https://indianmasterminds.com

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Republic Day 2021: Gallantry Awards for the Brave Souls

For their determination and valor, the Government of India is honoring brave fighters of our country with the prestigious Gallantry Awards.
Indian Masterminds Stories

Gallantry Awards have been instituted by the Government of India to honor the acts of bravery and sacrifice of the officers or personnel of the Armed Forces and other lawfully constituted Forces and civilians. The wartime Chakra series awards include highest Paramvir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra and Vir Chakra. The peacetime highest gallantry awards include Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra.

On Monday, the eve of India’s 72nd Republic Day, the Union home ministry announced a list of gallantry awards which shall be honored to the brave heroes of the country who sacrificed their lives to protect the nation.

Amongst the prominent personalities who have received the award, is Col B Santosh Babu, the commanding officer of 16 Bihar regiment who along with 19 other Indian soldiers were killed in a brutal clash with the Chinese soldiers at the Galwan valley in eastern Ladakh. Posthumously, he will receive the Maha Vir Chakra – the second-highest wartime gallantry medal.

Martyred Col. B Santosh Babu

Five other Galwan Bravehearts—Naib Subedar Nuduram Soren, Naik Deepak Singh (both from 16 Bihar); Hav K Palani (81 Field Regiment) Hav Tejinder Singh (3 Medium Artillery regiment), and Sep Gurtej Singh (3 Punjab) – received the Vir Chakra, the nation’s third-highest war-time gallantry award.

They were all a part of the Indian Army’s Operation Snow Leopard which was tasked to establish a post of observation in the Galwan valley in eastern Ladakh in face of the enemy when they came under attack from the Chinese PLA troops, leading to brutal combat in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.

Others in the list of Gallantry awards include Sub Sanjiv Kumar from 4 Para who received Kirti Chakra – the nation’s second-highest peacetime gallantry award – posthumously for an anti-terror operation in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir in which his squad was to intercept and eliminate an infiltration track of Pakistan sponsored terrorists.

Subedar Sanjiv Kumar

Paratrooper Sonam Tshering Tamang, also a part of the same operation, received Shaurya Chakra for the courage and bravery he showed in the mission.

Four CRPF personnel received the Kirti Chakra but unfortunately three of them –inspector Pintu Kumar Singh and constables Shyam Narain Singh Yadava and Vinod Kumar – got it posthumously. The fourth recipient is CRPF commandant Rahul Mathur.

From the Army, two other recipients of Shaurya Chakras are Bangalore-born Maj Anuj Sood from the Brigade of Guards who received gallantry award posthumously for an anti-terror operation in Watsar forest of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, and Rifleman Pranab Jyoti Das from 6 Assam Rifle for displaying unparalleled fighting spirit in an operation in south Arunachal Pradesh.

Major Anuj Sood

Four Jammu and Kashmir police personnel – Arshad Khan, Naseer Ahmad Kolie, GM Mustafa Barah, and Bilal Ahmad Magray – posthumously received the Shaurya Chakra.

The President has approved awards of 455 gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others on the eve of 72nd Republic Day celebrations. These include one Mahavir Chakra, 5 Kirti Chakras, 5 Vir Chakras, 7 Shaurya Chakras, 4 Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 130 Sena Medal (Gallantry), one Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), and 4 Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry).


Indian Masterminds Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Related Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS
Uttarakhand Investment Festival
Scaling Growth: Amit Shah Unveils Rs1,271 Cr Projects, Marks Rs1 Lakh Cr Investment in Uttarakhand
Screenshot 2025-07-19 203523
NHRC and IGNFA Launch Human Rights Training for 2023 Batch IFS Probationers in Dehradun - Details Inside
Screenshot 2025-07-19 202337
Bihar Transport Department to Operate 150 Subsidized Buses for Festival Season Travel Across States - Details Inside
Screenshot 2025-07-19 201508
Jharkhand Officials Engage Japanese Firms to Boost Industrial Growth and Technology Collaboration
Mohan Yadav
CM Dr. Mohan Yadav Highlights Investment Potential to Indian Diaspora in Barcelona! Know More
Screenshot 2025-07-19 195936
CM Dr. Mohan Yadav Holds Strategic Business Talks in Barcelona, Partnership with Helotex to Revitalise Textile Sector
Screenshot 2025-07-19 194637
Uttar Pradesh: Torrential Rains Engulfs Bundelkhand, Claiming 17 Lives! CM Yogi Adityanath Orders Emergency Relief
Screenshot 2025-07-19 193418
Gujarat: IAS Sanjay Kaul Appointed as MD & CEO of GIFT City - Know All About Him
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Videos
promila gupta
The Secret of The Secret – How To Make The Universe Conspire For You
AI 171 CRASH
AAIB Initial Probe In AI-171 Crash Questioned By Aviation Experts
Ravi Kapoor
Why Ex-IRS Officer Ravi Kapoor Walked Away from Power
ADVERTISEMENT
UPSC Stories
pulkit bansal new
How a Village Shifted Dr. Pulkit Bansal’s Stethoscope to a Sarkari File
From AIIMS Delhi to AIR 155 in UPSC, Dr Pulkit Bansal’s village posting turned a doctor’s stethoscope...
Bhavesh Royada
“People often don’t put in the effort required for exams of this level,” Bhavesh Royada
Bhavesh Royada left a stable engineering job to follow his passion for nature. Overcoming failures and...
WhatsApp Image 2025-07-14 at 15.58
The Economist Who Became an IFS Officer
How Abhimanyu Gahlaut balanced global economics and civil services dreams to crack UPSC with AIR 38
Social Media
Screenshot 2025-07-18 203508
Majestic Tiger Rescue and Release in Sundarbans Captivates the Internet: IFS Susanta Nanda Shares Video On X
The video captures the tiger’s strength, agility, and instinct—a breathtaking sight as the big cat slices...
Standing Leopard
Leopard Stuns Internet by Standing on Two Legs Like a Meerkat
A rare video of a leopard standing on two legs in Kruger Park stuns viewers and goes viral across social...
G S Roshni
Kerala’s Fearless Forest Officer G.S. Roshni Rescues 16-Foot King Cobra with Bare Hands, Garners Praise & Critique
Beat Forest Officer G.S. Roshni’s first-ever king cobra rescue goes viral, earning her the title of ‘Green...
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Latest
Uttarakhand Investment Festival
Scaling Growth: Amit Shah Unveils Rs1,271 Cr Projects, Marks Rs1 Lakh Cr Investment in Uttarakhand
Screenshot 2025-07-19 203523
NHRC and IGNFA Launch Human Rights Training for 2023 Batch IFS Probationers in Dehradun - Details Inside
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Videos
promila gupta
AI 171 CRASH
Ravi Kapoor
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT