Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates...
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precedence in wartime gallantry awards and comes after the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra. It was established by the President of India on 26 January...
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self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) and is awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring...
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The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) (lit. 'Great Wheel of Bravery') is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded...
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Param Vir Chakra is a 1995 Bollywood war action film directed and written by Major Ashok Kaul. It stars Saeed Jaffrey, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Hema Malini...
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Somnath Sharma (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
officer and the first recipient of India's highest military decoration, Param Vir Chakra (PVC), which he was awarded posthumously. Sharma was commissioned into...
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Yogendra Singh Yadav (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
military award, the Param Vir Chakra, for his actions during the Kargil War. He is the youngest recipient of the Param Vir Chakra to date, having received...
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Param Vir Chakra is an Indian serial portraying the real life of Param Vir Chakra gallantry award winners, India's highest military honour. The serial...
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Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India 's highest military decoration Param Vir Chakra may also refer to: Param Vir Chakra (film), a 1995 Bollywood war action...
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Sanjay Kumar (soldier) (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
1976) is an Indian Junior Commissioned Officer, and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military award for his exemplary bravery during Kargil...
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Manoj Kumar Pandey (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
officer posthumous recipient of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership during the Kargil War in...
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Abdul Hamid (soldier) (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
He was posthumously given India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, for his actions during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Hamid joined...
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Bana Singh (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
soldier and a recipient of the nation's highest gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra. As a Naib Subedar in the Indian Army, he led the team that wrested...
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Shaitan Singh (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
officer and recipient of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra. Singh was born in Rajasthan. On completing his graduation, Singh joined...
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Hoshiar Singh Dahiya (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
military officer and a recipient of India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his gallantry during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. Hoshiar Singh...
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Officers Training Academy (section Param Vir Chakra)
gallantry award including 1 Param Vir Chakra, 8 Ashoka Chakra, 10 Maha Vir Chakra, 22 Kirti Chakra, 63 Vir Chakra, 119 Shaurya Chakra and 587 Sena Medal earned...
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Vikram Batra (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
1999) was an Indian Army officer. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the highest Indian military decoration, for his actions during the...
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reputation. Chakradhar proclaims his quest for identity to endorse Param Vir Chakra on behalf of Jai Simha, who has died. At last, the judiciary acquits...
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Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration during war time, in recognition...
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Ramaswamy Parameshwaran (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
1987, Sri Lanka) was an Indian military officer who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, for his bravery during the Sri...
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decoration, the Param Vir Chakra. Other achievements by alumni include 73 Military Crosses, 17 Ashoka Chakras, 84 Maha Vir Chakras and 41 Kirti Chakras. In 2017...
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are NDA alumni. As of September 2023[update], 3 Param Vir Chakras, 32 Maha Vir Chakras and 163 Vir Chakras have been awarded to NDA officers. Three officers...
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of Indian soldiers earned awards for gallantry. Four Param Vir Chakras and 11 Maha Vir Chakras were awarded. The following units were awarded the COAS'...
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Albert Ekka (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
1971. He was posthumously awarded India's highest military award, the Param Vir Chakra, for his valour in the face of the enemy. Albert Ekka was born on 27...
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Dhan Singh Thapa (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
September 2005) was an Indian military officer and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration. He was commissioned into the...
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the rare units of the Indian Army to have won both the ‘Param Vir Chakra’ and the ‘Ashok Chakra’ thus earning the coveted title of being 'The Bravest of...
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17th Horse (Poona Horse) (section Param Vir Chakra)
wars, with an officer winning India's highest gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra, in each war. In accordance with article VI of The Treaty of Poona...
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Rama Raghoba Rane (category Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra)
first living recipient of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, which he was awarded along with Karam Singh. Born in 1918, Rane served...
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fearless nature he later became known for. Vikram, watching the TV series Param Vir Chakra used to talk about his wish to join the Indian Army. His desire to...
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March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2012. "Batchmates remember of IAF's lone Param Vir Chakra awardee recall his valour". The Indian Express. 5 June 2017. Retrieved...
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