National Bravery Award

This article is about the Indian awards. For the Irish awards, see Comhairle na Míre Gaile.

Those 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).[1] The award was instituted in 1957.

Details of the award

The National Bravery Awards consist of five categories, which are listed below.[2]

  1. The Bharat Award, since 1987
  2. The Sanjay Chopra Award, since 1978
  3. The Geeta Chopra Award, since 1978
  4. The Bapu Gaidhani Award, since 1988
  5. 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6] In 2009, the Government of India announced it was reserving some seats in medical, engineering and polytechnic colleges for the winners of the awards.[7]

History

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,[8][9] and the ICCW ( Indian Council for Child Welfare) has continued the tradition ever since.[10] 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.[11] 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.[8]

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.[3]

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 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.[12] On 26 January, the awardees take part in the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath, New Delhi.[11][13]

List of awards

Bharat Award

2016 Sourabh Patel 16 Indian state of origin
1995 Subhash Kumar Saved 4-year-old child from drowning. 11 years Gaya, Uttar Pradesh
1996 Vardhana Confronted armed robber and helped police. 8 years Bihar
2000 Sunil Singh Confronted armed militants who had attacked their village. 11 years Jammu & Kashmir
2000 Robert Cruiser Confronted armed militants who had attacked their village.[14] 13 years Jammu & Kashmir
2000 Sunil Chand (Rajwar) Saved a little child of 6 year from human-eating panther. 16 years Uttarakhand
2001 Surjeet Singh Fought a night-long battle with a group of 40 militants who had surrounded their village. 18 years Jammu & Kashmir
2001 Amrik Singh Fought a night-long battle with a group of 40 militants who had surrounded their village.[15] 20 years Jammu & Kashmir
2002 Chinmay Sharma Foiled a robbery on a Mumbai train. 7 years Maharashtra
2002 Charu Sharma Sustained knife injuries, while trying to foil a robbery on a Mumbai train. 11 years Maharashtra
2002 Shambhavi Ray Fought two men on a motorcycle, and foiled their attempt to steal her mother's purse. 13 years Delhi
2003 C. Vanlalhruaia (posthumously) Lost his life fighting the dacoits. 17 years Mizoram
2005 Ratul Chandra Rabha Chased the militants who killed their school teacher (subsequently one of the militants was caught). 17 years Assam
2005 Rituparna Boro Chased the militants who killed their school teacher (subsequently one of the militants was caught). 15 years Assam
2007 Babita Saved several school mates from drowning when their school bus fell into the Western Yamuna canal. 17 years Haryana
2007 Amarjeet Saved several school mates from drowning when their school bus fell into the Western Yamuna canal. 15½ years Haryana
2008 No Award
2009 Gaurav Singh Saini Saved 50-60 people in the 2008 stampede at the Naina Devi temple[16] 13 years Haryana
2010 No Award
2011 Kapil Singh Negi (posthumously) Helped younger schoolmates cross a flooded stream during rains and landslide, but he failed to save himself.[17][18] 15 yrs Uttarakhand
2012 Tarang Atulbhai Mistry Saved four people from drowning in Narmada River[19] 17 yrs Gujarat
2013 Kumari Mahika Gupta Saved her brother from floods at Kedarnath (Uttarakhand).[20] 8.5 yrs Delhi

Sanjay Chopra Award

Year Name Notes Age Indian origin
1998 Akash Grover Failed Robbery Attempt 10 years Uttar Pradesh
2000 Prince Kumar and Ashish Kumar Confronted armed robbers. 12 years
Heena Bakshi Failed robbery attempt
2001 Rajput Hirani Saved building fire. 9 years Haryana
2002 Moneesh Mohan Saved two children from drowning. 10 years Dubai
2003 Riyaz Ahmed Lost his hands and a foot in an effort to save a child from a train accident. 9 years Uttar Pradesh
2004 Harry Chaudhry Received several stab wounds on his stomach while trying to save his sister from assailants knife. 13 years Delhi
2005 Sanmesh Kalyanpur Saved his sister from drowning during Mumbai Floods. 15 years Maharashtra
2006 V Teeja Sai (posthumously) Lost his life while trying to rescue some fellow students in river Munneru in Krishna district. 12 years Andhra Pradesh
2006 C V S Durga Dondieswar (posthumously) Lost his life while trying to rescue some fellow students in river Munneru in Krishna district. years Andhra Pradesh
2007 Yuktarth Shrivastava Saved his 11-month-old sister from stray dogs, who attacked them. 6 years Chhattisgarh
2008 Saumik Mishra Single-handedly fought with two goons who entered his home for theft. 15 years Uttar Pradesh
2009 Karan Nishad Saved five people from drowning. 11 years Uttar Pradesh
2010 Priyanshu Joshi Single-handedly fought off a leopard which attacked his sister on their way to school. 10 years Uttarakhand
2011 Om Prakash Yadav Saved schoolmates from a burning van. 12½ yrs Uttar Pradesh
2012 Gajendra Ram Saved a child from drowning in well.[19] 11 1/2 years Chhattisgarh
2013 Shubam Santosh Chaudari Saved two children when their school van caught fire.[20] 17 Maharashtra

Geeta Chopra Award

Year Name Notes Age Indian state of origin
1998

Anchal Grover Foiled robbery attempt.

 2000 Shubham Padhy Foiled robbery attempt. 13 years Haryana
2001 Satyajeet Patra (posthumously) Lost life while trying to rescue four other children from drowning. 13 years Rajasthan
2002 Guddiben Kalubhai Masher Saved an infant's life from a wild animal by fighting that wild animal. 13 years _
2003 Ramseena R.M. Lost her leg while trying to save a young girl from a speeding car. 12 years Kerala
2004 Boya Geethanjali For 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
2005 Seidalyne Mawtyllup For saving her three-month-old sister from a blazing house. 10 years Meghalaya
2006 Vandana Yadav For 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
2007 Lalrempuii (posthumously) For resisting her rapist even though she lost her life in the bargain. 14 ½ years Mizoram
2008 Prachi Santosh Sen Saved four children from electrocution, suffering severe burns to the left hand. 10 years Madhya Pradesh
2009 Maibam Prity Devi Saved 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]
2010 Jismi PM Saved lives of a nine-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl from drowning in a river. 13 years Kerala
2011 Mittal Mahendrabhai Patadiya Faced armed robbers and foiled a robbery attempt. 13 years Gujarat
2012 Renu Exposed physical and psychological abuse at her shelter home.[19][22] 18 yrs New Delhi
2013 Kumari Maleka Singh Tak Displayed rare grit and determination in fighting off her molesters.[20] 16 yrs Rajasthan
2014 Kumari Gunjan Sharma Displayed exemplary valour in saving her friends from the clutches of an abductor[23] 13 yrs Assam

Bapu Gaidhani Award

Year Name Notes Age Indian state of origin
1994 Nilesh Umale Alone saved 4 drowning girls from a flooded river. 12 years Maharashtra
2001 Andy Fernandes, Ashwini Kamath, Shruthi Ullal, Sridevi Damodar The girls together saved 18 of their classmates from drowning when a boat capsized. 14 – 15 years Karnataka
2002 Sweety Pandey 10 years
Dhanajay Ramrao Ingole 13 years
Rinku Burman 13 years
2003 Vivek Purkayastha[24] 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
2004 N. 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 Babli Saved several children between age 3–6 years, from drowning in the Ganges canal. 11 years Uttarakhand
2005 Dugi alias Minati Revolted against child marriage. 14 years Orissa
C Susheela Revolted against child marriage. 14 years Orissa
Mahesh Kumar Saved an 11-year-old girl from the jaws of a tiger. 15 years Uttarakhand
2006 Asma Ayyub Khan Helped move 35-40 children of her institution to a safe place, during 2005 Mumbai floods. 13½ years Maharashtra
Sushila Gurjar Fought against the social evil of child marriage. 13 years Rajasthan
Shilpa Janbandhu Participated in an anti-naxalite movement, Salwa Judum, despite threats. 15 years Chhattisgarh
2007 Raipalli Vamsi Saved five girls from drowning,by diving into the in Nagavali river thrice. 12 years Andhra Pradesh
Boney Singh Saved 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
2008 Asu Kanwar Displayed amazing courage in standing up against child marriage. 14 years Rajasthan
Kavita Kanwar (posthumously) and Seema Kanwar Saved their friends from an accidental fire; Kavita lost her life in this accident. 16 years Chhattisgarh
2009 Devansh Bidhuri (posthumously) Lost her life while saving her brother and his friend from drowning[25] 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 V Edonath Saved four children from drowning in river. 16 years Kerala
Narendrasinh Solanki Saved his father from a crocodile in Dhadhar River. 17 years Gujarat
2010 Vishnudas K. Saved two children from drowning. 17 years Kerala
Moonis Khan Saved an old man from a railway accident. 15 years Madhya Pradesh
Ipi Basar Rescued his paralysed 70-year-old aunt and 7-year-old cousin after her village caught fire. 16 years Arunachal Pradesh
2011 Adithya Gopal (posthumously) Tried to save his friend from drowning. 14 yrs Arunachal Pradesh
Uma Shankar Rescued victims of a bus accident. 14 yrs Delhi
Anjali Singh Gautam Saved her younger brother in a naxalite attack. 15 yrs Chhattisgarh
2012 Hali Raghunath Baraf Saved her pregnant elder sister from a panther.[26][27] 15 yrs Maharashtra
Vijay Kumar Sainik Uttar Pradesh
Akanksha Gaute Fought alone with 4 people following her father's bike.[28] 16 yrs Chhattisgarh
2013 Sanjay Navasu Sutar Outstanding bravery in fighting Leopard.[20] 17.5 yrs Maharashtra
Akshay Jairam Roj Outstanding bravery in fighting Leopard 13 years Maharashtra
Kumari Mausmi Kashyap (Posthumously) Sacrificed her life in trying to save a girl from drowning. She has been given the award posthumously. 11 yrs Uttar Pradesh
Aryan Raj Shukla (Posthumously) Sacrificed his life in saving four of his friends lives by his sense of duty and heroic action. He has been given award posthumously. 14 yrs Uttar Pradesh
Rumoh meto Helped his elder brother (Milu Mega) stuck to a 33KV high voltage line 13 years Arunachal Pradesh

Other recipients

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

References

  1. ↑ National Bravery Award ‘Govt. of India Portal.
  2. ↑ "National Awards for Bravery". ICCW official website. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 "National Bravery Award:Rules and Conditions". ICCW official website. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  4. 1 2 R-Day honour for 26 brave children Indian Express, 14 November 2003.
  5. 1 2 National bravery awards for 20 The Hindu, 18 January 2009.
  6. ↑ "21 children to get bravery awards". Deccan Herald. 18 January 2010.
  7. ↑ Govt reserves seats for National Bravery Award winners /indiaedunews.net, 19 January 2009.
  8. 1 2 Ideas and thoughts The Hindu, 3 March 2001.
  9. ↑ "Children's Day:Awards to Children: National Bravery Awards". Govt. of India portal. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  10. ↑ Special Feature: Meet India's Braveheart Rediff.com, January, 2005.
  11. 1 2 3 National Bravery Awards for 24 kids Rediff.com, 18 January 2007.
  12. ↑ Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi President of India Official website
  13. 1 2 National Bravery Awards-2005 Press Release, Press Information Bureau (PIB), Govt. of India.
  14. ↑ Bravery Award for 23 The Hindu, 20 January 2001.
  15. ↑ The winners of this year's National Bravery Award The Hindu, 20 January 2002.
  16. ↑ "21 children to get National Bravery Awards for 2009". Press Trust of India (PTI). 18 January 2010.
  17. ↑ "Delhi Lt Guv meets child bravehearts". CNN-IBN. 20 January 2012.
  18. 1 2 "National Bravery Awards". Ministry of Defence, PIB. 18 January 2012.
  19. 1 2 3 "22 Young Heroes to Get National Bravery Awards 2013". Daiji World. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "List of National Bravery Awards 2014 Winners". Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "6-year-old girl plunged into pond to save 4-year-old boy". The Hindu. 18 January 2010.
  22. 1 2 3 "Republic Day India: 22 children receive National Bravery Award". CNN-IBN. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  23. ↑ "The Times of India". Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  24. ↑ Annual Report 2003-2004 - List of National Bravery Award Winners 2003 Ministry of Women and Child Development, Annexure-XVII. Page 36.
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  32. ↑ Brave young hearts The Times of India, 21 January 2003.
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  37. ↑ National Bravery Awards 2007 Press Release, Press Information Bureau (PIB), Govt. of India, 18 January 2008
  38. ↑ National Bravery Award 2008 given away
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  41. ↑ National Bravery Awards: Girl trio make Rajasthan proud The Times of India, 18 January 2009.
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