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221:, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates as the "Wheel of the Ultimate Brave", and the award is granted for "most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy". As of January 2018, the medal has been awarded 21 times, of which 14 were posthumous and 16 arose from actions in
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pension, and each additional bar shall carry with it additional pension for life at such rates as the
President may prescribe. On the death of the recipient of the Chakra to whom the clause applies, the pension shall be continued to his widow until her death or remarriage under such rules as may be prescribed by the President.
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Every recipient of the Chakra being or ranking junior in rank to that of Sub-Lieutenant in the case of the Navy, Second
Lieutenant in the case of the Army, and Pilot Officer in the case of the Air Force, shall, from the date of the act by which the decoration has been gained, be entitled to a special
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The medal shall be circular in shape, made of bronze, one and three-eighth inches in diameter, and shall have embossed on the obverse, four replicas of Indra's Vajra with the state emblem embossed in the centre. On the reverse, it shall have embossed Param Vir Chakra, both in Hindi and
English, with
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is transferred to the spouse until their death or remarriage. In the case of a posthumous recipient who is unmarried, the allowance is paid to their parents. In the case of the award being conferred posthumously on a widow or widower, the allowance is to be paid to their son or unmarried daughter. A
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President may cancel and annul the award of the Chakra to any person together with any pension appertaining thereto not already paid, and thereupon his or her name in the register shall be erased and he or she shall be required to surrender his or her insignia; but it shall be competent for the
378:. Although India and Pakistan still had the option to award British honours, the leaders felt that it would not make sense to give the same honour to personnel from opposing forces. Accordingly, in June 1948 it was decided to institute new Indian awards for gallantry: the Param Vir Chakra
602:(b) Matrons, Sisters, Nurses and the staff of the Nursing Services and other Services pertaining to Hospitals and Nursing and Civilians of either sex serving regularly or temporarily under the orders, directions or supervision of any of the above-mentioned Forces.
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to "institute the awards as your own". But
Rajagopalachari felt that, as India was still a dominion, it would be inappropriate for him to establish the awards without the King's approval. He instead suggested to Nehru that, as India was to become a republic on
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The medal shall be suspended from the left breast by a plain purple-coloured ribbon of one and a quarter inches in width; on those occasions when only the ribbon is worn, a replica of Indra's Vajra in miniature shall be fixed in the centre of the ribbon.
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The miniature decoration, which may be worn on certain occasions by those to whom the decoration is awarded, shall be half the size of the Chakra and a sealed pattern of the said miniature decoration shall be deposited and kept.
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was the first recipient. A number of state governments of India as well as ministries of the central government provide allowances and rewards to recipients of the PVC (or their family members in case of the recipient's death).
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A relatively unknown convention in the Indian Army is for a PVC recipient to be saluted, when in ceremonial uniform, by everyone in the Army irrespective of rank, although no legal provision exists.
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additional bar shall be added, and any such bar or bars may also be awarded posthumously. For every bar awarded, a replica of Indra's Vajra in miniature shall be added to the ribbon when worn alone.
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The names of those persons upon or on account of whom the decoration may be conferred shall be published in The
Gazette of India, and a Register thereof kept under the directions of the President.
597:(a) Officers, men and women of all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted Armed Forces.
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The PVC also carries a cash allowance for those under the rank of lieutenant (or the appropriate service equivalent), and in some cases a cash award. Upon the death of the recipient, the
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The Chakra is awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self sacrifice, in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea, or in the air.
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inaugurated a campaign to build a "wall of valour" in a thousand educational institutions across the country. The campaign was initiated by the two serving receipts of PVC, Subedar
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suggests: "How could the King sanction awards for a war between two members of the
Commonwealth? Also, the King would have not even have been a symbolic presence on the awards."
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20,000 is given to the awardee along with their regular pay. The award amount and pension benefits are exempted from income tax. In addition, different ministries under the
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President to restore the decoration when such cancellation and annulment has subsequently been withdrawn, and with it such pension as may have been forfeited.
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3550:"Subedar Joginder Singh Review {2.5/5}: If movies served with a generous dose of national pride are your scene, then this one should not be missed"
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January 1950, it would be appropriate to announce the establishment of the awards on that date, but with retroactive effect from 15
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Though the Ashoka Chakra is placed below the PVC in order of wear, it is considered as a peacetime equivalent to Param Vir Chakra.
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An amendment to the above regulations on 26 January 1980 saw Clause 12 deleted, and the remaining clauses renumbered accordingly.
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The decoration shall be in form of a medal and styled and designated the Param Vir Chakra (hereinafter referred as the Chakra).
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3441:"PM Modi unveils National War Memorial: 10 things to know about it – National War Memorial to be dedicated to soldiers"
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3634:[Siddharth will wear low-heeled shoes to match Captain Vikram Batra, taking hard training for the film].
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two lotus flowers between the inscriptions. A sealed pattern of the decoration shall be deposited and kept.
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The name of the award translates as the "Wheel of the Ultimate Brave". The medal is a circular
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337:—was extended to Indians in 1911. The VC was awarded to 153 Indian and British soldiers of the
3316:"How Do We Reward the Men in Uniform? A Look at the Reward Extended to Gallantry Award Winner"
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2887:"Other States / West Bengal News : Living with War Memories that Never Fade"
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the day the award was established, 26 January 1950, as follows:
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Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration
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2608:"7 Facts Average Indian Doesn't Know About Param Vir Chakra"
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2437:"11 Facts You Need To Know About The Param Vir Chakra"
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Gorkha Rifle regiments each having one PVC recipient.
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Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross
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The distinction shall be conferred by the President.
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261:. Post-independence, new awards were instituted on
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2614:. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016
2554:. India: National Portal of India. Archived from
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399:Nehru entrusted the implementation of the PVC to
374:decided to give gallantry awards for the ongoing
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3726:M48 Patton vs Centurion: Indo-Pakistani War 1965
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245:, when the first formal award was instituted by
5271:List of highest military decorations by country
3800:. India: ANI News. 22 July 2010. Archived from
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2328:List of highest military decorations by country
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630:This Chakra shall rank first among all awards.
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2157:On 2 May 2017, at a ceremony conducted in the
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467:January 1949, a ceasefire was implemented in
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2712:. Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
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2963:Indiatimes News Network (25 January 2008).
2839:
2503:
537:The regulations of the PVC were set out in
5252:
5238:
4047:
4033:
3831:
3817:
3457:
2459:
2140:Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar
5780:Order of the Karađorđe's Star with Swords
3707:Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners
3690:, New Delhi: Roli Books Private Limited,
3406:
3344:
790:Gorkha Rifle regiments of the Indian Army
5833:Military awards and decorations of India
3660:
3520:"Maker of Innovative, Meaningful Movies"
2881:
2879:
2658:
2113:
759:
658:
654:
4535:Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
3723:
3685:
2827:
2815:
2803:
2791:
2728:
2692:
2673:
2646:
2576:
1866:Allowances and rewards for the awardees
5820:
4186:President's Police Medal for Gallantry
3500:from the original on 21 September 2016
3384:. Diligent Media Corporation Limited.
3326:from the original on 18 September 2016
3293:from the original on 15 September 2016
3059:from the original on 17 September 2016
2447:from the original on 17 September 2016
5828:Civil awards and decorations of India
5233:
4144:Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
4028:
3812:
3777:"Param Vir Chakra winners since 1950"
3741:
3530:from the original on 28 February 2018
2965:"Param Vir Chakra Winners Since 1950"
2876:
2870:
2747:from the original on 9 September 2014
2588:
2546:
2544:
2542:
2540:
2538:
2197:
792:have received three awards, with the
5528:Order of the White Eagle with swords
4216:Police Medal for Meritorious Service
2975:from the original on 18 October 2016
2833:
2737:"Honouring the Bravest of the Brave"
2716:from the original on 10 January 2018
360:. This system continued through the
5170:25th Independence Anniversary Medal
5158:50th Independence Anniversary Medal
5146:75th Independence Anniversary Medal
3470:from the original on 14 August 2014
3421:from the original on 9 January 2018
3388:from the original on 9 January 2018
807:As of January 2018, Flying Officer
738:. A purple ribbon, 32 millimetres (
452:was sent to London for approval by
16:India's highest military decoration
13:
5853:Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra
3047:Rishabh Banerji (15 August 2015).
2535:
2388:United Nations Peace Keeping Force
436:Despite gaining independence from
14:
5869:
4603:Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony
4530:Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar
3769:
3728:, Oxford: Bloomsbury Publishing,
2606:Priya Aurora (27 December 2013).
2523:from the original on 4 March 2016
2118:Major Somnath Sharma's statue at
21:Param Vir Chakra (disambiguation)
5716:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
5201:
5164:
5152:
5140:
5128:
5105:
5093:
5081:
5069:
5057:
5045:
5033:
5021:
5009:
4997:
4985:
4973:
4961:
4949:
4937:
4925:
4896:
4884:
4872:
4849:
4837:
4825:
4793:
4772:
4751:
4722:
4710:
4698:
4675:
4663:
4651:
4625:
4582:
4425:
4415:
4405:
4359:Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
4263:National Award for Child Welfare
4210:
4200:
4190:
4180:
4117:
4107:
4097:
4087:
4056:
3997:
3990:
3843:
3710:, New Delhi: Allied Publishers,
2818:, pp. Annexure I (204–206).
2735:Satyindra Singh (20 June 1999).
2475:Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
2289:An upcoming Hindi-language film
1817:
1771:
1725:
1678:
1636:
1608:Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
1590:
1541:
1491:
1444:
1397:
1347:
1304:
1257:
1210:
1164:
1112:
1066:
1019:
973:
926:
879:
663:PVC medal on 1976 stamp of India
491:January 1950, now celebrated as
192:
177:
70:
46:
39:
5668:Military Order of Maria Theresa
5552:Laureate Cross of St. Ferdinand
4063:Orders, decorations, and medals
3688:Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle
3624:
3598:
3542:
3451:
3433:
3338:
2895:. 8 August 2010. Archived from
2840:Sumit Walia (23 January 2009).
2759:
2397:
2380:
1890:Allowances by state governments
1317:Company Quarter Master Havildar
410:of India. He in turn requested
277:. The PVC is equivalent to the
269:, with retroactive effect from
52:Param Vir Chakra and its ribbon
5756:Castle of Good Hope Decoration
5517:Hero of the Russian Federation
4525:Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy
2371:
2362:
2345:
532:
1:
5262:military awards for gallantry
4553:Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
4411:Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak
4369:Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship
3653:
3458:Madhu Jain (15 August 1990).
2256:Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey
2167:Minister of State for Defence
755:
495:, the PVC was established by
376:conflict in Jammu and Kashmir
5848:1950 establishments in India
5764:Vietnam Military Merit Medal
5692:Military Order of Max Joseph
5501:Order of the Tower and Sword
5440:Gold Medal of Military Valor
5424:Military Medal for Gallantry
4505:Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
3672:, Headline Book Publishing,
2842:"The First Param Vir Chakra"
2418:
2338:
2264:Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav
2109:
685:inches) in diameter. On the
448:. Therefore, a draft of the
356:, and enlisted men with the
321:was established by the then
7:
5700:Military Order of St. Henry
5448:Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa
5301:National Hero of Azerbaijan
4364:Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
2478:. p. 1. Archived from
2321:
2148:Andaman and Nicobar Command
2136:Andaman and Nicobar Islands
473:Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
350:Distinguished Service Order
10:
5874:
5838:Awards established in 1950
5509:Order of Michael the Brave
5488:War Order Virtuti Militari
5387:Cross of Honour for Valour
4379:National Handicrafts Award
4310:Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
4196:Police Medal for Gallantry
3724:Higgins, David R. (2016),
3704:Chakravorty, B.C. (1995),
2405:Indian Peace Keeping Force
2293:will focus on the life on
1473:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
1248:North-East Frontier Agency
1094:Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
1048:Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
1001:Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
955:Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
296:
229:and one has been from the
153:Total awarded posthumously
18:
5751:(Second Spanish Republic)
5652:
5560:Parama Weera Vibhushanaya
5456:Military Order of William
5277:
5268:
5179:
5134:Indian Independence Medal
5120:
4915:
4878:Param Vishisht Seva Medal
4864:
4831:Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal
4817:
4746:
4737:
4690:
4643:
4634:
4623:
4598:Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
4575:
4543:
4493:
4473:
4455:
4439:
4421:Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak
4396:
4351:
4328:
4300:
4293:
4286:
4258:Moturi Satyanarayan Award
4240:
4224:
4173:
4157:
4149:National Bal Shree Honour
4131:
4080:
4073:
4006:
3988:
3853:
3407:Anil Bhat (10 May 2017).
2632:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
2272:Naib Subedar Sanjay Kumar
509:Independence Day of India
440:, India still remained a
323:Governor-General of India
188:
173:
168:
160:
152:
144:
136:
128:
110:
102:
94:
83:
65:
57:
38:
33:
5772:Hero of the Soviet Union
5748:Laureate Plate of Madrid
5724:Order of the Golden Kite
5711:(Kingdom of Württemberg)
5536:Order of the Somali Star
5293:National Hero of Armenia
5075:Operation Parakram Medal
4588:Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
4447:Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award
4273:Subramanyam Bharti Award
4268:Rahul Sankriryayan Award
4248:Ganga Sharan Singh Award
3638:(in Hindi). 16 July 2019
3574:"LOC-Kagil: How 'real'?"
2706:"About Gallantry Awards"
2552:"Param Vir Chakra (PVC)"
2333:
2314:in a biopic directed by
2152:Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee
1835:Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
1789:Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
691:National Emblem of India
223:Indo-Pakistani conflicts
5783:(Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
5492:Order Krzyża Wojskowego
4890:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
3957:Ramaswamy Parameshwaran
3933:Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
3891:Gurbachan Singh Salaria
3382:Daily News and Analysis
2741:The Tribune, Chandigarh
2227:-language biopic movie
1644:Ramaswamy Parameshwaran
1452:Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
1120:Gurbachan Singh Salaria
809:Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
369:Prime Minister of India
5600:Order of the Gold Star
4608:Jawaharlal Nehru Award
4338:Dadasaheb Phalke Award
4139:National Bravery Award
2517:"Precedence of Medals"
2230:Subedar Joginder Singh
2127:
1032:Company Havildar Major
776:
664:
649:
521:(club), the weapon of
352:, junior officers the
315:Madras Native Infantry
116:; 74 years ago
5740:Grand Cross of Valour
5347:Order of Duke Domagoj
5339:Order of August First
5188:Mention in Dispatches
5063:Operation Vijay Medal
5027:Siachen Glacier Medal
4967:Special Service Medal
4943:General Service Medal
4843:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
4740:service and gallantry
4315:Sahitya Akademi Award
4253:George Grierson Award
3804:on 23 September 2015.
3743:NCERT, Govt. of India
3686:Cardozo, Ian (2003),
3668:Victoria Cross Heroes
3376:(18 September 2014).
3347:"Serving with honour"
3283:"Param Vir Chakra IN"
2353:Republic Day of India
2185:National War Memorial
2159:National Media Center
2124:National War Memorial
2117:
1415:Brigade of the Guards
763:
671:disc 35 millimetres (
662:
655:Design specifications
545:
503:, with effect from 15
493:Republic Day of India
327:Lord William Bentinck
251:Indian Order of Merit
247:Lord William Bentinck
5708:Military Merit Order
5695:(Kingdom of Bavaria)
5687:(Kingdom of Prussia)
5679:(Kingdom of Hungary)
5660:Order of Saint Louis
5523:(Russian Federation)
5214:Post-nominal letters
5015:Operation Vijay Star
4343:National Film Awards
4165:Nari Shakti Puraskar
3969:Yogendra Singh Yadav
3945:Hoshiar Singh Dahiya
3374:Press Trust of India
3345:Radhakrishnan, R.K.
2280:Captain Vikram Batra
2174:Yogendra Singh Yadav
1753:Battle of Tiger Hill
1733:Yogendra Singh Yadav
1549:Hoshiar Singh Dahiya
1333:Battle of Asal Uttar
853:Busts of recipients
830:Yogendra Singh Yadav
766:Yogendra Singh Yadav
645:The Gazette of India
540:The Gazette of India
253:in 1902. During the
19:For other uses, see
5703:(Kingdom of Saxony)
5663:(Kingdom of France)
5121:Independence awards
5099:High Altitude Medal
4902:Vishisht Seva Medal
4613:Thiruvalluvar Award
4477:Disaster Management
4465:Dr. B. C. Roy Award
4431:Jeevan Raksha Padak
2661:, pp. xi–xiii.
2233:(2018) is based on
2142:Lieutenant General
1875:monthly stipend of
1712:Khaluber /Juber Top
1462:No. 18 Squadron IAF
406:, the first Indian
339:British Indian Army
309:Abdul Kader of the
219:military decoration
5732:Order of Lāčplēsis
4955:Samanya Seva Medal
4593:Gandhi Peace Prize
4320:Mirza Ghalib Award
4278:Rashtriya Puraskar
3963:Manoj Kumar Pandey
3782:The Times of India
3586:on 21 January 2015
3554:The Times of India
3445:The Economic Times
3322:. 18 August 2015.
2357:President of India
2198:In popular culture
2128:
1881:central government
1686:Manoj Kumar Pandey
1569:Battle of Basantar
1520:Battle of Basantar
1376:Battle of Chawinda
1360:Lieutenant Colonel
777:
718:to kill the demon
665:
501:President of India
303:East India Company
243:East India Company
89:President of India
5815:
5814:
5727:(Empire of Japan)
5671:(Austria-Hungary)
5227:
5226:
5223:
5222:
5195:Commendation Card
5111:Videsh Seva Medal
5087:Sainya Seva Medal
4911:
4910:
4621:
4620:
4571:
4570:
4520:Dhyan Chand Award
4515:Dronacharya Award
4392:
4391:
4236:
4235:
4022:
4021:
4014:Savitri Khanolkar
3921:Ardeshir Tarapore
3873:Rama Raghoba Rane
3761:978-93-5007-765-8
3735:978-1-4728-1093-9
3717:978-81-7023-516-3
3697:978-93-5194-029-6
3679:978-0-7553-1632-8
3662:Ashcroft, Michael
3236:, pp. 54–55.
3224:, pp. 62–63.
3212:, pp. 71–72.
3200:, pp. 52–53.
3188:, pp. 77–78.
3176:, pp. 49–50.
3164:, pp. 73–74.
3152:, pp. 58–59.
3140:, pp. 79–80.
3128:, pp. 69–70.
3116:, pp. 60–61.
3104:, pp. 65–66.
3092:, pp. 67–68.
3080:, pp. 56–57.
2996:, pp. 75–76.
2852:on 13 August 2014
2558:on 14 August 2014
2308:Sidharth Malhotra
2300:In the 2021 film
2284:Abhishek Bachchan
2176:and Naib Subedar
2120:Param Yodha Sthal
2107:
2106:
2079:Jammu and Kashmir
2020:₹1.5 million
1938:₹2.5 million
1863:
1862:
1855:Jammu and Kashmir
1808:Jammu and Kashmir
1762:Jammu and Kashmir
1716:Jammu and Kashmir
1627:Jammu and Kashmir
1504:Second Lieutenant
1482:Jammu and Kashmir
1370:11 September 1965
1355:Ardeshir Tarapore
1327:10 September 1965
1295:Jammu and Kashmir
1201:Jammu and Kashmir
1103:Jammu and Kashmir
1057:Jammu and Kashmir
1010:Jammu and Kashmir
986:Second Lieutenant
981:Rama Raghoba Rane
964:Jammu and Kashmir
917:Jammu and Kashmir
846:
469:Jammu and Kashmir
414:, the wife of an
412:Savitri Khanolkar
203:
202:
189:Next (lower)
5865:
5808:
5800:
5792:
5791:(SFR Yugoslavia)
5788:Order of Freedom
5784:
5776:
5768:
5760:
5752:
5744:
5736:
5728:
5720:
5712:
5704:
5696:
5688:
5680:
5676:Medal of Bravery
5672:
5664:
5645:
5637:
5629:
5622:
5615:
5604:
5596:
5592:Order of Katonga
5588:
5580:
5572:
5564:
5556:
5548:
5540:
5532:
5524:
5513:
5505:
5497:
5484:
5476:
5468:
5460:
5452:
5444:
5436:
5428:
5420:
5412:
5403:Param Vir Chakra
5399:
5391:
5383:
5379:Légion d'honneur
5375:
5371:Mannerheim Cross
5367:
5363:Cross of Liberty
5359:
5351:
5343:
5335:
5331:Order of Bravery
5327:
5316:
5308:
5297:
5289:
5254:
5247:
5240:
5231:
5230:
5216:
5209:
5205:
5197:
5190:
5172:
5168:
5160:
5156:
5148:
5144:
5136:
5132:
5113:
5109:
5101:
5097:
5089:
5085:
5077:
5073:
5065:
5061:
5053:
5049:
5041:
5037:
5029:
5025:
5017:
5013:
5005:
5001:
4993:
4989:
4981:
4977:
4969:
4965:
4957:
4953:
4945:
4941:
4933:
4929:
4904:
4900:
4892:
4888:
4880:
4876:
4857:
4853:
4845:
4841:
4833:
4829:
4808:
4801:
4797:
4787:
4780:
4776:
4766:
4759:
4755:
4744:
4743:
4730:
4726:
4718:
4714:
4706:
4702:
4683:
4679:
4671:
4667:
4659:
4657:Param Vir Chakra
4655:
4641:
4640:
4629:
4586:
4429:
4419:
4409:
4384:Sant Kabir Award
4374:Shilp Guru Award
4298:
4297:
4291:
4290:
4214:
4204:
4194:
4184:
4129:
4128:
4121:
4111:
4101:
4091:
4078:
4077:
4061:
4060:
4049:
4042:
4035:
4026:
4025:
4001:
3994:
3897:Dhan Singh Thapa
3848:
3847:
3840:Param Vir Chakra
3833:
3826:
3819:
3810:
3809:
3805:
3793:
3786:
3764:
3753:
3738:
3720:
3700:
3682:
3671:
3648:
3647:
3645:
3643:
3628:
3622:
3621:
3619:
3617:
3602:
3596:
3595:
3593:
3591:
3582:. Archived from
3570:
3564:
3563:
3562:
3560:
3546:
3540:
3539:
3537:
3535:
3526:. 15 June 2007.
3516:
3510:
3509:
3507:
3505:
3486:
3480:
3479:
3477:
3475:
3455:
3449:
3448:
3437:
3431:
3430:
3428:
3426:
3404:
3398:
3397:
3395:
3393:
3370:
3364:
3363:
3361:
3359:
3342:
3336:
3335:
3333:
3331:
3312:
3303:
3302:
3300:
3298:
3279:
3273:
3270:Chakravorty 1995
3267:
3261:
3258:Chakravorty 1995
3255:
3249:
3246:Chakravorty 1995
3243:
3237:
3234:Chakravorty 1995
3231:
3225:
3222:Chakravorty 1995
3219:
3213:
3210:Chakravorty 1995
3207:
3201:
3198:Chakravorty 1995
3195:
3189:
3186:Chakravorty 1995
3183:
3177:
3174:Chakravorty 1995
3171:
3165:
3162:Chakravorty 1995
3159:
3153:
3150:Chakravorty 1995
3147:
3141:
3138:Chakravorty 1995
3135:
3129:
3126:Chakravorty 1995
3123:
3117:
3114:Chakravorty 1995
3111:
3105:
3102:Chakravorty 1995
3099:
3093:
3090:Chakravorty 1995
3087:
3081:
3078:Chakravorty 1995
3075:
3069:
3068:
3066:
3064:
3044:
2997:
2994:Chakravorty 1995
2991:
2985:
2984:
2982:
2980:
2960:
2909:
2908:
2906:
2904:
2883:
2874:
2868:
2862:
2861:
2859:
2857:
2848:. Archived from
2837:
2831:
2825:
2819:
2813:
2807:
2801:
2795:
2789:
2783:
2782:
2780:
2778:
2763:
2757:
2756:
2754:
2752:
2732:
2726:
2725:
2723:
2721:
2710:Gallantry Awards
2702:
2696:
2690:
2677:
2671:
2662:
2656:
2650:
2644:
2638:
2637:
2631:
2623:
2621:
2619:
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2568:
2567:
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2563:
2548:
2533:
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2530:
2528:
2513:
2507:
2504:Chakravorty 1995
2501:
2495:
2494:
2492:
2490:
2484:
2471:
2463:
2457:
2456:
2454:
2452:
2443:. 5 April 2015.
2433:
2412:
2403:Attached to the
2401:
2395:
2386:Attached to the
2384:
2378:
2375:
2369:
2366:
2360:
2349:
2205:Param Vir Chakra
2144:Ajay Kumar Singh
1970:Himachal Pradesh
1918:₹10 million
1908:₹20 million
1903:States awarding
1897:
1896:
1878:
1841:
1821:
1795:
1775:
1749:
1729:
1702:
1696:11 Gorkha Rifles
1682:
1660:
1659:25 November 1987
1640:
1614:
1594:
1565:
1564:17 December 1971
1545:
1515:
1514:16 December 1971
1495:
1468:
1467:14 December 1971
1448:
1421:
1401:
1371:
1351:
1328:
1308:
1281:
1280:18 November 1962
1261:
1234:
1214:
1188:
1172:Dhan Singh Thapa
1168:
1149:
1136:
1116:
1090:
1070:
1043:
1037:Rajputana Rifles
1023:
997:
977:
950:
930:
908:Battle of Badgam
903:
883:
850:
849:
844:
840:
838:
782:Indian Air Force
751:
750:
746:
743:
699:, the weapon of
689:, or front, the
684:
683:
679:
676:
506:
490:
483:
479:
466:
420:Vikram Khanolkar
408:adjutant general
395:
388:
381:
372:Jawaharlal Nehru
362:Second World War
314:
274:
266:
259:Second World War
231:Indian Air Force
207:Param Vir Chakra
196:
181:
161:Total recipients
124:
122:
117:
76:
74:
73:
50:
43:
34:Param Vir Chakra
31:
30:
5873:
5872:
5868:
5867:
5866:
5864:
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5355:Valour Cross
5322:
5315:(Bangladesh)
5312:Bir Sreshtho
5307:(Azerbaijan)
5303:
5180:Other awards
5039:Raksha Medal
4716:Kirti Chakra
4656:
4510:Arjuna Award
4093:Bharat Ratna
3981:Vikram Batra
3975:Sanjay Kumar
3839:
3802:the original
3791:PVC Awardees
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2845:
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2828:Cardozo 2003
2823:
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2811:
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2709:
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2693:Cardozo 2003
2676:, p. 5.
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2649:, p. 4.
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2577:Higgins 2016
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2203:
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2178:Sanjay Kumar
2156:
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2119:
1955:Chhattisgarh
1893:
1885:
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1825:Vikram Batra
1779:Sanjay Kumar
1603:Naib Subedar
1141:Congo Crisis
1042:17 July 1948
996:8 April 1948
834:
823:Sanjay Kumar
806:
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267:January 1950
240:
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206:
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137:Last awarded
84:Presented by
25:
5796:Grass Crown
5634:New Zealand
5563:(Sri Lanka)
5288:(Argentina)
4991:Poorvi Star
4931:Wound Medal
4916:Service and
4544:Science and
4225:Bureaucrats
3927:Albert Ekka
3915:Abdul Hamid
3885:Karam Singh
3748:Veer Gaatha
3590:5 September
3559:28 November
3534:5 September
3504:5 September
3464:India Today
3358:29 December
3330:4 September
3297:5 September
3287:Indian Navy
3063:4 September
2979:5 September
2777:2 September
2618:4 September
2489:5 September
2451:4 September
2260:Ajay Devgan
2126:, New Delhi
2099:West Bengal
1990:Uttarakhand
1980:Maharashtra
1900:Cash amount
1840:7 July 1999
1794:5 July 1999
1748:4 July 1999
1701:3 July 1999
1613:23 May 1987
1509:Poona Horse
1405:Albert Ekka
1365:Poona Horse
1312:Abdul Hamid
1074:Karam Singh
634:Thirteenth:
533:Regulations
458:Ian Cardozo
416:Indian Army
389:(MVC), and
344:During the
275:August 1947
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