her three month old sister from a blazing house.10 years
Meghalaya
2006Vandana YadavFor fighting three local goons single-handedly, suffering 17 stab wounds, and later turning up to identify culprits in the police station.13 years
Uttar Pradesh
2007LalrempuiiFor resisting her rapist even though she lost her life in the bargain.14 ½ years
Mizoram
2008Prachi Santosh SenSaved four children from electrocution, suffering severe burns to the left hand.10 years
Madhya Pradesh
2009Maibam Prity DeviSaved several lives when she rushed and threw away a grenade hurled at her family-owned shop by miscreants, herself hit by exploding splinter.10 years
Manipur[21]
2010Jismi PMSaved lives of a nine-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl from drowning in a river.13 years
Kerala
2011Mittal Mahendrabhai PatadiyaFaced armed robbers and foiled a robbery attempt.13 years
Gujarat
2012RenuExposed physical and psychological abuse at her shelter home.
[1][22]18 yrsNew Delhi
2013Kumari Maleka Singh TakDisplayed rare grit and determination in fighting off her molesters.
[20]16 yrsRajasthan
Bapu Gaidhani Award[edit]
YearNameNotesAgeIndian state of origin
2001Andy Fernandes, Ashwini Kamath, Shruthi Ullal, Sridevi DamodarThe girls together saved 18 of their classmates from drowning when a boat capsized.14 – 15 years
Karnataka
2002Sweety Pandey 10 years
Dhanajay Ramrao Ingole 13 years
Rinku Burman 13 years
2003Vivek Purkayastha
[23]Bravely fought with the
dacoits.14 years
Assam
Asit Ranjal Sama (posthumously)Lost life while trying to save other children from drowning.17 years
Orissa
Lalramdinthara (posthumously)Lost life while trying to save other children from drowning.15 years
Mizoram
2004N. Kandha Kumar (posthumously)Saved two of his schoolmates by pulling them off the school van, stuck at a level-crossing; died while trying to save another.11 years
Tamil Nadu
Master Lalthanzawna 11 years
Mizoram
Majda alias BabliSaved several children between age 3–6 years, from drowning in the Ganges canal.11 years
Uttarakhand
2005Dugi alias MinatiRevolted against child marriage.14 years
Orissa
C SusheelaRevolted against child marriage.14 years
Orissa
Mahesh KumarSaved an 11 year old girl from the jaws of a tiger.15 years
Uttarakhand
2006Asma Ayyub KhanHelped move 35-40 children of her institution to a safe place, during 2005 Mumbai floods.13½ years
Maharashtra
Sushila GurjarFought against the social evil of child marriage.13 years
Rajasthan
Shilpa JanbandhuParticipated in an anti-
naxalite movement, Salwa Judum, despite threats.15 years
Chhattisgarh
2007Raipalli VamsiSaved five girls from drowning,by diving into the in Nagavali river thrice.12 years
Andhra Pradesh
Boney SinghSaved two boys from drowning in a water tank near Sagolband Meino Leirak, Imphal West-I.16½ years
Manipur
Amol Aghi (posthumously)Lost his life in chasing robbers in Geeta colony, Panipat.15 years
Haryana
2008Asu KanwarDisplaced amazing courage in standing up against child marriage.14 years
Rajasthan
Kavita Kanwar (posthumously) and Seema KanwarSaved their friends from an accidental fire; Kavita lost her life in this accident.16 years
Chhatisgarh
2009Ranu Mishra (posthumously)Lost her life while saving her brother and his friend from drowning
[24]10 years
Uttar Pradesh
Deepak Kumar Kori (posthumously)Died while trying to save a girl from drowning as villagers looked on.12 years
Uttar Pradesh
Vijith VSaved four children from drowning in river Kallada.16 years
Kerala
Narendrasinh SolankiSaved his father from a crocodile in Dhadhar river.17 years
Gujarat
2010Vishnudas K.Saved two children from drowning.17 years
Kerala
Moonis KhanSaved an old man from a railway accident.15 years
Madhya Pradesh
Ipi BasarRescued his paralysed 70-year-old aunt and 7-year-old cousin after her village caught fire.16 years
Arunachal Pradesh
2011Adithya Gopal (posthumously)Tried to save his friend from drowning.14 yrsArunachal Pradesh
Uma ShankarRescued victims of a bus accident.14 yrsDelhi
Anjali Singh GautamSaved her younger brother in a
naxalite attack.15 yrsChhattisgarh
2012Hali Raghunath BarafSaved her pregnant elder sister from a
panther.
[25][26]15 yrsMaharashtra
Vijay Kumar Sainik Uttar Pradesh
Akanksha GauteFought alone with 4 people following her father's bike.
[27]16 yrsChhattisgarh
2013Sanjay Navasu SutarOutstanding bravery in fighting Leopard.
[20]17.5 yrsMaharashtra
Akshay Jairam RojOutstanding bravery in fighting Leopard13 yearsMaharashtra
(Late) Kumari Mausmi KashyapSacrificed her life in trying to save a girl from drowning. She has been given the award posthumously.11 yrsUttar Pradesh
(Late) Aryan Raj ShuklaSacrificed his life in saving five lives by his sense of duty and heroic action. He has been given award posthumously.14 yrsUttar Pradesh
Other recipients[edit]
- 1985: Abdhesh Kumar Gupta, (Etah, Uttar Pradesh).
- 1993: M Pavitra 6 years (Bhopal Madhya Pradesh/Native K Keeranur, Oddanchatram Taluk, Tamil Nadu).
- 1987: Saurabh Oberoi, (SriGanganagar, Rajasthan)+ Savottam Jeevan Raksha Padhak 1988.
- 1990: Prashant Singh,(Rewa, Madhya Pradesh)
- 2001: Aakash Sabharwal (Delhi), Amrik Singh (Jammu & Kashmir) Ashwini Kamath, Andy Tenita Fernandes, Shruti Ullal, Sridevi Damodar, K.J. Kamaraju and Shilpa Satish Tamadaddi (Karnataka); Katta Trinadh and Putta Someshwar (Andhra Pradesh); Sanath (Kerala), Lalitha Devi Yadav, Mehul Sanyal (jabalpur), and Ritu Singh Tomar (Madhya Pradesh), Nijal Omprakash Patil, Narendra Shantaram Bithale, Sharvari Sudhir Mali, Mitali Khanapurkar of Maharashtra, Bhoopendra Singh Bainiwal (Rajasthan), Reshma Mohapatra from Orissa (posthumous), Nikhil (Posthumous), Lalmunsanga, Johny Lalnunfela (Mizoram).[28]
- 2002: Prithi Singh (10), Aparajit Singh (11), Swapnali Harishchandra Ghag (13), Rukaiya Begum (14), Nikky Maria Jacob (14), Jessamma George (16), Ashok Kumar Choudhary (18), Abdul Razak CM (16), Mumthaz TM (12), Balkrishna Upadhyay (17), Shreshthi Amrit Gorule (17), Naseer Khan (13) and Justin K Tom (19).[29]
- 2003: Chuneshwari Kothalis, Ramsadharan (Chattisgarh), Nitin Uttamrao Kakde, Dyaneshwar Manikrao Kakade, Raju Namdev Kakde, Satyam Mahendra Khandekar, Skiewtidaris Lyngkhoi (Meghalaya), Pratap Vikubhai Khachar (Gujarat), Neelam Rani, Sarita Tyagi, Sunita Devi Sighdoya, Swati Tyagi, Sushma Rani (Haryana), G. Kranthi Kumar, Thotakura Mahesh (Andhra Pradesh) Ram Nayan Yadav (Uttar Pradesh), Harish Rana (Uttaranchal), Ajith Kumar P.T, Saneesh K.S, Suramya U.R. (Kerala).[5][30]
- 2004:Hotilal, Km Mahima Tiwari both from Uttar Pradesh, Master Ramandeep Singh and Master Pawan Kumar of Punjab (Joint Deed), Master RK Rahul Singh of Manipur, Km Shiney TA, Master Sajan Antony, Master TP Krishna Prasad and Master Johncy Samuel all from Kerala, Master Khiangdingliana of Mizoram, Km Priyanka of Haryana, Master Gopal Singh Sondia of Madhya Pradesh, Master B Sai Kushal of Andhra Pradesh and Master Vinod R. Jain of Karnataka.[31][32]
- 2005:Master Sarath sabu, Km. Divya TV, Late Master Shibu T (all from Kerala), Master Laxman (Chattisgarh), Master Mukesh Kumar Tanwar (Madhya Pradesh), Master Puttijungshi (Nagaland), Master Nelson Karam, Km L. Pusparani Devi (both from Manipur), Master Nagarani Venkateswara Rao (Andhra Pradesh), Master Santosh Ramesh Dahe (Maharashtra).[14]
- 2006: Master Aakash Saha (New Delhi), S/O Ravi Saha & Purnima Saha was awarded for helping and donating blood at the age of 15, was taken under custody for donating blood being a minor by Delhi Police however was applauded later and awarded by Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Azad on Republic Day.
- 2006: Km. Deepa Kumari, Master Sudhir Jakhar, Master Pawan Kumar Parashar, Master Rajender Kumar (all from Rajasthan), Kumari Anita Singh Lodh (Madhya Pradesh), Master David Kino (Arunachal Pradesh), Master Michael N.George (Delhi), Master Joel Salim Jacob (Kerala), Master Parth S Sutaria, Kum. Antara Raju Srivastava, Kum Ankita Ashok Bhosle (all from Maharashtra), Km. Paonam Babyrose Devi (Manipur), Km. Pooja Kabadwal (Uttaranchal), Master Rahul Chaurasia (Uttar Pradesh).[33]
- 2007: Master Raveendra Halder, Master Ravi Kumar Jhariya, Master Awadhesh Kumar Jhariya, Master Manas Nishad (all from Chhattisgarh), Master Vishnu C.S., Master Bijin Babu (both from Kerala), Master Kavvampalli Rajkumar, Master Pinjari Chinigi Sab (both from Andhra Pradesh), Km. Meher Legha (Noida, UP), Master Ankit Rai, Late Master Abhishake and Late Master Suraj (all from Haryana), Master Subhash Kumar (U.P.), Km. Congress Kanwar (Rajasthan) and Master Sunil Kumar P.N. (Karnataka).[12][34]
- 2008: Master Gagan J. Murthy, Km. Bhoomika J. Murthy (Karnataka), Km. Silver Kharbani (Meghalaya), Master Yumkhaibam Addison Singh (Manipur), Master Vishal Suryaji Patil (Maharashtra), Master Shahanshah (Uttar Pradesh), Km. Dinu K.G. (Kerala), Master M. Marudu Pandi (Tamil Nadu), Km. Anita Kora, Km. Rina Kora (West Bengal), Km. Manjusha A (Kerala), Km. Kritika Jhanwar (Rajasthan), Km. Hina Quereshi (Rajasthan), Master Manish Bansal (Haryana) and Master Rahul (New Delhi).[35][36] For the first time, an award-winner's real name was withheld, as he identified the men who planted bombs on Barakhamba Road in New Delhi, during 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings, and helped police make sketches of the suspects.[6]
- 2009: Uddesh R. Ramnathkar (Goa); Zonunsanga and Lalrammawia (Mizoram); Sujith R., Amal Anthony, Krishnapriya K. and Sujith Kumar P. (all from Kerala); Dijekshon Syiem (Meghalaya); Thoi Thoi Khumanthem (Manipur); Vaishaliben Sambhubhai Solanki (Gujarat); Rekha Kalindi, Sunita Mahato and Afsana Khatun, (all from West Bengal); and Yogesh Kumar Jangid (Rajasthan).[37][38]
- 2010: Kalpana Sonowal and Rekhamoni Sonowal (Assam), Rahul Kurrey and Parvati Amlesh (Chhattisgarh), Anoop. M. and Raj Narayanan (Kerala), Rohit Maruti Mulik (Maharashtra), Md. Nurul Huda (Manipur), Freedy Nongsiej and Lovelystar K. Sohphoh (Meghalaya), Lalmawizuali (Mizoram), Gurjeevan Singh (Punjab), Late Km. Chhampa Kanwar and Shrawan Kumar (6yrs) (Rajasthan), Bibek Sharma (Sikkim), Uttam Kumar (Uttar Pradesh), Late Km. Shruti Lodhi (Uttarakhand) and Sunita Murmu (West Bengal).[39][39][40][41][42]
- 2011: Yandam Amara Uday Kiran and Suthrapu Shiva Prasad (Andhra Pradesh), Ranjan Pradhan and Km. Sheetal Sadvi Saluja (Chhattisgarh), Km. Divyaben Mansangbhai Chauhan (Gujarat), Sandesh P Hegde and Km. Sindhushree B.A. (Karnataka), Mohammed Nishadh V.P., Anshif C.K. and Sahsad K (Kerala), Johnson Tourangbam and Kshetrimayum Rakesh Singh (Manipur), Late C. Lalduhawma (Mizoram), Km. Prasannta Shandilya (Orissa), Dungar Singh (Rajasthan), G. Parameswaran (Tamil Nadu), Late Km. Lovely Verma (Uttar Pradesh) and Late Km. Saudhita Barman (West Bengal).[19]
- 2012: Ramdinthara (Mizoram, posthumous),[22] Devansh Tiwari (Chhattisgarh), Mukesh Nishad (Chhattisgarh), Lalrinhlua (Mizoram), E. Suganthan (Tamil Nadu), Ramith.K, (Kerala), Mebin Cyriac (Kerala), Vishnu MV (Kerala), Koroungamba Kuman (Manipur, 7 yrs),[22] Sameep Anil Pandit (Maharashtra), Viswendra Lohkna (Uttar Pradesh), Satendra Lohkana (Uttar Pradesh), Pawan Kumar Kanaujiya (Uttar Pradesh), Stripleaseman Mylliem (Meghalaya), Sapna Kumari Meena (Rajasthan), Suhail KM (Karnataka).[43][44]
