National Bravery Award


The Iccw Bravery Awards are a set of awards given annually to about 25 Indian children below 18 years of age for "meritorious acts of bravery against all odds". The awards are given by the Indian Council for Child Welfare. The award was instituted in 1957.
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ICCW Bravery Awards for Children and Youth

The ICCW Bravery Awards consist of eight categories

Origins

On Gandhi Jayanti day, 2 October 1957, India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was watching a performance in Delhi's Ramlila ground, at the Red Fort. During the performance, a short circuit caused a fire to break out in a shamiana. Harish Chandra Mehra, a 14-year-old 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 two Children on 4 February 1958, by Prime Minister Nehru, and the ICCW has continued the tradition ever since.

Selection process

Each year, the ICCW receives applications for the Awards. The applications must be received by 15 October to be eligible for selection.
Awardees are selected by a committee constituted by the ICCW.

Ceremony

The awards are usually announced and presented in January.

List of awards

Other recipients

Note: Many others who have received these awards are not listed in this due to the unavailability of the complete information about them.
  • 1982: Ajmal Khan Gauhar
  • 1985: Abdhesh Kumar Gupta,.
  • 1987: Naga Varaprasad Surikuchi won National Bravery Award for saving his brother from drowning in a well.
  • 1993: Prem Prakash Pathak,, native place: Gangolihat, District: Pithoragarh.
  • 1993: M Pavitra 6 years. Youngest awardee.
  • 1987: Vikas D. Satam, Saurabh Oberoi and Savottam Jeevan Raksha Padhak 1988; Shantanu Oberoi
  • 1990: Prashant Singh, Prabhakar.
  • 1994: Nilesh Umale,
  • 1995: Shivshankar Madhukar Bidri killer earthquake 1993 two persons saved life
  • 1997: Nandan Kumar Jha,
  • 2000: Richa Tiwari, Saved her sister Mansi from drowning in a pond.
  • 2001: Aakash Sabharwal, Amrik Singh Ashwini Kamath, Andy Tenita Fernandes, Shruti Ullal, Sridevi Damodar, K.J. Kamaraju and Shilpa Satish Tamadaddi ; Katta Trinadh and Putta Someshwar ; Sanath, Lalitha Devi Yadav, Mehul Sanyal, and Ritu Singh Tomar, Nijal Omprakash Patil, Narendra Shantaram Bithale, Sharvari Sudhir Mali, Mitali Khanapurkar of Maharashtra, Bhoopendra Singh Bainiwal, Reshma Mohapatra from Orissa, Nikhil, Lalmunsanga, Johny Lalnunfela.2002: Prithi Singh, Aparajit Singh, Swapnali Harishchandra Ghag, Rukaiya Begum, Nikky Maria Jacob, Jessamma George, Ashok Kumar Choudhary, Abdul Razak CM, Mumthaz TM, Balkrishna Upadhyay, Shreshthi Amrit Gorule, Naseer Khan and Justin K Tom.2003: Chuneshwari Kothalis, Ramsadharan, Nitin Uttamrao Kakde, Dyaneshwar Manikrao Kakade, Raju Namdev Kakde, Satyam Mahendra Khandekar, Skiewtidaris Lyngkhoi, Pratap Vikubhai Khachar, Neelam Rani, Sarita Tyagi, Sunita Devi Sighdoya, Swati Tyagi, Sushma Rani, G. Kranthi Kumar, Thotakura Mahesh Ram Nayan Yadav, Harish Rana, Ajith Kumar P.T, Saneesh K.S, Suramya U.R..2004:Hotilal, Km Mahima Tiwari both from Uttar Pradesh, Master Ramandeep Singh and Master Pawan Kumar of Punjab, 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.2005:Master Sarath sabu, Km. Divya TV, Late Master Shibu T, Master Laxman, Master Mukesh Kumar Tanwar, Master Puttijungshi, Master Nelson Karam, Km L. Pusparani Devi, Master Nagarani Venkateswara Rao, Master Santosh Ramesh Dahe.
  • 2006: Master Aakash Saha, 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, Kumari Anita Singh Lodh, Master David Kino, Master Michael N.George, Master Joel Salim Jacob, Master Parth S Sutaria, Kum Antara Srivastava, Kum Ankita Ashok Bhosle, Km. Paonam Babyrose Devi, Km. Pooja Kabadwal, Master Rahul Chaurasia.2007: Master Raveendra Halder, Master Ravi Kumar Jhariya, Master Awadhesh Kumar Jhariya, Master Manas Nishad, Master Vishnu C.S., Master Bijin Babu, Master Kavvampalli Rajkumar, Master Pinjari Chinigi Sab, Km. Meher Legha, Master Ankit Rai, Late Master Abhishake and Late Master Suraj, Master Subhash Kumar, Km. Congress Kanwar and Master Sunil Kumar P.N..2008: Master Gagan J. Murthy, Km. Bhoomika J. Murthy, Km. Silver Kharbani, Master Yumkhaibam Addison Singh, Master Vishal Suryaji Patil, Master Shahanshah, Km. Dinu K.G., Master M. Marudu Pandi, Km. Anita Kora, Km. Rina Kora, Km. Manjusha A, Km. Kritika Jhanwar, Km. Hina Quereshi, Master Manish Bansal and Master Rahul. 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.2009: Uddesh R. Ramnathkar ; Zonunsanga and Lalrammawia ; Sujith R., Amal Anthony, Krishnapriya K. and Sujith Kumar P. ; Dijekshon Syiem ; Thoi Thoi Khumanthem ; Vaishaliben Sambhubhai Solanki ; Rekha Kalindi, Sunita Mahato and Afsana Khatun, ; and Yogesh Kumar Jangid. 2010: Kalpana Sonowal and Rekhamoni Sonowal, Rahul Kurrey and Parvati Amlesh, Anoop. M. and Raj Narayanan, Rohit Maruti Mulik, Md. Nurul Huda, Freedy Nongsiej and Lovelystar K. Sohphoh, Lalmawizuali, Gurjeevan Singh, Late Km. Chhampa Kanwar and Shrawan Kumar, Bibek Sharma, Uttam Kumar, Late Km. Shruti Lodhi and Sunita Murmu.2011: Yandam Amara Uday Kiran and Suthrapu Shiva Prasad, Ranjan Pradhan and Km. Sheetal Sadvi Saluja, Km. Divyaben Mansangbhai Chauhan, Sandesh P Hegde and Km. Sindhushree B.A., Mohammed Nishadh V.P., Anshif C.K. and Sahsad K, Johnson Tourangbam and Kshetrimayum Rakesh Singh, Late C. Lalduhawma, Km. Prasannta Shandilya, Dungar Singh, G. Parameswaran, Late Km. Lovely Verma and Late Km. Saudhita Barman.2012: Ramdinthara, Devansh Tiwari, Mukesh Nishad, Lalrinhlua, E. Suganthan, Ramith.K,, Mebin Cyriac, Vishnu MV, Koroungamba Kuman, Sameep Anil Pandit, Viswendra Lohkna, Satendra Lohkana, Pawan Kumar Kanaujiya, Mahika Sharma Stripleaseman Mylliem, Sapna Kumari Meena, Suhail KM.2015: Labhanshu Sharma