Saturday, 26 January 2013
359 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced
The President has approved awards of 359 Gallantry
and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others on the eve
of the 64TH Republic Day
Celebrations. This includes 01 Kirti
Chakra, 11 Shaurya Chakra, 56 Sena Medal (Gallantry), 01 Bar to Nao Sena Medal
(Gallantry), 03 Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), 03 Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry), 28
Param Vishisht Seva Medal, 03 Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, 06 Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, 44 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, 12 Yudh Seva Medal, 02 Bar to Sena Medal
(Devotion to Duty), 37 Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 01 Bar to Nao Sena Medal
(Devotion to Duty), 07 Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 14 Vayu Sena Medal
(Devotion to Duty), 04 Bar to Vishisht Seva Medal and 116 Vishisht Seva Medal.
16 RPF/RPSF Officers Received President’s Police Medal Award for their Meritorius Services
On the occasion of Republic Day, 2013, the Hon’ble
President of India has awarded President’s Police Medal for
Distinguished Services and Police Medal for Meritorious Services to
following Railways Protection Force(RPF)/Railway Protection Special
Force (RPSF) officers and personnel.
President Police Medal for Distinguished Services :
1. Shri Deepak Chaturvedi, Assistant Security Commissioner, RPF, North Western Railway, Jaipur.
Police Medal for Meritorious Service :
1. Shri D.B.Kasar/DIG/SER
2. Shri A.K.Ray/DSC/CR
3. Shri A.N.Mishra/DIG/RB
4. Shri Birendra Kumar/DIG/ECR
5. Shri R.C.Joshi/IPF/NCR
6. Shri Rajeshwar Prasad/ASIPF/NCR
7. Shri Ramashankar Sharma/HC/NCR
8. Shri A.B.Dubey/CT/NCR
9. Shri S.L.Chaudhary/ASIPF/WCR
10. Shri T.R.Meena/ASIPF/WCR
11. Shri L.K.Sagar/IPF/KRCL
12. Shri Ugrasen Singh/IPF/NR
13. Shri M.K.Kurmi/ASIPF/ER
14. Shri Rajesh Kumar Das/IPF(M)/4 BN/RPSF
15. Shri Gunjal Madhav J./IPF(M)/1 BN/RPSF
President Police Medal for Distinguished Services :
1. Shri Deepak Chaturvedi, Assistant Security Commissioner, RPF, North Western Railway, Jaipur.
Police Medal for Meritorious Service :
1. Shri D.B.Kasar/DIG/SER
2. Shri A.K.Ray/DSC/CR
3. Shri A.N.Mishra/DIG/RB
4. Shri Birendra Kumar/DIG/ECR
5. Shri R.C.Joshi/IPF/NCR
6. Shri Rajeshwar Prasad/ASIPF/NCR
7. Shri Ramashankar Sharma/HC/NCR
8. Shri A.B.Dubey/CT/NCR
9. Shri S.L.Chaudhary/ASIPF/WCR
10. Shri T.R.Meena/ASIPF/WCR
11. Shri L.K.Sagar/IPF/KRCL
12. Shri Ugrasen Singh/IPF/NR
13. Shri M.K.Kurmi/ASIPF/ER
14. Shri Rajesh Kumar Das/IPF(M)/4 BN/RPSF
15. Shri Gunjal Madhav J./IPF(M)/1 BN/RPSF
63 Presidential Awards for IAF this Year
63 IAF Air Warriors have been decorated with
Presidential Awards on the eve of Republic Day, this year. This includes
Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM) for six Air Marshals, Ati Vishist Seva
Medal (AVSM) for one Air Marshal, five Air Vice Marshal and six Air
Commodores.
PVSM has been conferred on Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd), Air Marshal Simha Kutty Varthaman (Retd), Air Marshal Satish Pal Singh (Retd), Air Marshal Arup Raha, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command, Air Marshal Rajinder Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command, Air Marshal Jagdish Chandra Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command respectively.
Air Marshal Herikudru Babu Rajaram, Director General (Works and Ceremonials) has been conferred the Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM).
This year, the Vayu Sena Medal (VM) for Gallantry have been awarded to Wing Commander Gurkirat Singh Sohal, Wing Commander Chickmandya Girish Deepak and Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Chopra. While two Air Commodores, seven Group Captains, five Wing Commanders have also been conferred Vayu Sena Medal for devotion to duty.
The Vishist Seva Medal (VSM) have been awarded to five Air Commodores, twenty Group Captains and three Wing Commanders.
PVSM has been conferred on Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd), Air Marshal Simha Kutty Varthaman (Retd), Air Marshal Satish Pal Singh (Retd), Air Marshal Arup Raha, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command, Air Marshal Rajinder Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command, Air Marshal Jagdish Chandra Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command respectively.
Air Marshal Herikudru Babu Rajaram, Director General (Works and Ceremonials) has been conferred the Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM).
This year, the Vayu Sena Medal (VM) for Gallantry have been awarded to Wing Commander Gurkirat Singh Sohal, Wing Commander Chickmandya Girish Deepak and Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Chopra. While two Air Commodores, seven Group Captains, five Wing Commanders have also been conferred Vayu Sena Medal for devotion to duty.
The Vishist Seva Medal (VSM) have been awarded to five Air Commodores, twenty Group Captains and three Wing Commanders.
National Communal Harmony Award 2012
The Foundation for Amity & National Solidarity,
Delhi has been selected for the National Communal Harmony Award for the
year 2012 by the Jury headed by the Vice-President of India.
Formed in 1984, the Foundation for Amity & National Solidarity (FANS) is a Delhi based Trust which works for spreading amity and communal harmony. It has organized numerous seminars, workshops, symposiums, inter-religious meets, youth camps, sadbhavana sabhas and rallies to promote social amity. The Foundation has instituted 'National Amity Award', which is given every year to an eminent personality. A serial 'Yeh Gulistan Hamara' produced by the Foundation on national integration was telecast on Doordarshan. It has awarded numerous scholarships under its Amity Scholarship Scheme to promote education amongst the economically backward students. It has extensively contributed for promoting solidarity and communal harmony.
The National Communal Harmony Awards were instituted in 1996 by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), an autonomous organization set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, for promoting communal harmony and national integration. The ward has been instituted with a view to demonstrating due appreciation and recognition of the efforts of individuals and organisations for promotion of communal harmony and national integration in a sustained manner over a sufficiently long period of time. In addition to a citation, the award carries a cash prize of Rupees five lakh for the Organisation.
Formed in 1984, the Foundation for Amity & National Solidarity (FANS) is a Delhi based Trust which works for spreading amity and communal harmony. It has organized numerous seminars, workshops, symposiums, inter-religious meets, youth camps, sadbhavana sabhas and rallies to promote social amity. The Foundation has instituted 'National Amity Award', which is given every year to an eminent personality. A serial 'Yeh Gulistan Hamara' produced by the Foundation on national integration was telecast on Doordarshan. It has awarded numerous scholarships under its Amity Scholarship Scheme to promote education amongst the economically backward students. It has extensively contributed for promoting solidarity and communal harmony.
The National Communal Harmony Awards were instituted in 1996 by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), an autonomous organization set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, for promoting communal harmony and national integration. The ward has been instituted with a view to demonstrating due appreciation and recognition of the efforts of individuals and organisations for promotion of communal harmony and national integration in a sustained manner over a sufficiently long period of time. In addition to a citation, the award carries a cash prize of Rupees five lakh for the Organisation.
Major Abup J Manjali Selected For Second- Highest Peacetime Gallantry Award Kirti Chakra
Major Abup J Manjali of the Rashtriya Rifles was selected for the award
of Kirti Chakra for his extraordinary bravery efforts in counter-
terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Major Manjali will be awarded
on 26 January 2013.
Major Manjali is the only soldier to receive this second- highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra on the Republic Day. Apart from him, eight other jawans as well as officers were selected to be awarded with the Shaurya Chakra.
Major Abup J Manjali belongs to the Bihar Regiment and at present is deputed to Rashtriya Rifles. It is important to note that the Kirti Chakra can be given away to military personnel as well as the civilians. This award is the peacetime gallantry award which is equivalent to Mahavir Chakra.
Shaurya Chakra, on the other hand, is being given away to Major Sandeep Kumar of 13 Sikh Regiment for his bravery act in Northeast area. Apart from him, Navy officer will also receive Shaurya Chakra for saving lives in Mumbai fire incident.
Major Manjali is the only soldier to receive this second- highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra on the Republic Day. Apart from him, eight other jawans as well as officers were selected to be awarded with the Shaurya Chakra.
Major Abup J Manjali belongs to the Bihar Regiment and at present is deputed to Rashtriya Rifles. It is important to note that the Kirti Chakra can be given away to military personnel as well as the civilians. This award is the peacetime gallantry award which is equivalent to Mahavir Chakra.
Shaurya Chakra, on the other hand, is being given away to Major Sandeep Kumar of 13 Sikh Regiment for his bravery act in Northeast area. Apart from him, Navy officer will also receive Shaurya Chakra for saving lives in Mumbai fire incident.
PADMA AWARDS 2013
President has
approved the conferment of
108 Padma Awards. These comprise 04 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 80 Padma Shri Awards.
24 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 11 persons in the
category of Foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and Posthumous awardees.
Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian
awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma
Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The
Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz- art, social work, public affairs, science and
engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports,
civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’
is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma
Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and
‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.
The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards
are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan sometime around March/ April.
Padma Vibhushan
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Sl No.
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Name
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Discipline
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State/ Domicile
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1.
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Shri Raghunath
Mohapatra
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Art
|
Orissa
|
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2.
|
Shri S. Haider
Raza
|
Art
|
Delhi
|
|
3.
|
Prof. Yash
Pal
|
Science and Engineering
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
4.
|
Prof. Roddam
Narasimha
|
Science and Engineering
|
Karnataka
|
Padma Bhushan
|
Sl No.
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Name
|
Discipline
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State/ Domicile
|
|
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Dr. Ramanaidu
Daggubati
|
Art
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
|
Smt. Sreeramamurthy
Janaki
|
Art
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
|
Dr. (Smt.) Kanak Rele
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Smt. Sharmila
Tagore
|
Art
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Dr. (Smt.) Saroja Vaidyanathan
|
Art
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Shri Abdul Rashid Khan
|
Art
|
West
Bengal
|
|
|
Late Rajesh Khanna
|
Art
|
Maharashtra #
|
|
|
Late Jaspal
Singh Bhatti
|
Art
|
Punjab #
|
|
|
Shri Shivajirao
Girdhar Patil
|
Public Affairs
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Dr. Apathukatha
Sivathanu Pillai
|
Science and Engineering
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat
|
Science and Engineering
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Dr. Ashoke
Sen
|
Science and Engineering
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
|
Dr. B.N. Suresh
|
Science and Engineering
|
Karnataka
|
|
|
Prof. Satya
N. Atluri
|
Science and Engineering
|
USA *
|
|
|
Prof. Jogesh
Chandra Pati
|
Science and Engineering
|
USA *
|
|
|
Shri Ramamurthy Thyagarajan
|
Trade and Industry
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
|
Shri Adi
Burjor Godrej
|
Trade and Industry
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Dr. Nandkishore
Shamrao Laud
|
Medicine
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Shri Mangesh
Padgaonkar
|
Literature &
Education
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Prof. Gayatri
Chakravorty Spivak
|
Literature &
Education
|
USA*
|
|
|
Shri Hemendra
Singh Panwar
|
Civil Service
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
|
Dr. Maharaj
Kishan Bhan
|
Civil Service
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Shri Rahul
Dravid
|
Sports
|
Karnataka
|
|
|
Ms. H. Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom
|
Sports
|
Manipur
|
Padma Shri
|
Sl No.
|
Name
|
Discipline
|
State/ Domicile
|
|
|
Shri Gajam
Anjaiah
|
Art
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
|
Swami G.C.D. Bharti alias Bharati Bandhu
|
Art
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
|
Ms. B. Jayashree
|
Art
|
Karnataka
|
|
|
Smt. Sridevi
Kapoor
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Shri Kailash
Chandra Meher
|
Art
|
Orissa
|
|
|
Shri Brahmdeo
Ram Pandit
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Shri Vishwanath
Dinkar Patekar alias Nana
Patekar
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Shri Rekandar
Nageswara Rao alias Surabhi Babji
|
Art
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
|
Shri Lakshmi
Narayana Sathiraju
|
Art
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
|
Smt. Jaymala
Shiledar
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Shri Suresh Dattatray Talwalkar
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Shri P. Madhavan Nair alias Madhu
|
Art
|
Kerala
|
|
|
Shri Apurba
Kishore Bir
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Shri Ghanakanta
Bora Borbayan
|
Art
|
Assam
|
|
|
Smt. Hilda Mit Lepcha
|
Art
|
Sikkim
|
|
|
Smt. Sudha
Malhotra
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Shri Ghulam
Mohammad Saznawaz
|
Art
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
|
|
Shri Ramesh
Gopaldas Sippy
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Ms. Mahrukh
Tarapor
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Shri Balwant
Thakur
|
Art
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
|
Shri Puran
Das Baul
|
Art
|
West
Bengal
|
|
|
Shri Rajendra
Tikku
|
Art
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
|
Shri Pablo Bartholomew
|
Art
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Shri S. Shakir Ali
|
Art
|
Rajasthan
|
|
|
Sh. S.K.M Maeilanandhan
|
Social Work
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
|
Ms. Nileema
Mishra
|
Social Work
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Ms. Reema
Nanavati
|
Social Work
|
Gujarat
|
|
|
Ms. Jharna
Dhara Chowdhury
|
Social Work
|
Bangladesh
*
|
|
|
Late Dr. Ram Krishan
|
Social Work
|
Uttar Pradesh #
|
|
|
Late Manju
Bharat Ram
|
Social Work
|
Delhi
#
|
|
|
Prof. Mustansir
Barma
|
Science and Engineering
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Shri Avinash
Chander
|
Science and Engineering
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Prof. Sanjay Govind Dhande
|
Science and Engineering
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
|
Prof. (Dr.) Sankar Kumar Pal
|
Science and Engineering
|
West
Bengal
|
|
|
Prof. Deepak B. Phatak
|
Science and Engineering
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Dr. Mudundi
Ramakrishna Raju
|
Science and Engineering
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
|
Prof. Ajay K. Sood
|
Science and Engineering
|
Karnataka
|
|
|
Prof. Krishnaswamy
Vijayraghavan
|
Science and Engineering
|
Karnataka
|
|
|
Dr. Manindra
Agrawal
|
Science and Engineering
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
|
Dr. Jayaraman
Gowrishankar
|
Science and Engineering
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
|
Prof. Sharad
Pandurang Kale
|
Science and Engineering
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Smt. Vandana
Luthra
|
Trade and Industry
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Ms. Rajshree
Pathy
|
Trade and Industry
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
|
Shri Hemendra
Prasad Barooah
|
Trade and Industry
|
Assam
|
|
|
Shri Milind
Kamble
|
Trade and Industry
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Ms. Kalpana
Saroj
|
Trade and Industry
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Dr. Sudarshan
K. Aggarwal
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Dr. C. Venkata S. Ram alias Chitta Venkata Sundara Ram
|
Medicine
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
|
Dr. Rajendra
Achyut Badwe
|
Medicine
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Dr. Taraprasad
Das
|
Medicine
|
Orissa
|
|
|
Prof. (Dr.) T.V. Devarajan
|
Medicine
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
|
Prof. (Dr.) Saroj Chooramani Gopal
|
Medicine
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
|
Dr. Pramod
Kumar Julka
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Dr. Gulshan
Rai Khatri
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Dr. Ganesh
Kumar Mani
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Dr. Amit
Prabhakar Maydeo
|
Medicine
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Dr. Sundaram
Natarajan
|
Medicine
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Prof. Krishna
Chandra Chunekar
|
Medicine
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
|
Dr. Vishwa
Kumar Gupta
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Prof. (Capt.) Dr.
Mohammad Sharaf-e-Alam
|
Literature & Education
|
Bihar
|
|
|
Dr. Radhika
Herzberger
|
Literature & Education
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
|
Shri J. Malsawma
|
Literature & Education
|
Mizoram
|
|
|
Shri Devendra
Patel
|
Literature & Education
|
Gujarat
|
|
|
Dr. Rama Kant Shukla
|
Literature & Education
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Prof. Akhtarul
Wasey
|
Literature & Education
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Prof. Anvita
Abbi
|
Literature &
Education
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Shri Nida
Fazli
|
Literature &
Education
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
|
Shri Surender
Kumar Sharma
|
Literature & Education
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Dr. Jagdish
Prasad Singh
|
Literature & Education
|
Bihar
|
|
|
Late Shaukat
Riaz Kapoor Alias Salik Lakhnawi
|
Literature & Education
|
West Bengal #
|
|
|
Prof. Noboru Karashima
|
Literature & Education
|
Japan
*
|
|
|
Shri Christopher Pinney
|
Literature & Education
|
UK
*
|
|
|
Smt. Premlata
Agrawal
|
Sports
|
Jharkhand
|
|
|
Shri Yogeshwar
Dutt
|
Sports
|
Haryana
|
|
|
Shri Hosanagara
Nagarajegowda Girisha
|
Sports
|
Karnataka
|
|
|
Subedar Major Vijay Kumar
|
Sports
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
|
Shri Ngangom
Dingko Singh
|
Sports
|
Maharashtra
|
|
|
Naib Subedar Bajrang Lal Takhar
|
Sports
|
Rajasthan
|
|
|
Ms. Ritu
Kumar
|
Fashion Designing
|
Delhi
|
|
|
Dr. Ravindra
Singh Bisht
|
Archaeology
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Note: * indicates awardees in the category of Foreigners /
NRIs/ PIOs.
#
indicates awardees in the posthumous category.
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