The 21 Param Vir Chakra Awardees Every Indian Should Know And Be Proud Of

Major Somnath Sharma was the first person to receive the Param Vir Chakra Award. Major Sharma, with a broken arm, staved off the enemy attacking the Badgam aerodrome and Srinagar.?

Naik Singh was commanding a forward post when the enemy attacked. We suffered heavy losses. Eventually, Singh somehow saved his troops but fell to the enemy bullets.

Rane braved machine gun fire, cleared mines and roadblocks as he laid a path for tanks. His diligence over days, despite being wounded, facilitated the advance on Rajouri. He drove to a roadblock in a tank, crouched under it, and cleared the mines.

During the Jammu & Kashmir operations in the summer of 1948 Major Singh single-handedly occupied an enemy post and moved to attack another when a grenade hit him. He still lobbed grenades and managed to destroy another bunker before succumbing to injuries.

Naik Singh fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 and was awarded the PVC for his role in saving a forward post at Richhmar Gali, south of Tithwal. He was also one of the five soldiers chosen to raise the Indian flag for the first time after independence in 1947.?

Captain Salaria, was an Indian Army officer and member of a United Nations peacekeeping force. During Operation Unokat in 1961 Capt. Salaria and his Gorkhas charged a roadblock, killing 40 and knocking out two enemy cars. The rest fled. Salaria died of bullet wounds.?

During? Sino-Indian War in 1962, Major Thapa's post in Ladakh came under Chinese attack. He killed many in hand-to-hand combat before he was overpowered.?

Singh joined the British Indian Army in 1936 and served in the 1st battalion of the Sikh Regiment. During the 1962 Sino-Indian War, he was commanding a platoon at the Bum La Pass in the North-East Frontier Agency. Subedar Singh faced repeated attacks by the Chinese. Despite a wound in the thigh, he refused evacuation. He manned a light machine gun and killed a large number of enemies.?

Major Shaitan Singh Bhati took part in operations in the Naga Hills and also in the 1961 Indian annexation of Goa. During the 1962 Sino-Indian War, Major Singh's men came under heavy Chinese attack. Hurt, he ordered his men to leave him there. They placed him behind a boulder where he succumbed to his injuries.

Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid moved out with his anti-tank recoilless rifle mounted on a jeep when Pak forces attacked the Khem Karan sector during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.