Param Vir Chakra India's highest military decoration/परमवीर चक्र भारत का सर्वोच्च सैन्य सम्मान

 

What is Param Vir Chakra/परमवीर चक्र भारत का सर्वोच्च सैन्य सम्मान

The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime.

On 26 January 1950, celebrated as Republic Day of India, the PVC was instituted as a Gallantry Medal with retrospective effect from 15 August 1947 by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the then President of India.The Medal translates as the "Wheel of the Ultimate Brave", and the award is granted for "most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy". The medal was designed by Mrs. Savitri Khanolkar. The designer drew inspiration from sage Dadhichi, a vedic rishi who made the ultimate sacrifice by giving up his body so that the Gods could make a deadly weapon called Vajra or Thunderbolt from his spine. The medal is cast in bronze. In the centre, on a raised circle, is the state emblem, surrounded by four replicas of Indra's Vajra, flanked by the sword of Shivaji. The decoration is suspended from a straight swiveling suspension bar, and is held by a 32 mm purple ribbon.

Who Got First param vir Chakra

The first Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military decoration for valour, was awarded to Major Somnath Sharma. He received the Param Vir Chakra posthumously for his exceptional courage and leadership during the Battle of Badgam in the Kashmir Operations in 1947-48. Major Somnath Sharma was an officer of the Indian Army and played a crucial role in defending his post against a tribal invasion supported by the Pakistani military.

 Persons who have been awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration:

1. Major Somnath Sharma: Awarded posthumously in 1947.
2. Naik Jadunath Singh: Awarded posthumously in 1948.
3. Second Lieutenant Rana Raghoba Rane: Awarded in 1948.
4. Company Havildar Major Piru Singh: Awarded posthumously in 1948.
5. Lance Naik Karam Singh: Awarded in 1948.
6. Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria: Awarded posthumously in 1961.
7. Major Dhan Singh Thapa: Awarded in 1962.
8. Subedar Joginder Singh: Awarded posthumously in 1962.
9. Major Shaitan Singh: Awarded posthumously in 1962.
10. Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid: Awarded posthumously in 1965.
11. Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore: Awarded posthumously in 1965.
12. Lance Naik Albert Ekka: Awarded posthumously in 1971.
13. Major Hoshiar Singh: Awarded in 1971.
14. 2nd Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal: Awarded posthumously in 1971.
15. Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon: Awarded posthumously in 1971.
16. Naib Subedar Bana Singh  in 1987
17. Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav: Awarded in 1999.
18. Captain Vikram Batra: Awarded posthumously in 1999.
19. Rifleman Sanjay Kumar: Awarded in 1999.
20. Major Ramaswamy Parameshwaran: Awarded posthumously in 1987.
21. Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey: Awarded posthumously in 1999