India Honours and decorations

Gallantry Param Vir Chakra Maha Vir Chakra Vir Chakra Ashoka Chakra Kirti Chakra Shaurya Chakra Sena Medal Navasena Medal Vayusena Medal Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... The Maha Vir Chakra medal The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is the second highest military decoration in India and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. ... Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battle field. ... This article is about Ashoka Chakra, an award. ... Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. ... Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. ... Sena Medal Awarded to members of the army, of all ranks, for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Army. ...

Distinguished Service Param Vishisht Seva Medal Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Wound Medal Yudh Seva Medal Awarded for a high degree of distinguished services in an operational context. ... This page provids details on the Indian Military Wound Medal. ...

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The Param Vir Chakra is an Indian military decoration given for valour in combat operations. It is India's highest military honor. The name is sometimes abbreviated as PVC. Literaly, Param Vir means Bravest of the Brave (Sanskrit: Parama = Highest; Vīra (Pronounced veer) = Brave; Chakra = wheel but it can also mean medal, depending to the context). It is pronounced Param Vīr and not Parama Vīra because of a modern North Indian convention of not pronouncing word-final unstressed vowels (schwas)). Equivalent awards are the Medal of Honor in the United States and the Victoria Cross in the United Kingdom. A military decoration is a decoration given to military personnel or units for heroism in battle or distinguished service. ... Courage is the ability to confront fear in the face of pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation. ... Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम् ; pronunciation: ) is an Indo-European classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ... A map showing North India North India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ... Vowels Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel. ... Three different versions of the Medal of Honor are awarded: one each for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ...

Param Vir Chakra

The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is the highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. It may be awarded posthumously and, indeed, most of the awards have been posthumous. This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... Posthumous means after death. ...

Provision was made for the award of a bar for second (or subsequent) awards of the Param Vir Chakra. To date, there have been no such awards. Award of the decoration carries with it the right to use P.V.C. as a postnominal abbreviation.

The award also carries a cash allowance for those under the rank of second lieutenant (or the appropriate service equivalent) and, in some cases, a cash award. On the death of the recipient, the pension is transferred to the widow until her death or remarriage. The paltry amount of the pension has been a rather controversial issue throughout the life of the decoration. By March 1999, the stipend stood at Rs. 1500 per month. In addition, many states have established individual pension rewards that far exceeds the central government's stipend for the recipients of the decoration. A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

The PVC was established on 26 January 1950, by the President of India, with effect from 15 August 1947, and presently it is the second highest award of the government of India after Bharat Ratna (amendment in the statute on 26 January 1980 resulted in this order of wearing). January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Bharat Ratna is Indias highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Design

The medal was designed by Mrs. Savitri Khanolankar (born Eva Yuonne Linda Maday-de-Maros to a Hungarian father and Russian mother) who was married to an Indian Army officer. By coincidence, the first Param Vir Chakra was awarded to her son-in-law, Major Som Nath Sharma for his bravery in the Kashmir operations in November 1947. He died while evicting Pakistani infiltrators and raiders from Srinagar Airport. This was when India and newly-formed Pakistan had the first war over the Kashmir issue. Mrs. ... The Indian Army (भारतीय सेना Hindi: Bharatiya Sena) is the land force of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting land-based warfare. ... Major Somnath Sharma, PVC. The painting incorrectly depicts him wearing the 1947-48 General Service Medal, which was not instituted till years after his death Major Somnath Sharma, PVC (b. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani administration. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Srinagar (Hindi: श्रीनगर, Urdu: سرینگ, Kashmiri: سِرېنَگَ सिरीनगर) , is the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India, and is situated in the valley of Kashmir. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani administration. ...

The medal is a circular bronze disc with a 1-3/8 inch (approximately 3.5 centimetre) diameter. In the center, on a raised circle, the state emblem. Surrounding this, four replicas of Indra's Vajra (the all-powerful mythic weapon on the ancient Vedic god of war). The decoration is suspended from a straight swiveling suspension bar. It is named on the edge. Assorted ancient bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A centimetre (US: centimeter) is a factor of the SI unit of length: there are one hundred centimeters in the base unit of measure, the metre. ... Padmasambhava holds the vajra in his right hand. ...

On the rear, around a plain center, two legends separated by lotus flowers. The words Param Vir Chakra are written in Hindi and English. Hindi (हिन्दी or हिंदी in Devanāgarī), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in Northern and Central India is an official language of the central government of India. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The decoration is suspended from a straight swiveling suspension bar.

Ribbon of the Param Vir Chakra

The ribbon which holds the Param Vir Chakra is of 32 mm length and purple in colour. The award carries a cash allowance for those under the rank of second lieutenant (or the appropriate service equivalent) and, in some cases, a cash award. Subedar Major Bana Singh of the Eighth Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry was the only serving personnel of the Indian defence establishment with a Param Vir Chakra till the Kargil operations. Image File history File links PVC_ribbon. ... Image File history File links PVC_ribbon. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... Naib Subedar Bana Singh was born on 6th January 1949, at Kadyal, Jammu and Kashmir During June 1987, the 8th Jammu & Kashmir LI, was deployed in the Siachen area. ... The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. ... Kargil was a part of Gilgit-Baltistan before 1947, but now is a town in the Indian-controlled Kashmir. ...

The medal was designed to symbolise Rishi Dadhichi who donated his thigh bones to gods for making Vajra, and contains an image of Shivaji's sword Bhawani on the other side.

Decorated personnel

The Param Vir Chakra has been awarded to:

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Gallery of Param Vir Chakra Receipients

Lance Naik Albert Ekka Image File history File linksMetadata Albert_Ekka. ... Albert Ekka,(born 27 December 1942-died 3 December 1971), Zari village, Ranchi district, Jharkhand State, India, was enrolled in the 14 Guards of the Indian army on 27 December 1962. ...	Lt. Col. Ardeshir Tarapore Image File history File linksMetadata Lt_Col_A_B_Tarapore. ... Lt. ...	Second Lt. Arun Khetarpal Image File history File linksMetadata Arun_Khetarpal. ... 2nd Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, PVC (1950-1971) 2nd Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal (14 October 1950 - 16 December 1971) born in Pune, Maharashtra joined the 17 Poona Horse of the Indian Army on 13 June 1971. ...	Naib Subedar Bana Singh Image File history File linksMetadata NS_Bana_Singh. ... Naib Subedar Bana Singh was born on 6th January 1949, at Kadyal, Jammu and Kashmir During June 1987, the 8th Jammu & Kashmir LI, was deployed in the Siachen area. ...
Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid Image File history File linksMetadata Abdul_Hamid. ... Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, PVC Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid was the son of Usman. ...	Major Dhan Singh Thapa Image File history File linksMetadata Major_Dhan_Singh_Thapa. ... It has been suggested that Major_Dhan_Singh_Thapa be merged into this article or section. ...	Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria Image File history File linksMetadata Capt_GS_Salaria. ... Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, was born on 29 November 1935, in Gurdaspur, Punjab . ...	Major Hoshiar Singh Image File history File linksMetadata Lt_Col_Hoshiar_Singh. ... Category: ...
Naik Jadu Nath Singh No file by this name exists; you can upload it. ... Naik (or Nayak) (Nk) was the equivalent rank to Corporal in the British Indian Army, ranking between Lance Naik and Havildar. ... Image:Nk Jadunath Singh. ...	Subedar Joginder Singh Image File history File linksMetadata Sub_Joginder_Singh. ... Subedar Joginder Singh Subedar Joginder Singh (26 September 1921, in Faridkot, Punjab - 23 October 1962) was a commander in the Indian Army. ...	Lance Naik Karam Singh Image File history File linksMetadata LNK_Karam_Singh. ... Lance Naik Karam Singh, PVC Lance Naik Karam Singh was born on 15 September 1915, in Barnala, Punjab . ...	Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey Image File history File linksMetadata Capt_Manoj_Pandey. ... Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey,PVC Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey was the son of Gopi Chand Pandey, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-Uttar Pradesh, who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his courage and leadership during in adverse times. ...
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon Image File history File links Flying_Officer_Nirmal_Jit_Singh_Sekhon. ... Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon was born on July 17, 1943. ...	Major Rama Raghoba Rane Image File history File linksMetadata Major_RR_Rane. ... Major Rama Raghoba Rane, PVC Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane, was born on 26 June 1918 at Chendia, Karnataka. ...	Major Ramaswamy Parmeshwaran Image File history File linksMetadata Major_R_Parameswarn. ... Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, was born on 13 th September 1946, in Bombay, Maharashtra. ...	Rifleman Sanjay Kumar Image File history File linksMetadata RFN_Sanjay_Kumar. ... Rifleman Sanjay Kumar Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles, was the leading Scout of a team tasked to capturing Area Flat Top on 04 July 1999 being held by Pakistani-backed militants. ...
Major Som Nath Sharma Image File history File linksMetadata Major_Somnath_Sharma. ... Major Somnath Sharma, PVC. The painting incorrectly depicts him wearing the 1947-48 General Service Medal, which was not instituted till years after his death Major Somnath Sharma, PVC (b. ...	Captain Vikram Batra Image File history File linksMetadata Capt_Vikram_Batra. ... Captain Vikram Batra, PVC Captain Vikram Batra (September 9, 1974 - July 7, 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, Indias highest award for valour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir between India and Pakistan. ...	Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav Image File history File linksMetadata GDR_YS_Yadav. ... Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav was the leading member of Ghatak platoon that captured Tiger Hill on July 4. ...

Commemorations

Army Postal Service issued stamp (1976) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x736, 65 KB) Summary In 1976, the Army Postal Service issued a stamp commemorating the PVC. Licensing This image is of a postage stamp. ...

Individual covers, e.g. Havildar Major Piru Singh on 18 August 1977 Image File history File links Pvc02. ... This page has been deleted, and protected to prevent recreation. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Trivia

• Of the 21 awardees, 20 are from Indian Army and 1 from Indian Air Force.
• Som Nath Sharma, the first receipient of the award, was the award designer Mrs. Savitri Khanolankar's son-in-law.
• 14 of the 21 awards were posthumous.
• Grenadiers Regiment has won the most number of Param Vir Chakra awards, with 3 awards, one each for the Indo-Pakistan 1965 war, 1971 Indo-Pakistan war and the Kargil War. The Gorkha Rifles have also won 3 awards, with the 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment), 8th Gorkha Rifles and 11th Gorkha Rifles each winning one.
• The Sikh Regiment, Kumaon Regiment, 17th Poona Horse and Jammu and Kashmir Rifles has won 2 awards.
• The highest to be awarded a Param Vir Chakra is that of a Lieutenant Colonel. Lt. Col. Ardeshir Tarapore, thus, had the highest rank to get this award.
• It is supposed to have one of the most rigorous selection systems.

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External links

• Indian Army Website on PVC winners from Indian Army
• Interesting information on Savitri Khanolankar
• Good article on PVC
• Bharat Rakshak Website on PVC
• Indian Army Trivia