To create a spirit of respect for our real heroes, Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar launched a campaign to have a ‘Wall of Valour’ in 1,000 educational institutions across the country.
Portraits of Param Vir Chakra (PVC) decorated soldiers will be displayed at designated places on educational campuses to instil sense of nationalism among the students. This is part of a nationwide ‘Vidya Veerta Abhiyan’, initiated by writer and former Rajya Sabha member Tarun Vijay.
Armed Forces are our real post-Independence heroes while the freedom fighters who laid down their lives and faced atrocities for the cause of freedom are the natural heroes.
Following are the Param Vir Chakra recipients:
Major Somnath Sharma, 4 Kumaon, (Posthumous), 1947
Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane, Bombay Sappers, 1948
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, 6 Rajputana Refiles, (Posthumous), 1948
Lance Naik Karam Singh, 1 Sikh, 1948
Naik Jadunath Singh, 1 Rajput, (Posthumous), 1948
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, 3/1 Gorkha Rifles, (Posthumous), 1961
Major Shaitan Singh, 13 Kumaon, (Posthumous), 1962
Subedar Joginder Singh, 1 Sikh, (Posthumous), 1962
Major Dhan Singh Thapa, 1/8 Gorkha Rifles, 1962
Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid, 4 Grenadiers, (Posthumous), 1965
Lieutenant Colonel A B Tarapore, Poona Horse, (Posthumous), 1965
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, 18 Squadron, (Posthumous), 1971
Major Hoshiar Singh, 3 Grenadiers, 1971
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, Poona Horse, (Posthumous), 1971
Lance Naik Albert Ekka, 14 Guards, (Posthumous), 1971
Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, 8 Mahar, (Posthumous), 1987
Naib Subedar Bana Singh, 8 JAK LI, 1987
Grenadier Yogender Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers, 1999
Captain Vikram Batra, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, (Posthumous), 1999
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, 1999
Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, 7/11 Gorkha Rifles (Posthumous), 1999
