National Bravery Award

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The '''National Bravery Awards''' are a set of awards given annually to about 25 [[India]]n children below 16 years of age for "meritorious acts of bravery against all odds." The awards are given by the [[Government of India]] and the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW).<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/bravery_awards.php National Bravery Award] ‘[[Govt. of India]] Portal.</ref> The award was instituted in 1957

==National bravery award==
The National Bravery Awards consist of five categories, which are .<ref>{{cite web|title=National Awards for Bravery|url=http://www.iccw.in/scheme_details.html|publisher=ICCW official |access-date=5 March 2013}}</ref>
# The Bharat Award
# The Geeta Chopra Award
# The Sanjay Chopra Award
# The Bapu Gaidhani Award
# The General National Bravery Awards

==How it All Started==
On [[Gandhi Jayanti]] day, 2 October 1957, India's first prime minister, [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], was watching a performance Delhi's [[Ramlila Maidan|Ramlila ground]], at the [[Red Fort]]. During the performance, a short circuit caused a fire to break out in a ''[[shamiana]]'' (decorated tent). Harish Chandra Mehra, a 14-year-old [[Scout (Scouting)|scout]], promptly took out his knife and ripped open the burning tent, saving the lives of hundreds of trapped people. This incident inspired Nehru to ask the authorities to establish an award to honour brave children from all over the country. The first official National Bravery Awards were presented to '''Harish Chandra''' and one other child on 4 February 1958, by Prime Minister Nehru,<ref name=harish/><ref>{{cite web |title=Children's Day:Awards to Children: National Bravery Awards|url=http://india.gov.in/spotlight/childrens-day |publisher=Govt. of India portal |access-date=14 January 2012}}</ref> and the '''ICCW''' ( Indian Council for Child Welfare) has continued the tradition ever since.<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/news/2005/jan/25sld.htm Special Feature: Meet India's Braveheart] [[Rediff.com]], January 2005.</ref>
'''The Sanjay Chopra Award''' and '''the Geeta Chopra Award''' were established in 1978, in memory of two [[Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case|Chopra children]] who lost their lives while confronting their kidnappers. The Sanjay and Geeta awards are given to a boy and a girl for acts of bravery.<ref name=red>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/jan/18brave.htm National Bravery Awards for 24 kids] ''[[Rediff.com]]'', 18 January 2007.</ref> The Bharat Award was established in 1987, and the '''Bapu Gaidhani Award''' was established in 1980.

In 2001, Scholastic published a commemorative book featuring the winners of the 1999 National Bravery Awards. The book was entitled ''Brave Hearts''.<ref name=harish>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/03/03/stories/13031108.htm Ideas and thoughts] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 3 March 2001.</ref>

==Selection process==
Each year, the ICCW receives applications for the National Bravery Award. These applications come from official agencies such as local and district governments, school authorities, and councils for child welfare. The applications must be received by 30 September to be eligible for selection.<ref name=rule>{{cite web |title=National Bravery Award:Rules and Conditions | url = http://www.iccw.in/terms_conditions.html |publisher=ICCW official website | access-date =14 January 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Presaward.jpg|thumb|President Abdul Kalam giving away the award to Sanmesh in 2006.]]
Awardees are selected by a committee constituted by the ICCW. This committee consists of representatives from leading government and non-government organizations, such as the secretariats of the president and the vice-president, the Central Social Welfare Board, the [[Indian Police Service|Indian Police]], [[All India Radio]], [[Doordarshan]], the National Bal Bhavan, [[SOS Children's Villages| SOS Children's Villages of India]].

==Ceremony==
The awards are usually announced on 14 November, [[Children's Day#India|Children's Day]], or in January the following year, and later presented by the prime minister on the eve of the [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]], and prior to this the [[President of India|President]] hosts a reception in their honour, where the children meet the media.<ref>[http://presidentofindia.nic.in/pr230108.html Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi] [[President of India]] Official website</ref> On 26 January, the awardees take part in the [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day Parade]] at [[Rajpath]], New Delhi.<ref name=red/><ref name=pib>[http://india.gov.in/outerwin.htm?id=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=15034&kwd=national+bravery National Bravery Awards-2005] Press Release, Press Information Bureau (PIB), [[Govt. of India]].</ref>

==List of awards==

===Bharat Award===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
!Name
!Act of bravery
! Age
! Indian state of origin
|-
|1995
|Sowmith
|Saved 4-year-old child from drowning.
|11 years
|[[Bihar]]
|-
|1996
|Vardhana
|Confronted armed robber and helped police.
|8 years
|[[Bihar]]
|-
|2000
|Sunil
|Confronted armed militants who had attacked their village.
|9 years
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|-
|2000
|Robert Cruiser
|Confronted armed militants who had attacked their village.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/01/20/stories/0220000c.htm Bravery Award for 23] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 20 January 2001.</ref>
|13 years
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|-
|2000
|Sunil Chand Rajan
|Saved a little child of 6 year who his sibling from human-eating panther.
|9 years

|[[Uttarakhand]]

|-
|2001
|Surjeet Singh
|Fought a night-long battle with a group of 40 militants who had surrounded their village.
|18 years
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|-
|2001
|Amrik Singh
|Fought a night-long battle with a group of 40 militants who had surrounded their village.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/01/20/stories/2002012001300600.htm The winners of this year's National Bravery Award] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 20 January 2002.</ref>
|20 years
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|-
|2002
|Chinmay Sharma
|Foiled a robbery on a Mumbai train.
|7 years
|[[Maharastra]]
|-

|2002
|[[Charu Sharma (Power Woman)|Charu Sharma]]
|Sustained knife injuries, while trying to foil a robbery on a Mumbai train.
|11 years
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
|2002
|Shambhavi Ray
|Fought two men on a motorcycle, and foiled their attempt to steal her mother's purse.
|13 years
|[[Delhi]]
|-
|2003
|C. Vanlalhruaia (posthumously)
|Lost his life fighting the [[Dacoity|dacoits]].
|17 years
|[[Mizoram]]
|-
|2005
|Ratul Chandra Rabha
|Chased the militants who killed their school teacher (subsequently one of the militants was caught).
|17 years
|[[Assam]]
|-
|2005
|Rituparna Boro
|Chased the militants who killed their school teacher (subsequently one of the militants was caught).
|15 years
|[[Assam]]
|-
|2007
|Babita
|Saved several school mates from drowning when their school bus fell into the Western Yamuna canal.
| 17 years
|[[Haryana]]
|-
|2007
|Amarjeet
|Saved several school mates from drowning when their school bus fell into the Western Yamuna canal.
|15 years
|[[Haryana]]
|-
Deepa kumari
Saved two children from drowning and also saved them from crocodile.
12 years
[[Rajasthan]]
|-
|2008
|''No Award''
|
|
|-
|2009
|Gaurav Singh Saini
|Saved 50–60 people in the [[2008 Naina Devi temple stampede|2008 stampede]] at the [[Naina Devi]] temple<ref>{{cite news |title=21 children to get National Bravery Awards for 2009 |url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/474070_21-children-to-get-National-Bravery-Awards-for-2009 |publisher=[[Press Trust of India]] (PTI) |date= 18 January 2010}}</ref>
|13 years
|[[Haryana]]
|-
|2010
|''No Award''
|
|
|
|-
|2011
|Kapil Singh Negi (posthumously)
|Helped younger schoolmates cross a flooded stream during rains and landslide, but he failed to save himself.<ref name=ibn12>{{cite web |title=Delhi Lt Guv meets child bravehearts|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/delhi-lt-guv-meets-child-bravehearts/953442.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126015355/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/delhi-lt-guv-meets-child-bravehearts/953442.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2013 |date= 20 January 2012|publisher=CNN-IBN }}</ref><ref name=mod12/>
|15 years
|Uttarakhand
|-
|2012
|Tarang Atulbhai Mistry
|Saved four people from drowning in [[Narmada River]]<ref name=dai13>{{cite web |title=22 Young Heroes to Get National Bravery Awards 2013|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=161277 |publisher=Daiji World |access-date=6 February 2013}}</ref>
|17 years
|Gujarat
|-
|2013
|Kumari Mahika Gupta
|Saved her brother from floods at Kedarnath (Uttarakhand).<ref name=2014awardees>{{cite web|title=List of National Bravery Awards 2014 Winners|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/01/list-of-national-bravery-awards-2014-winners/|access-date=25 January 2014}}</ref>
|8 years
|Delhi
|-
|2016
|Tarah Peju(Posthumous)
|Saved her friends from drowning, but failed to manage herself
|8 years
|Arunachal Pradesh <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/25-children-win-national-bravery-awards/story-JZmeGCQCNBVYobuME6ZfmM.html|title=25 children win National Bravery Awards|date=17 January 2017|newspaper=http://www.hindustantimes.com/|language=en|access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|Nazia
|Helped Police to stop illegal gambling business
|16 years
|Uttar Pradesh<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ssbtosuccess.com/national-bravery-awards/|title=All About National Bravery Awards {{!}} National Bravery Award 2019 List|last=Team|first=Editorial|date=23 January 2019|work=SSBToSuccess|access-date=23 January 2019|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|Kunwar Divyansh Singh
|Saved his younger sister and 7 other kids from a bull attack.
|13 years
|Uttar Pradesh<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ssbtosuccess.com/national-bravery-awards/|title=All About National Bravery Awards {{!}} National Bravery Award 2019 List|last=Team|first=Editorial|date=23 January 2019|work=SSBToSuccess|access-date=23 January 2019|language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

===Sanjay Chopra Award===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Name
! Notes
! Age
! Indian origin

|-
|1998
|Akash Grover
|Failed Robbery Attempt
|10 years
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-'
|2000
|Prince Kumar and Ashish Kumar
|Confronted armed robbers.
|12 years
|-
|
|Heena Bakshi
|Failed robbery attempt
|
|-
|2001
|Rajput Hirani
|Saved building fire.
|9 years
|[[Haryana]]
|-
|2002
|Moneesh Mohan
|Saved two children from drowning.
|10 years
|[[Dubai]]
|-
|2003
|Riyaz Ahmed
|Lost his hands and a foot in an effort to save a child from a train accident.
|9 years
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|2004
|Harry Chaudhry
|Received several stab wounds on his stomach while trying to save his sister from assailants knife.
|13 years
|[[Delhi]]
|-
|2005
|Sanmesh Kalyanpur
|Saved his sister from drowning during Mumbai Floods.
|15 years
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
|2006
|V Teeja Sai (posthumously)
|Lost his life while trying to rescue some fellow students in river Munneru in Krishna district.
|12 years
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|2006
|C V S Durga Dondieswar (posthumously)
|Lost his life while trying to rescue some fellow students in river Munneru in Krishna district.
|years
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|2007
|Yuktarth Shrivastava
|Saved his 11-month-old sister from stray dogs, who attacked them.
|6 years
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|-
|2008
|Saumik Mishra
|Single-handedly fought with two goons who entered his home for theft.
|15 years
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|2009
|Karan Nishad
|Saved five people from drowning.
|11 years
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|2010
|Priyanshu Joshi
|Single-handedly fought off a leopard which attacked his sister on their way to school.
|10 years
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|-
|2011
|Om Prakash Yadav
|Saved schoolmates from a burning van.
|12 years
|Uttar Pradesh
|-
|2012
|Gajendra Ram
|Saved a child from drowning in well.<ref name=dai13/>
|11 years
|Chhattisgarh
|-
|2013
|Shubam Santosh Chaudari
|Saved two children when their school van caught fire.<ref name="2014awardees"/>
|17 years
|Maharashtra
|-
|2017
|Karanbeer Singh
|Saved 15 children after a vehicle plunged into a drain
|16 years
|Punjab
|-
|2018
|Gohil jayram singh
|}

===Geeta Chopra Award===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! 1996
! Harsha shivarakash
! Helped 2 boys from drowning
! 26
! Karnataka
|-
| 1987
| Monalisa
| Saved a blind boy from the attack of bulls
| 7 years
| Odisha
|-
|1998
|Anchal Grover
|Foiled robbery attempt.
|8 years
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|2000
|Shubham Padhy
|Foiled robbery attempt.
|13 years
|[[Haryana]]
|-
|2001
|Satyajeet Patra (posthumously)
|Lost life while trying to rescue four other children from drowning.
|13 years
|[[Rajasthan]]
|-
|2002
|Guddiben Kalubhai Masher
|Saved an infant's life from a wild animal by fighting that wild animal.
|13 years
|_
|-
|2003
|Ramseena R.M.
|Lost her leg while trying to save a young girl from a speeding car.
|12 years
|[[Kerala]]
|-
|2004
|Boya Geethanjali
|For fighting seven armed [[Naxalite]]s at Ananthapuram village, securing the release of a woman Member of Legislative Assembly they were trying to abduct, and forcing the Naxalites to flee.
|12 years
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|2005
|Seidalyne Mawtyllup
|For saving her three-month-old sister from a blazing house.
|10 years
|[[Meghalaya]]
|-
|2006
|Vandana Yadav
|For fighting three local goons single-handedly, suffering 17 stab wounds, and later turning up to identify culprits in the police station.
|13 years
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|2007
|Lalrempuii (posthumously)
|For resisting her rapist even though she lost her life in the bargain.
|14 ½ years
|[[Mizoram]]
|-
|2008
|Prachi Santosh Sen
|Saved four children from electrocution, suffering severe burns to the left hand.
|10 years
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
|2009
|Maibam Prity Devi
|Saved several lives when she rushed and threw away a grenade hurled at her family-owned shop by miscreants, herself hit by exploding splinter.
|10 years
|[[Manipur]]<ref>{{cite news |title=6-year-old girl plunged into pond to save 4-year-old boy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article81970.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 January 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|2010
|Jismi PM
|Saved lives of a nine-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl from drowning in a river.
|13 years
|[[Kerala]]
|-
|2011
|Mittal Mahendrabhai Patadiya
|Faced armed robbers and foiled a robbery attempt.
|13 years
|[[Gujarat]]
|-
|2012
|Renu
|Exposed physical and psychological abuse at her shelter home.<ref name=dai13/><ref name=cnn13>{{cite news |title=Republic Day India: 22 children receive National Bravery Award|url=http://content.ibnlive.in.com/article/26-Jan-2013india/republic-day-india-22-children-receive-national-bravery-award-317807-3.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411035615/http://content.ibnlive.in.com/article/26-Jan-2013india/republic-day-india-22-children-receive-national-bravery-award-317807-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=26 January 2013 |access-date=6 February 2013}}</ref>
|18 yrs
|New Delhi
|-
|2013
|Kumari Maleka Singh Tak
|Displayed rare grit and determination in fighting off her molesters.<ref name="2014awardees"/>
|16 yrs
|Rajasthan
|-
|2014
|Kumari Gunjan Sharma
|Displayed exemplary valour in saving her friends from the clutches of an abductor<ref>{{cite web|title=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/8-year-old-girl-who-saved-grandmas-life-gets-bravery-award/articleshow/46016453.cms|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref>
|13 yrs
|Assam
|-
|2017
|Netravati M. Chavan (Posthumous)
|Saved two boys from drowning, but failed to save herself
|14 yrs 10 months
|Karnataka
|-
|2018
|Nitisha negi (posthumously)
|Saved her classmate from drowning, but failed to save herself
|
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|}

=== Bapu Gaidhani Award ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Name
! Act of bravery
! Age
! Indian state of origin
|-
|1994
|Nilesh Umale
|Alone saved 4 drowning girls from a flooded river.
|12 years
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
|2001
|Andy Fernandes, Ashwini Kamath, Shruthi Ullal, Sridevi Damodar
|The girls together saved 18 of their classmates from drowning when a boat capsized.
|14 – 15 years
|[[Karnataka]]
|-
|2002
|
|10 years
|
|-
|
|Dhanajay Ramrao Ingole
|
|13 years
|
|-
|
|Rinku Burman
|
|13 years
|
|-
|2003
|Vivek Purkayastha<ref>[http://wcd.nic.in/ar0304/annexure1.pdf Annual Report 2003-2004 – List of National Bravery Award Winners 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410011048/http://wcd.nic.in/ar0304/annexure1.pdf |date=10 April 2009 }} ''[[Ministry of Women and Child Development]]'', Annexure-XVII. ''Page 36''.</ref>
|Bravely fought with the [[Dacoity|dacoits]].
|14 years
|[[Assam]]
|-
|
|Asit Ranjal Sama (posthumously)
|Lost life while trying to save other children from drowning.
|17 years
|[[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|-
|
|Lalramdinthara (posthumously)
|Lost life while trying to save other children from drowning.
|15 years
|[[Mizoram]]
|-
|2004
|N. Kandha Kumar (posthumously)
|Saved two of his schoolmates by pulling them off the school van, stuck at a level-crossing; died while trying to save another.
|11 years
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|
|Master Lalthanzawna
|
|11 years
|[[Mizoram]]
|-
|
|Majda alias Babli
|Saved several children between age 3–6 years, from drowning in the Ganges canal.
|11 years
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|-
|2005
|Dugi alias Minati
|Revolted against child marriage.
|14 years
|[[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|-
|
|C Susheela
|Revolted against child marriage.
|14 years
|[[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|-
|
|Mahesh Kumar
|Saved an 11-year-old girl from the jaws of a tiger.
|15 years
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|-
|2006
|Asma Ayyub Khan
|Helped move 35–40 children of her institution to a safe place, during 2005 Mumbai floods.
|13½ years
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
|
|Sushila Gurjar
|Fought against the social evil of child marriage.
|13 years
|[[Rajasthan]]
|-
|
|Shilpa Janbandhu
|Participated in an anti-[[naxalite]] movement, Salwa Judum, despite threats.
|15 years
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|-
|2007
|Raipalli Vamsi
|Saved five girls from drowning, by diving into the Nagavali river thrice.
|12 years
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|
|Boney Singh
|Saved two boys from drowning in a water tank near Sagolband Meino Leirak, Imphal West-I.
|16½ years
|[[Manipur]]
|-
|
|Amol Aghi (posthumously)
|Lost his life in chasing robbers in Geeta colony, Panipat.
|15 years
|[[Haryana]]
|-
|2008
|Asu Kanwar
|Displayed amazing courage in standing up against child marriage.
|14 years
|[[Rajasthan]]
|-
|
|Kavita Kanwar (posthumously) and Seema Kanwar
|Saved their friends from an accidental fire; Kavita lost her life in this accident.
|16 years
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|-
|2009
|Devansh Bidhuri (posthumously)
|Lost her life while saving her brother and his friend from drowning<ref>[http://netindian.in/news/2010/01/18/0004902/21-children-chosen-national-bravery-awards-2009 21 children chosen for National Bravery Awards 2009] NetIndian News Network, 18 January 2010.</ref>
|10 years
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|
|Deepak Kumar Kori (posthumously)
|Died while trying to save a girl from drowning as villagers looked on.
|12 years
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|
|Vijith V Edonath
|Saved four children from drowning in river.
|16 years
|[[Kerala]]
|-
|
|Narendrasinh Solanki
|Saved his father from a crocodile in [[Dhadhar River]].
|17 years
|[[Gujarat]]
|-
|2010
|Vishnudas K.
|Saved two children from drowning.
|17 years
|[[Kerala]]
|-
|
|Moonis Khan
|Saved an old man from a railway accident.
|15 years
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
|
|Ipi Basar
|Rescued his paralysed 70-year-old aunt and 7-year-old cousin after her village caught fire.
|16 years
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|-
|2011
|Adithya Gopal (posthumously)
|Tried to save his friend from drowning, but lost his life.
|14 yrs
|Arunachal Pradesh
|-
|
|Uma Shankar
|Rescued victims of a bus accident.
|14 yrs
|Delhi
|-
|
|Anjali Singh Gautam
|Saved her younger brother in a [[naxalite]] attack.
|15 yrs
|Chhattisgarh
|-
|2012
|Hali Raghunath Baraf
|Saved her pregnant elder sister from a [[leopard|panther]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Thane tribal girl to receive National Bravery award on R-Day|url=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/thane-tribal-girl-to-receive-national-bravery-awardr-day/112994/ |publisher=Business Standard |date=22 January 2013 |access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Thane tribal girl to get National Bravery award on R-Day for saving sister from panther Maharashtra, Posted on |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/thane-tribal-girl-to-get-national-bravery-award-on-rday-for-saving-sister-from-panther/317124-3-237.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621102954/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/thane-tribal-girl-to-get-national-bravery-award-on-rday-for-saving-sister-from-panther/317124-3-237.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2013 |publisher=IBN Live |date=22 January 2013 |access-date=25 January 2013 }}</ref>
|15 yrs
|Maharashtra
|-
|
|Vijay Kumar Sainik
|
|
|Uttar Pradesh
|-
|
|Akanksha Gaute
|Fought alone with 4 people following her father's bike.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bravery award winners: these 22 children are India's role models| url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/bravery-award-winners-these-22-children-are-indias-role-models-595586.html |date=21 January 2013 |publisher=First Post |access-date=6 February 2013}}</ref>
|16 yrs
|Chhattisgarh
|-
|2013
|Sanjay Navasu Sutar
|Outstanding bravery in fighting Leopard.<ref name="2014awardees"/>
|17.5 yrs
|Maharashtra
|-
|
|Akshay Jairam Roj
|Outstanding bravery in fighting Leopard
|13 years
|Maharashtra
|-
|
|Kumari Mausmi Kashyap (Posthumously)
|Sacrificed her life in trying to save a girl from drowning. She has been given the award posthumously.
|11 yrs
|Uttar Pradesh
|-
|
|Aryan Raj Shukla (Posthumously)
|Sacrificed his life in saving four of his friends lives by his sense of duty and heroic action. He has been given award posthumously.
|14 yrs
|Uttar Pradesh
|-
|
|Rumoh meto
|Helped his elder brother (Milu Mega) stuck to a 33KV high voltage line
|13 years
|Arunachal Pradesh
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| 2016
| Tushar Verma
| Risked his life to rescue elderly neighbour couple with their three cows and two bulls when the house began to burn.
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| Chhattisgarh<ref name="hindustantimes-Jan 17, 2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/25-children-win-national-bravery-awards/story-JZmeGCQCNBVYobuME6ZfmM.html|title= 25 children win National Bravery Awards |work= IANS|date= 17 Jan 2017}}</ref><br />
|}

===Other recipients===
*'''1982''' : Ajmal Khan Gauhar (Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh)
*'''1985''': Abdhesh Kumar Gupta, (Etah, Uttar Pradesh).
*'''1993''': Prem Prakash Pathak, (lives in Delhi), native place: Gangolihat, District: Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand).
*'''1993''': M Pavitra 6 years (Bhopal Madhya Pradesh/Native K Keeranur, Oddanchatram Taluk/Settled at Chennai, Tamil Nadu). Youngest awardee.
*'''1987''': Vikas D. Satam (Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra), Saurabh Oberoi (posthumous, SriGanganagar, Rajasthan) and Savottam Jeevan Raksha Padhak 1988; Shantanu Oberoi (Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, ICCW-Rajasthan 1988)
*'''1990''': Prashant Singh (Rewa, Madhya Pradesh), Prabhakar (Uttar Pradesh).
*'''1994''': Nilesh Umale, (12) (Vidarbha, Maharashtra)
*'''1995''': Shivshankar Madhukar Bidri killari earthquake 1993 two persons saved life{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}
*'''1997''': [[Nandan Jha| Nandan Kumar Jha]], (15) (Adityapur, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand)<ref>{{cite journal|title=जमशेदपुर शाखा के मुख्य शिक्षक को राष्ट्रपति का बहादुरी पुरस्कार|journal=[[Panchjanya (magazine)|Panchjanya Magazine]]|date=5 September 1998|page=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=‘न्यूज वर्ल्ड इंडिया’ में नंदन कुमार झा का हुआ प्रमोशन, अब संभालेंगे ये अहम जिम्मेदारी...|url=http://samachar4media.com/nandan-jha-has-been-promoted-in-news-world-india-as-coo|website=@samachar4media}}</ref>
*'''2000''': [[Richa Tiwari (Public Figure)|Richa Tiwari]],([[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh]]) Saved her sister Mansi from drowning into a pond.<ref name=ajabgajab>{{cite web|title=Richa Tiwari|url=https://wwww.glam.ajabgazab.com/blog/richa-tiwari/|publisher=ajab-gazab|access-date=12 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="Richa Tiwari WordPress">{{cite web|title=Richa Tiwari Bio|url= http://richatiwarisarticle.wordpress.com/richa-tiwari/|access-date=12 May 2015}}</ref>
*'''2001''': Aakash Sabharwal (Delhi), Amrik Singh (Jammu & Kashmir) Ashwini Kamath, Andy Tenita Fernandes, Shruti Ullal, Sridevi Damodar, K.J. Kamaraju and Shilpa Satish Tamadaddi (Karnataka); Katta Trinadh and Putta Someshwar (Andhra Pradesh); Sanath (Kerala), Lalitha Devi Yadav, Mehul Sanyal (Bhopal), and Ritu Singh Tomar (Madhya Pradesh), Nijal Omprakash Patil, Narendra Shantaram Bithale, Sharvari Sudhir Mali, Mitali Khanapurkar of Maharashtra, Bhoopendra Singh Bainiwal (Rajasthan), Reshma Mohapatra from Orissa (posthumous), Nikhil (Posthumous), Lalmunsanga, Johny Lalnunfela (Mizoram).<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/01/24/stories/2002012405200900.htm Ready to face war with courage: PM] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 24 January 2002.</ref>
* '''2002''': Prithi Singh (10), Aparajit Singh (11), Swapnali Harishchandra Ghag (13), Rukaiya Begum (14), Nikky Maria Jacob (14), Jessamma George (16), Ashok Kumar Choudhary (18), Abdul Razak CM (16), Mumthaz TM (12), Balkrishna Upadhyay (17), Shreshthi Amrit Gorule (17), Naseer Khan (13) and Justin K Tom (19).<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/35099096.cms Brave young hearts] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 21 January 2003.</ref>
* '''2003''': Chuneshwari Kothalis, Ramsadharan (Chhattisgarh), Nitin Uttamrao Kakde, Dyaneshwar Manikrao Kakade, Raju Namdev Kakde, Satyam Mahendra Khandekar, Skiewtidaris Lyngkhoi (Meghalaya), Pratap Vikubhai Khachar (Gujarat), Neelam Rani, Sarita Tyagi, Sunita Devi Sighdoya, Swati Tyagi, Sushma Rani (Haryana), G. Kranthi Kumar, Thotakura Mahesh (Andhra Pradesh) Ram Nayan Yadav (Uttar Pradesh), Harish Rana (Uttaranchal), Ajith Kumar P.T, Saneesh K.S, Suramya U.R. (Kerala).<ref name=expp>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=68048 R-Day honour for 26 brave children] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226043840/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=68048 |date=26 February 2009 }} ''[[Indian Express]]'', 14 November 2003.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040903185617/http://sify.com/news/othernews/fullstory.php?id=13307912 26 children selected for Bravery Awards] [[Sify.com]], 13 November 2003.</ref>
* '''2004''':Hotilal, Km Mahima Tiwari both from Uttar Pradesh, Master Ramandeep Singh and Master Pawan Kumar of Punjab (Joint Deed), Master RK Rahul Singh of Manipur, Km Shiney TA, Master Sajan Antony, Master TP Krishna Prasad and Master Johncy Samuel all from Kerala, Master Khiangdingliana of Mizoram, Km Priyanka of Haryana, Master Gopal Singh Sondia of Madhya Pradesh, Master B Sai Kushal of Andhra Pradesh and Master Vinod R. Jain of Karnataka.<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=6621&kwd= National Bravery Awards 2004] Press Release, Press Information Bureau (PIB), [[Govt. of India]]. 18 January 2005.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050321074539/http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/26/stories/2005012601511500.htm Bravery awards for children presented] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 26 January 2005.</ref>
* '''2005''':Master Sarath sabu, Km. Divya TV, Late Master Shibu T (all from Kerala), Master Laxman (Chhattisgarh), Master Mukesh Kumar Tanwar (Madhya Pradesh), Master Puttijungshi (Nagaland), Master Nelson Karam, Km L. Pusparani Devi (both from Manipur), Master Nagarani Venkateswara Rao (Andhra Pradesh), Master Santosh Ramesh Dahe (Maharashtra).<ref name="pib"/>
*'''2006''': Master Aakash Saha (New Delhi), S/O Ravi Saha & Purnima Saha was awarded for helping and donating blood at the age of 15, was taken under custody for donating blood being a minor by Delhi Police however was applauded later and awarded by Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on Republic Day.
* '''2006''': Km. Deepa Kumari, Master Sudhir Jakhar, Master Pawan Kumar Parashar, Master Rajender Kumar (all from Rajasthan), Kumari Anita Singh Lodh (Madhya Pradesh), Master David Kino (Arunachal Pradesh), Master Michael N.George (Delhi), Master Joel Salim Jacob (Kerala), Master Parth S Sutaria, Kum Antara Srivastava, Kum Ankita Ashok Bhosle (all from Maharashtra), Km. Paonam Babyrose Devi (Manipur), Km. Pooja Kabadwal (Uttaranchal), Master Rahul Chaurasia (Uttar Pradesh).<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=24171 National Bravery awards for Children – 2006] Press Information Bureau (PIB), [[Govt. of India]].</ref>
* '''2007''': Master Raveendra Halder, Master Ravi Kumar Jhariya, Master Awadhesh Kumar Jhariya, Master Manas Nishad (all from Chhattisgarh), Master Vishnu C.S., Master Bijin Babu (both from Kerala), Master Kavvampalli Rajkumar, Master Pinjari Chinigi Sab (both from Andhra Pradesh), Km. Meher Legha (Noida, UP), Master Ankit Rai, Late Master Abhishake and Late Master Suraj (all from Haryana), Master Subhash Kumar (U.P.), Km. Congress Kanwar (Rajasthan) and Master Sunil Kumar P.N. (Karnataka).<ref name=red/><ref>[http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=34757 National Bravery Awards 2007] Press Release, Press Information Bureau (PIB), [[Govt. of India]], 18 January 2008</ref>
* '''2008''': Master Gagan J. Murthy, Km. Bhoomika J. Murthy (Karnataka), Km. Silver Kharbani (Meghalaya), Master Yumkhaibam Addison Singh (Manipur), Master Vishal Suryaji Patil (Maharashtra), Master Shahanshah (Uttar Pradesh), Km. Dinu K.G. (Kerala), Master M. Marudu Pandi (Tamil Nadu), Km. Anita Kora, Km. Rina Kora (West Bengal), Km. Manjusha A (Kerala), Km. Kritika Jhanwar (Rajasthan), Km. Hina Quereshi (Rajasthan), Master Manish Bansal (Haryana) and Master Rahul (New Delhi).<ref name=to>[http://www.4to40.com/newsat4/index.asp?id=2448&category=national National Bravery Award 2008 given away] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919145718/http://www.4to40.com/newsat4/index.asp?id=2448&category=national |date=19 September 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=46780 National Bravery Awards for Children – 2008] Press Release, Press Information Bureau (PIB), [[Govt. of India]].</ref> For the first time, an award-winner's real name was withheld, as he identified the men who planted bombs on Barakhamba Road in New Delhi, during [[13 September 2008 Delhi bombings]], and helped police make sketches of the suspects.<ref name=hind>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090122092120/http://hindu.com/2009/01/18/stories/2009011857730100.htm National bravery awards for 20] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 18 January 2009.</ref>
* '''2009''': Uddesh R. Ramnathkar (Goa); Zonunsanga and Lalrammawia (Mizoram); Sujith R., Amal Anthony, Krishnapriya K. and Sujith Kumar P. (all from Kerala); Dijekshon Syiem (Meghalaya); Thoi Thoi Khumanthem (Manipur); Vaishaliben Sambhubhai Solanki (Gujarat); Rekha Kalindi, Sunita Mahato and Afsana Khatun, (all from West Bengal); and Yogesh Kumar Jangid (Rajasthan).<ref name=ht>{{cite news |title=FIGHTING FOR A CAUSE – These are real bravehearts|url=http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/Default.aspx?Id=362F6F58785274657530336F6E33736842396C6F524878386C75356C31434F394F567859347364316F4E413D |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=19 January 2010 }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130706030235/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-18/jaipur/27997801_1_national-bravery-awards-girl-power-zila-parishad National Bravery Awards: Girl trio make Rajasthan proud] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 18 January 2009.</ref>
* '''2010''': Kalpana Sonowal and Rekhamoni Sonowal (Assam), Rahul Kurrey and Parvati Amlesh (Chhattisgarh), Anoop. M. and Raj Narayanan (Kerala), Rohit Maruti Mulik (Maharashtra), Md. Nurul Huda (Macnipur), Freedy Nongsiej and Lovelystar K. Sohphoh (Meghalaya), Lalmawizuali (Mizoram), Gurjeevan Singh (Punjab), Late Km. Chhampa Kanwar and Shrawan Kumar (6yrs) (Rajasthan), Bibek Sharma (Sikkim), Uttam Kumar (Uttar Pradesh), Late Km. Shruti Lodhi (Uttarakhand) and Sunita Murmu (West Bengal).<ref name="hi2011">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/18/stories/2011011856481500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122073801/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/18/stories/2011011856481500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 January 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=23 children selected for bravery awards|date=18 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="23ch">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-18/delhi/28361631_1_national-bravery-awards-priyanshu-joshi-chhampa-kanwar|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126031345/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-18/delhi/28361631_1_national-bravery-awards-priyanshu-joshi-chhampa-kanwar|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=23 children get bravery award this year|date=18 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="pib2011">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=69116|title=National Bravery Awards|date=17 January 2011|publisher=PIB, Ministry of Defence}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/national-bravery-awards-winners-republic-day-2011/1/126919.html|title=National Bravery Award winners set to be honoured on Republic Day|date=18 January 2011|publisher=India Today |access-date=14 September 2012}}</ref>
* '''2011''': Yandam Amara Uday Kiran and Suthrapu Shiva Prasad (Andhra Pradesh), Ranjan Pradhan and Km. Sheetal Sadvi Saluja (Chhattisgarh), Km. Divyaben Mansangbhai Chauhan (Gujarat), Sandesh P Hegde and Km. Sindhushree B.A. (Karnataka), Mohammed Nishadh V.P., Anshif C.K. and Sahsad K (Kerala), Johnson Tourangbam and Kshetrimayum Rakesh Singh (Manipur), Late C. Lalduhawma (Mizoram), Km. Prasannta Shandilya (Orissa), Dungar Singh (Rajasthan), G. Parameswaran (Tamil Nadu), Late Km. Lovely Verma (Uttar Pradesh) and Late Km. Saudhita Barman (West Bengal).<ref name=mod12>{{cite web |title=National Bravery Awards |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79695 |date=18 January 2012 |publisher=Ministry of Defence, PIB}}</ref>
* '''2012''': Ramdinthara (Mizoram, posthumous),<ref name=cnn13/> Devansh Tiwari (Chhattisgarh), Mukesh Nishad (Chhattisgarh), Lalrinhlua (Mizoram), E. Suganthan (Tamil Nadu), Ramith.K, (Kerala), Mebin Cyriac (Kerala), Vishnu MV (Kerala), Koroungamba Kuman (Manipur, 7 yrs),<ref name=cnn13/> Sameep Anil Pandit (Maharashtra), Viswendra Lohkna (Uttar Pradesh), Satendra Lohkana (Uttar Pradesh), Pawan Kumar Kanaujiya (Uttar Pradesh), [[Mahika Sharma]] ([[Assam]]) Stripleaseman Mylliem (Meghalaya), Sapna Kumari Meena (Rajasthan), Suhail KM (Karnataka).<ref>[http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/01/list-of-national-bravery-awards-2013-winners/ List of National Bravery Awards 2013 Winners]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Bravery Awards 2013 |url=http://knowindia.gov.in/republicday/pdf/bravery_awards_2013.pdf |date=Jan 2013 |publisher=knowindia.gov.in |access-date=6 February 2013}}</ref>
* '''2015''': [[Labhanshu Sharma]] (15) (Rishikesh, Uttarakhand)<ref>{{cite news|title=17-year-old bravery award winner awaits recognition from state government – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/17-year-old-bravery-award-winner-awaits-recognition-from-state-government/articleshow/46347321.cms|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
*'''1987''':Naga Varaprasad Surikuchi (6) won National Bravery Award for saving his brother from drowning in a well. ('Bhimavaram, Andhrapradesh')

<small>Note: Many others who have received these awards are not listed in this due to the unavailability of the complete information about them.</small>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.iccw.in/national_bravery.html}}
* [http://www.iccw.in/scheme_details.html National Awards for Bravery, webpage] at Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090204121246/http://india.gov.in/myindia/bravery_awards.php National Bravery Award] ‘[[Govt. of India]] Portal.
* [http://specials.rediff.com/news/2005/jan/25sld.htm Special Feature: Meet India's Braveheart, a detailed profile of 19 awardees, of year 2004] [[Rediff.com]]
* [http://www.dsalert.org/gallantry-awards/bravery-awards Recipients of Bravery Awards 2012]

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