Getting National bravery award is no child play, but fact is that this award is meant only for the children in India for the meritorious acts of bravery against all odds.
Getting into more details in this, Government of India and Indian Council for Child Welfare instituted five series of National Bravery Award for 24 Children below the ages of 16 for their respective bravery act. Following is the list of awards.
• Bharat Award, since 1987
• Sanjay Chopra Award, since 1978
• Geeta Chopra Award, since 1978
• Bapu Gayadhani Award, since 1988
• National Bravery Award, since 1957.
Every year selection for the award are made from the applications received from central or state government departments, panchayats, zilla parishads, school authorities, state and Union territory councils for child welfare. Selected 24 children names are announced either on 14 November, Children's Day or in January following year, and later these 24 children receives the respective bravery award from Prime minister on independence day and get the chances to take part in Republic Day parade.
Interesting fact associated with the origination of bravery award for children is that, dates back to 2 October 1957, when Jawaharlal Nehru, was watching a performance at Ramlila grounds, there suddenly fire broke out and hundreds of people got trapped in a burning tent , In such a panic situation there present a 14-year old a Harish Chandra showed his bravery act, who without making any delay with a knife, ripped and opened the burning tent, thus saved the lives of hundred people.
Harish’s act of bravery inspired Jawaharlal Nehru a lot that he announced and instituted the bravery awards meant only for the brave children. And thus Harish Chandra became the first recipient of the National Bravery award of India.
Getting into more details in this, Government of India and Indian Council for Child Welfare instituted five series of National Bravery Award for 24 Children below the ages of 16 for their respective bravery act. Following is the list of awards.
• Bharat Award, since 1987
• Sanjay Chopra Award, since 1978
• Geeta Chopra Award, since 1978
• Bapu Gayadhani Award, since 1988
• National Bravery Award, since 1957.
Every year selection for the award are made from the applications received from central or state government departments, panchayats, zilla parishads, school authorities, state and Union territory councils for child welfare. Selected 24 children names are announced either on 14 November, Children's Day or in January following year, and later these 24 children receives the respective bravery award from Prime minister on independence day and get the chances to take part in Republic Day parade.
Interesting fact associated with the origination of bravery award for children is that, dates back to 2 October 1957, when Jawaharlal Nehru, was watching a performance at Ramlila grounds, there suddenly fire broke out and hundreds of people got trapped in a burning tent , In such a panic situation there present a 14-year old a Harish Chandra showed his bravery act, who without making any delay with a knife, ripped and opened the burning tent, thus saved the lives of hundred people.
Harish’s act of bravery inspired Jawaharlal Nehru a lot that he announced and instituted the bravery awards meant only for the brave children. And thus Harish Chandra became the first recipient of the National Bravery award of India.
So, my
friends next time, if you, happen to see children waving their hands in
Republic day parade
