{"id":840,"date":"2025-03-13T20:49:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theiashub.com\/upsc\/?p=840"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:56:48","slug":"gallantry-awards-2025-winners-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theiashub.com\/upsc\/gallantry-awards-2025-winners-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallantry Awards 2025 Winners List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Gallantry awards in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recognize exceptional bravery and selfless service to the nation. On the eve of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theiashub.com\/upsc\/?p=659&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>76th Republic Day<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, President Smt Droupadi Murmu approved gallantry awards to 93 Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel, including 12 posthumous awards. These included two Kirti Chakras (one posthumous), 14 Shaurya Chakras (three posthumous), one Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 66 Sena Medals (seven posthumous), two Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry), and eight Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry, including one posthumous).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, the President approved 305 defense decorations for Armed Forces and other personnel. These included 30 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, five Uttam Yudh Seva Medals, 57 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, 10 Yudh Seva Medals, one Bar to Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 43 Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), eight Nao Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), 15 Vayu Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), four Bars to Vishisht Seva Medals, and 132 Vishisht Seva Medals. These awards reflect the nation\u2019s gratitude for exceptional service and valor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Gallantry Awards in India Types<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s gallantry awards are divided into two categories: wartime and peacetime awards. Wartime gallantry awards include the Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, and Vir Chakra, which honor acts of bravery during armed conflicts. Peacetime awards like the Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, and Shaurya Chakra acknowledge valor in non-combat situations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among these, the highest gallantry award in India is the Param Vir Chakra. Instituted in 1950, it honors unparalleled courage in the face of the enemy. The Sena Medal, a prestigious recognition for both wartime and peacetime bravery, also holds significant value in the Indian Armed Forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Gallantry Awards 2025 Winners List<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gallantry Awards 2025 winners list featured heroes from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and paramilitary forces. These brave individuals were recognized for their exceptional service, including daring rescue missions, counter-terrorism operations, and acts of extraordinary leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some notable recipients included:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>KIRTI CHAKRA<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-83449Y MAJOR MANJIT, PUNJAB, 22 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15240290F NAIK DILWAR KHAN, ARTY, 28 RR (<\/span><b>POSTHUMOUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><b>SHAURYA CHAKRA<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-81258L MAJOR ASHISH DAHIYA, ENGRS, 50 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-82035A MAJOR KUNAL, ASC, 1 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-83753H MAJOR SATENDER DHANKAR, ARMD, 4 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-85773P CAPTAIN DEEPAK SINGH, SIGS, 48 RR (<\/span><b>POSTHUMOUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AR-446P ASSISTANT COMMANDANT ESHENTHUNG KIKON, 4 ASSAM RIFLE<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JC-414610L SUBEDAR VIKAS TOMAR, 1 PARA (SF)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JC-492279P SUBEDAR MOHAN RAM, 20 JAT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20002941F HAVILDAR ROHIT KUMAR, DOGRA, HAWS (<\/span><b>POSTHUMOUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5852332P HAVILDAR PRAKASH TAMANG, 9 GR, 32 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FLIGHT LIEUTENANT AMAN SINGH HANS (36412), FLYING (PILOT)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AIR FORCE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CORPORAL DABHI SANJAY HIFFABAI ESSA (953327)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AIR FORCE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EXGS-178067A OEM Gde-1 LATE VIJAYAN KUTTY G (<\/span><b>POSTHUMOUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRDB<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SHRI VIKRANT KUMAR, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, CRPF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MHA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SHRI JEFFREY HMINGCHULLO, INSPECTOR(GD), CRPF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MHA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Gallantry Awards History<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The history of gallantry awards in India dates back to British rule, when honors like the Victoria Cross were introduced. Post-independence, India established its own awards to celebrate bravery. The Param Vir Chakra, India\u2019s highest gallantry award, was instituted on January 26, 1950. Similarly, the Ashoka Chakra series was introduced to recognize acts of valor in peacetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Padma Awards History<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to gallantry awards, the Padma Awards\u2014Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan\u2014honor exceptional contributions in various fields. Although not specifically for bravery, these awards complement gallantry honors by recognizing service to the nation. Understanding the history of Padma Awards helps contextualize India\u2019s broader culture of celebrating excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Padma Awardee List 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following is the list of Padma Awardees of 2025. There are 3 types of Padma Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri. These people have made a difference in society through their sheer will and acumen.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><b>Padma Bhushan<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>SN<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Name<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Field<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>State\/Country<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telangana<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Affairs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Lakshminarayana Subramaniam<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karnataka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade and Industry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. Sharda Sinha (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bihar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><b>Padma Vibushan<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>SNo.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Name<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Field<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>State\/Country<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telangana<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Affairs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Lakshminarayana Subramaniam<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karnataka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade and Industry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. Sharda Sinha (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bihar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri A Surya Prakash<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education-Journalism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karnataka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Anant Nag<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karnataka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Bibek Debroy (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCT Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Jatin Goswami<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Jose Chacko Periappuram<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Kailash Nath Dikshit<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others-Archaeology<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCT Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Manohar Joshi (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Affairs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade and Industry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Nandamuri Balakrishna<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andhra Pradesh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri P R Sreejesh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Pankaj Patel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade and Industry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Rambahadur Rai<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education-Journalism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttar Pradesh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadhvi Ritambhara<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Work<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttar Pradesh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>SNo.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Name<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Field<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>State\/Country<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Adwaita Charan Gadanayak<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odisha<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Achyut Ramchandra Palav<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ajay V Bhatt<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science and Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United States of America<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Anil Kumar Boro<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Arijit Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Bengal<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade and Industry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Arunoday Saha<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tripura<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Arvind Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ashok Kumar Mahapatra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odisha<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ashok Laxman Saraf<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ashutosh Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science and Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttar Pradesh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Budhendra Kumar Jain<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madhya Pradesh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri C S Vaidyanathan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Affairs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCT Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education-Journalism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttarakhand<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Inivalappil Mani Vijayan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. K Omanakutty Amma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Kishore Kunal (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civil Service<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bihar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri L Hangthing<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others-Agriculture<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nagaland<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri R Ashwin<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri R G Chandramogan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade and Industry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. Radha Bahin Bhatt<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Work<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttarakhand<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ramdarash Mishra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCT Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ratan Kumar Parimoo<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Reba Kanta Mahanta<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Renthlei Lalrawna<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mizoram<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ricky Gyan Kej<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karnataka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Sajjan Bhajanka<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade and Industry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Bengal<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><b>Padma Shri<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>SNo.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Name<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Field<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>State\/Country<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Adwaita Charan Gadanayak<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odisha<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Achyut Ramchandra Palav<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ajay V Bhatt<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science and Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United States of America<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Anil Kumar Boro<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Arijit Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Bengal<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade and Industry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Arunoday Saha<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tripura<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Arvind Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ashok Kumar Mahapatra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odisha<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ashok Laxman Saraf<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ashutosh Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science and Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttar Pradesh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Budhendra Kumar Jain<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madhya Pradesh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri C S Vaidyanathan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Affairs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCT Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education-Journalism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttarakhand<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Inivalappil Mani Vijayan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. K Omanakutty Amma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Kishore Kunal (Posthumous)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civil Service<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bihar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri L Hangthing<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others-Agriculture<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nagaland<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri R Ashwin<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri R G Chandramogan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade and Industry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smt. Radha Bahin Bhatt<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Work<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttarakhand<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ramdarash Mishra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCT Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ratan Kumar Parimoo<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Reba Kanta Mahanta<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Renthlei Lalrawna<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature and Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mizoram<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ricky Gyan Kej<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karnataka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Sajjan Bhajanka<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade and Industry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Bengal<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Gallantry Awards 2025 Significance<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallantry awards serve as a reminder of the sacrifices made by India\u2019s brave individuals. They inspire future generations to uphold the values of courage, selflessness, and dedication. These awards also strengthen national pride, highlighting the contributions of the armed forces and civilians in safeguarding the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recognition of heroes through these awards fosters unity and motivates others to contribute meaningfully to society. By acknowledging extraordinary acts of bravery, the nation reinforces its commitment to honor those who put others above themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-5575\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-5575 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default-base\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"New Slideshow\" data-height=\"300\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_5575\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_5575\">\n            <ul aria-live='off' class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-5579 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-10-11 11:47:58\" data-filename=\"400-X-180cdr-scaled-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theiashub.com\/courses\/mains\/upsc-qep-2026-batch-5-english\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theiashub.com\/upsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/400-X-180cdr-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-5575 slide-5579 msDefaultImage\" title=\"400 X 180cdr\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-5580 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-10-11 11:47:58\" data-filename=\"pocket-notes-website-400x180-1-scaled-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theiashub.com\/courses\/upsc-cse-books\/qep-pocket-notes-2.0\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theiashub.com\/upsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pocket-notes-website-400x180-1-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-5575 slide-5580 msDefaultImage\" title=\"pocket-notes-website-400x180\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-5581 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-10-11 11:47:58\" data-filename=\"web-site-banner-toppers-book.-400x180-1-scaled-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theiashub.com\/courses\/upsc-cse-books\/toppers-handwritten-upsc-pyq-4-books\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theiashub.com\/upsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/web-site-banner-toppers-book.-400x180-1-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-5575 slide-5581 msDefaultImage\" title=\"web site banner toppers book. 400x180\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Param Vir Chakra Winners List<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Param Vir Chakra winners list is a testament to the highest standards of bravery. Since its inception, only 21 individuals have received this prestigious honor. Each recipient\u2019s story reflects unparalleled courage and selflessness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra for his heroic actions during the Battle of Badgam in 1947. Gallantry Awards 2025 added another name to this illustrious list, ensuring that the legacy of valor continues to inspire.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Name<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Rank<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Year<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Service<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Action\/Details<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Somnath Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1947<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First recipient, posthumous award for bravery during Kashmir conflict<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flying Officer<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1971<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air Force<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous award for gallantry in Indo-Pak war<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second Lieutenant<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1971<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous award for bravery during the 1971 Indo-Pak war<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lance Naik Albert Ekka<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lance Naik<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1971<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous award for bravery in battle during the 1971 war<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain Vikram Batra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1999<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous award for bravery during Kargil conflict<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Colonel Sanjay Kumar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Colonel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1999<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded for outstanding courage during Kargil conflict<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Mohit Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1999<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded for bravery in Kargil conflict<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Dhan Singh Thapa<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1962<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded for gallantry during the Sino-Indian War (1962)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grenadier<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1999<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded for bravery in Kargil conflict<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Ramaswamy Rajkumar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded for courage during Kargil war<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major General Ian Cardozo<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major General<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1991<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First post-independence awardee for leadership in battle<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain (Retd.) Bana Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1987<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded for bravery in action during the Siachen conflict<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Colonel A.K. Mehra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Colonel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1984<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bravery in Kashmir insurgency<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Colonel Gyan Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Colonel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1981<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded for bravery during operations in North India<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Krishnan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1975<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallantry during the North-East insurgency<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Colonel K. K. Joshi<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Colonel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1997<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded for operational bravery<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Sarvjit Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1994<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded for bravery during counter-insurgency operations<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain Shabir Ahmed<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1999<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded for valiant action during the Kargil war<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain Mahendra Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2003<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded posthumously for exceptional courage in battle<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Manoj Kumar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2004<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallantry award for efforts in terrorist operations<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major General S.S. Dhillon<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major General<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1990<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leadership in conflict zones, operational bravery<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Sena Medal Winners List 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sena Medal is awarded for acts of exceptional courage as well as distinguished service in both combat and non-combat scenarios. The Sena Medal winners list for 2025 included personnel who excelled in diverse operations, from disaster relief to counter-terrorism efforts. This award underscores the importance of recognizing bravery across all levels of the armed forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><b>SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-63894W LIEUTENANT COLONEL JITENDRA BHIRORIA, 666 ARMY AVN SQN (R&amp;O)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-66819X LIEUTENANT COLONEL SANTOSH KUMAR YADAV, 666 ARMY AVN SQN (R&amp;O)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-71425H LIEUTENANT COLONEL ASEEM ALAGH, 666 ARMY AVN SQN (R&amp;O)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-73508M LIEUTENANT COLONEL VIJAY GULERIA, 4 LADAKH SCOUTS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-73801K LIEUTENANT COLONEL DEVREDDY RAHUL RAO, 206 ARMY AVN SQN (UH)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-75802L LIEUTENANT COLONEL ASHUTOSH ASHISH, 671 ARMY AVN SQN (R&amp;O)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-76506M MAJOR AASHISH KHANDKA, 3 GR, 32 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-78503X MAJOR RAVIN PHAUGAT, 12 PARA (SF)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-79805W MAJOR RAHUL ROKA, MAHAR, 1 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-80274W MAJOR SUSHRUJEN PANGEIJAM, BIHAR, 4 ASSAM RIFLE<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-81289L MAJOR ASHUTOSH KUMAR YADAV, 9 PARA (SF)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-81844N MAJOR MAAN SINGH GREWAL, ENGRS, 1 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-82089F MAJOR PRATIK KUMAR PANDEY, 209 ARMY AVN SQN (UH)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-82403K MAJOR ANURAG SAWARNI, KUMAON, 46 ASSAM RIF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-82711K MAJOR RAJENDER SINGH, 3 CORPS INT BN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-83135X MAJOR ARMAN SINGH SHEKHAWAT, PUNJAB, 22 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-83197X MAJOR ARCHIT INDURKAR, 9 PARA (SF)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-83585P MAJOR ADITYA SINGH, SIGS, 38 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-83715M MAJOR AKSHAY KUMAR, PARA, HAWS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SS-47576H MAJOR SANDEEP BHATT, ENGRS, 4 ASSAM RIF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SS-47871L MAJOR ADITYA PRATAP SINGH BAGHEL, JAT, 5 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SS-48517H MAJOR ARUN KUMAR, SC, KUMAON, 13 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SS-49305K MAJOR ALOK JAISWAL, 15 CORPS INT BN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SS-49972X MAJOR RAVINDRA BHATT, ARMD, 27 ASSAM RIF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SS-50357M MAJOR OJASWI SHARMA, 21 RAJPUT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-84428P CAPTAIN DUSHYANT SIHAG, 4\/5 GR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-84632N CAPTAIN SANGAM DIXIT, 16 KUMAON<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-85930W CAPTAIN ABHISHEK RAJ, 221 PARA (SF)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IC-88661A CAPTAIN SAPTARISHI CHAKRABORTY, 5 JAK RIF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SS-50590A CAPTAIN BRIJESH THAPA, AAD, 10 RR (<\/span><b>POSTHUMOUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SS-51811N CAPTAIN ROHIT BHAGCHANDANI, 2 MAHAR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SS-51701Y LIEUTENANT MOHD WASIM, 1\/1 GR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JC-523566H SUBEDAR SUNIL DUTT, 18 DOGRA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JC-561158F SUBEDAR SHIV CHARAN CHICK BARAICK, 8 BIHAR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JC-674883F SUBEDAR G RAGUVARAN, 557 ASC BN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JC-247248Y RIS RAJJAK ALI KHAN, ARMD, 4 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JC-356389K NAIB SUBEDAR UKLEEKAR SHANKAR BASAPPA, 112 ENGR REGT (<\/span><b>POSTHUMOUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JC-523582A NAIB SUBEDAR BABU RAM, 18 DOGRA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13629221M HAVILDAR GURPREET SINGH, 31 PUNJAB<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2616299L HAVILDAR KOKKU RAJESH, 20 MADRAS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4203052K HAVILDAR DUBEY JAGDISH CHANDRA NAROTTAM, 1 PARA (SF)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5050625A HAVILDAR THAKUR BAHADUR ALE MAGAR, 1 GR, HAWS (<\/span><b>POSTHUMOUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5758757P HAVILDAR PEMBA TSHERING BHUTIA, 11 GR, 1 SIKKIM SCOUTS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13629748F NAIK THAN SINGH, 1 PARA (SF)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13780697W NAIK AKSHAYA SEN, 5 JAK RIF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">46.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21015551N NAIK KAWALJEET SINGH, ARTY, 32 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4203663Y NAIK ANIL RANA, KUMAON, 50 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4207348A NAIK RAHUL SINGH NAGI, PARA, 31 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4209232H NAIK SURESH YADAV, KUMAON, 50 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4294156W NAIK SATISH RAY, BIHAR, 4 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4379049M NAIK GOUTAM RAJBANSHI, ASSAM, HAWS (<\/span><b>POSTHUMOUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4495006W NAIK KULDIP SINGH, 13 SIKH LI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">53.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5051291H NAIK PRAVAKAR PRADHAN, 2\/1 GR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5458065F NAIK MANISH GURUNG, 9 PARA (SF)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13631776M LANCE NAIK ROMAN PRADHAN, 12 PARA (SF)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16129940L LANCE NAIK ADARSH P, 426 (I) FD COY (<\/span><b>POSTHUMOUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">57.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4204786X LANCE NAIK RAJESH CHAND, 16 KUMAON<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">58.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4205270F LANCE NAIK PRITHVI, 16 KUMAON<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">59.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9930012N LANCE NAIK STANZIN TARGIAS, 5 LADAKH SCOUTS (<\/span><b>POSTHUMOUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9930257K LANCE NAIK SAMTAN GURMETH, 5 LADAKH SCOUTS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15822604M SEPOY NAROTAM, AOC, 50 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">62.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2625208X SEPOY DARRE PULLAIAH, 20 MADRAS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">63.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4210114F SEPOY MOHIT SINGH AIRY, KUMAON, 50 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">64.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4100572P RFN SHAILENDRA SINGH, GARH SCOUTS (<\/span><b>POSTHUMOUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">65.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15503262W SWR ANIL KUMAR, ARMD, 4 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">66.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15516452F SWR MHASE JAGDISH MADHUKAR, ARMD, 53 RR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARMY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Gallantry Awards and Public Awareness<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public awareness about gallantry awards has grown over the years, thanks to government initiatives and media coverage. Documentaries, books, and ceremonies highlight the sacrifices of India\u2019s heroes. Events like the Republic Day parade provide a platform to showcase these awards, ensuring that the nation\u2019s gratitude reaches the families of the awardees.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Gallantry Awards 2025 FAQs<\/b><\/h2>\n<style>#sp-ea-843 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-843.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-843.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-843.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-843.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-843.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}.sp-ea-one.sp-easy-accordion .sp-ea-single .ea-header a {\r\n  padding: 7px;\r\n  background: #fff;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.sp-easy-accordion .sp-ea-single .ea-header a {\r\n  font-size: 1rem;\r\n}\r\n.sp-ea-one.sp-easy-accordion .sp-ea-single .ea-header a .ea-expand-icon {\r\n  font-size: 1rem;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.sp-easy-accordion .sp-ea-single .ea-header a .ea-expand-icon {\r\n  margin-right: 0px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.sp-easy-accordion .sp-ea-single{\r\n background: #fff;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.ea-expand a{\r\n  background: #cfe2ff !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.sp-easy-accordion{\r\n  margin-bottom: 1rem;\r\n  margin-top: 1rem;\r\n}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1737990490\"><div id=\"sp-ea-843\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card ea-expand sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-8430\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse8430\" aria-controls=\"collapse8430\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-minus\"><\/i> What are the key highlights of the Gallantry Awards 2025?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse collapsed show\" id=\"collapse8430\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-843\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-8430\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gallantry Awards 2025 recognized 93 Armed Forces and CAPF personnel, including 12 posthumous awards. Key honors included 2 Kirti Chakras, 14 Shaurya Chakras, and 66 Sena Medals. Additionally, 305 defense decorations were approved for distinguished service.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-8431\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse8431\" aria-controls=\"collapse8431\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What are the main types of gallantry awards in India?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse8431\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-843\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-8431\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gallantry awards are categorized into wartime and peacetime awards. Wartime awards include the Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, and Vir Chakra. Peacetime awards comprise the Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, and Shaurya Chakra.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-8432\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse8432\" aria-controls=\"collapse8432\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Who were some notable winners of the Gallantry Awards 2025?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse8432\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-843\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-8432\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Major Manjit from 22 RR and Naik Dilwar Khan (posthumous) received the Kirti Chakra. Major Ashish Dahiya and Major Kunal were among the recipients of the Shaurya Chakra. Sena Medal winners included Lieutenant Colonel Jitendra Bhiroria and Naib Subedar Babu Ram.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-8433\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse8433\" aria-controls=\"collapse8433\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What is the history of gallantry awards in India?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse8433\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-843\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-8433\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0India's gallantry awards were established post-independence to recognize bravery. The highest award, the Param Vir Chakra, was instituted on January 26, 1950. Earlier, awards like the Victoria Cross were used during British rule.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-8434\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse8434\" aria-controls=\"collapse8434\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How do gallantry awards inspire the public?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse8434\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-843\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-8434\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gallantry awards honor the sacrifices and bravery of individuals, inspiring national pride and unity. 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