National Bravery Award

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Ceremony date 23 January 2017

Winners Shivani Gond, Shivani Gond, Geeta Chopra Award, Geeta Chopra Award, Tejasweeta Pradhan, Tejasweeta Pradhan, Geeta Chopra Award, Geeta Chopra Award, Sumit Mamgain, Sumit Mamgain, Sanjay Chopra Award, Sanjay Chopra Award, Tarh Peeju, Tarh Peeju, Bharat Award, Bharat Award, H Lalhriatpuii, H Lalhriatpuii, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Roluahpuii, Roluahpuii, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Tushar Verma, Tushar Verma, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Payal Devi, Payal Devi, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Adithyan MP Pillai, Adithyan MP Pillai, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Tankeswar Pegu, Tankeswar Pegu, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Binil Manjaly, Binil Manjaly, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Siya Vamansa Khode, Siya Vamansa Khode, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Praful Sharma, Praful Sharma, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Moirangthem Sadananda Singh, Moirangthem Sadananda Singh, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Mohan Sethy, Mohan Sethy, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Naman Beniwal, Naman Beniwal, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Anshika Pandey, Anshika Pandey, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Nisha Dilip Patil, Nisha Dilip Patil, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Akshita Sharma, Akshita Sharma, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Thanghilmang Lunkim, Thanghilmang Lunkim, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Shivampet Ruchitha, Shivampet Ruchitha, Geeta Chopra Award, Geeta Chopra Award, Arjun Singh, Arjun Singh, Sanjay Chopra Award, Sanjay Chopra Award, Gaurav Kawduji Sahastrabuddhe, Gaurav Kawduji Sahastrabuddhe, Bharat Award, Bharat Award, Shivansh Singh, Shivansh Singh, Bharat Award, Bharat Award, Aromal SM, Aromal SM, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Rakeshbhai Shanabhai Patel, Rakeshbhai Shanabhai Patel, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Ramdinthara, Ramdinthara, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Abinash Mishra, Abinash Mishra, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Chongtham Kuber Meitei, Chongtham Kuber Meitei, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Kashish Dhanani, Kashish Dhanani, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Muhammad Shamnad, Muhammad Shamnad, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Mohit Mahdenrda Dalvi, Mohit Mahdenrda Dalvi, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Abhijit KV, Abhijit KV, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Sarwanand Saha, Sarwanand Saha, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Sai Krishna Akhil Kilambi, Sai Krishna Akhil Kilambi, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Dishant Mehndiratta, Dishant Mehndiratta, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Joena Chakbraborty, Joena Chakbraborty, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Nilesh Revaram Bhil, Nilesh Revaram Bhil, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Beedhovan, Beedhovan, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Nithin Philip Mathew, Nithin Philip Mathew, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Gunjan Sharma, Gunjan Sharma, Geeta Chopra Award, Geeta Chopra Award, Devesh Kumar, Devesh Kumar, Sanjay Chopra Award, Sanjay Chopra Award, Resham Fatma, Resham Fatma, Bharat Award, Bharat Award, Monika, Monika, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Rumoh Meto, Rumoh Meto, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Riya Chaudhary, Riya Chaudhary, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Aqil Mohammad N K, Aqil Mohammad N K, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Anjith P, Anjith P, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Hiral Jitubhai Halpati, Hiral Jitubhai Halpati, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Midhun P P, Midhun P P, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Ripa Das, Ripa Das, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Zeal Jitendra Marathe, Zeal Jitendra Marathe, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Rajdeep Das, Rajdeep Das, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Stevenson Lawriniang, Stevenson Lawriniang, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Ashwini Bandu Ughade, Ashwini Bandu Ughade, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Gaurav Kumar Bharti, Gaurav Kumar Bharti, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, L Brainson Singh, L Brainson Singh, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Labhanshu, Labhanshu, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, G Tooldev Sharma, G Tooldev Sharma, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Mhonbeni Equng, Mhonbeni Equng, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Kumari Maleka Singh Tak, Kumari Maleka Singh Tak, Geeta Chopra Award, Geeta Chopra Award, Shubam Santosh Chaudari, Shubam Santosh Chaudari, Sanjay Chopra Award, Sanjay Chopra Award, Kumari Mahika Gupta, Kumari Mahika Gupta, Bharat Award, Bharat Award, Kumari Mausmi Kashyap, Kumari Mausmi Kashyap, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Sanjay Navasu Sutar, Sanjay Navasu Sutar, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Aryan Raj Shukla, Aryan Raj Shukla, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Akshay Jairam Roj, Akshay Jairam Roj, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Renu, Renu, Geeta Chopra Award, Geeta Chopra Award, Gajendra Ram, Gajendra Ram, Sanjay Chopra Award, Sanjay Chopra Award, Tarang Atulbhai Mistry, Tarang Atulbhai Mistry, Bharat Award, Bharat Award, Vijay Kumar Sainik, Vijay Kumar Sainik, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Hali Raghunath Baraf, Hali Raghunath Baraf, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Akanksha Gaute, Akanksha Gaute, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, Devansh Tiwari, Devansh Tiwari, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Suhail KM, Suhail KM, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Koroungamba Kuman, Koroungamba Kuman, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Mebin Cyriac, Mebin Cyriac, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Viswendra Lohkna, Viswendra Lohkna, General National Bravery Award, General National Bravery Award, Sapna Kumari Meena, Sapna Kumari Meena, General National Bravery Award, General 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Meet the 25 winners of the national bravery awards

Those are a set of awards given annually to about 25 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). The award was instituted in 1957.

National Bravery Award Stories of 25 Children Who Received the National Bravery Award

Special report story of bravehearts who won national bravery awards 2016

Details of the award

The National Bravery Awards consist of five categories, which are listed below.

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. 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. 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. In 2009, the Government of India announced it was reserving some seats in medical, engineering and polytechnic colleges for the winners of the awards.

History

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On Gandhi Jayanti day, 2 October 1957, India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was watching a performance 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 Mehra, 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 honour brave children from all over the country. The first official National Bravery Awards were presented to Harish Chandra and one other child on 4 February 1958, by Prime Minister Nehru, and the ICCW ( Indian Council for Child Welfare) has continued the tradition ever since. 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. The Bharat Award was established in 1987, and the Bapu Gaidhani Award was established in 1988.

National Bravery Award Kids who won National Bravery Awards Photogallery Times of India

In 2001, Scholastic published a commemorative book featuring the winners of the 1999 National Bravery Awards. The book was entitled Brave Hearts.

Selection process

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 30 September to be eligible for selection.

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

The awards are typically announced on November 14, coinciding with Children's Day, or in January of the following year. The presentation ceremony is conducted by the Prime Minister on the eve of Republic Day. Before the ceremony, the President hosts a reception in honor of the awardees, during which they engage with the media. Additionally, on January 26, the recipients participate in the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi.

Geeta Chopra Award

1998 Anchal Grover Foiled robbery attempt.

Other recipients

1982 : Ajmal Khan Gauhar (Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh)

1985: Abdhesh Kumar Gupta, (Etah, Uttar Pradesh).

1993: M Pavitra 6 years (Bhopal Madhya Pradesh/Native K Keeranur, Oddanchatram Taluk/Settled at Chennai, Tamil Nadu). Youngest awardee.

1987: Vikas D. Satam (Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra), Saurabh Oberoi(Posthumous, SriGanganagar, Rajasthan)and Savottam Jeevan Raksha Padhak 1988;Shantanu Oberoi(SriGanganagar,Rajasthan,ICCW-Rajasthan 1988)

1990: Prashant Singh (Rewa, Madhya Pradesh), Prabhakar (Uttar Pradesh).

1994: Nilesh Umale,(12)(Vidarbha, Maharashtra)

2000: Richa Tiwari,(Sagar, Madhya Pradesh) Saved her sister Mansi from drowning into a pond.

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).

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).

2003: Chuneshwari Kothalis, Ramsadharan (Chhattisgarh), 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).

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.

2005:Master Sarath sabu, Km. Divya TV, Late Master Shibu T (all from Kerala), Master Laxman (Chhattisgarh), 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).

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 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 Srivastava, Kum Ankita Ashok Bhosle (all from Maharashtra), Km. Paonam Babyrose Devi (Manipur), Km. Pooja Kabadwal (Uttaranchal), Master Rahul Chaurasia (Uttar Pradesh).

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).

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). 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.

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).

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).

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).

2012: Ramdinthara (Mizoram, posthumous), 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), Sameep Anil Pandit (Maharashtra), Viswendra Lohkna (Uttar Pradesh), Satendra Lohkana (Uttar Pradesh), Pawan Kumar Kanaujiya (Uttar Pradesh), Mahika Sharma (Assam) Stripleaseman Mylliem (Meghalaya), Sapna Kumari Meena (Rajasthan), Suhail KM (Karnataka).

Note: Many others who have received these awards are not listed in this due to the unavailability of the complete information about them.

References

National Bravery Award Wikipedia

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