Noted Hindi Writer Mr. Gobind Mishra was awarded Vyas Samman 1998 for his book Paanch Aanganon Wala Ghar. The award is given by K.K.Birla foundation to outstanding work in Hindi.
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Mahavir Chakra
1 Hero of Pir Thil Major Satyapal Chopra Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 2 Havildar Fateh Singh Havildar Fateh Singh Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 3 Lone Gunner Sepoy Dewan Singh Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 4 The Gallant Havildar Lance Havildar Dayaram Mahavir Chakra 1947-48 Operation 5 The Unstoppable Chuna Ram Havildar Chuna Ram Mahavir Chakra 1947-48…
Mallakhamb
Very traditional and very Indian, yet most of us today are barely aware of it. Mallakhamb the ancient form of Indian Gymnastics, is a sport struggling to survive. Malkhamb can be traced back to mythological times of Hanuman, the Lord of Monkeys. The ape like antics of the gymnast, the extreme flexibility and ease with which he…
HEROS OF BASANTAR Lt.Col. Rai Mohan Vohra
Born into a family of soldiers, Lt.Col. Rai Mohan Vohra distinguished himself in the army and rose to command the 4 Horse regiment of the armored Corps during the 1971 war with Pakistan. The regiment leading the Indian infantry advances into the western sector, successfully captured the vital positions of Chakra and Dahira, despite the…
Underwater Operation Lt. Arvind Singh
In 1987 as part of the prace-keeping operations in Sri Lanks Lieutenant Arvind Singh was posted as the officer-in-charge of an Indian marine special force on the INS Abhimanyu. On 19th Oct, the force including 10 para commandos embarked on a special mission to destroy Guru Nagar jetty & speedboats belonging to the militants on…
Naval Hero Captain Mahendranath Mulla
India lost only one ship during the Indo-Pak war of 1971. On the 9th of December, torpedoes fired from a Pakistani submarine, struck the INS Khukri commanded by Captain Mahendranath Mulla. The ship began sinking and Captain ordered an evacuation. The soldiers on the boards were evacuated first. Then, handing over his own life-saving equipment…
Sangram Medal
Awarded for service during the 1971/72 war with Pakistan. The medal could be given to all categories of personnel who served in the military, paramilitary forces, police, and civilians in service in the operational areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, or Tripura between 3 December 1971 and 20…
Indian Police Medal for Gallantry
This medal was awarded for acts of bravery by members of the Indian Police. This represents a continuation of the pre-Independence colonial medal into the period of time when India was a dominion, 1947-50. Established: By a Royal Warrant of 23 February 1932, revised December 1944 into medals for gallantry and distinguished service. The extension of…
General Service Medal
The individual active service events are each represented by a bar, and these are detailed below. Multiple bars are, of course, possible. In practice, however, they seem to be quite uncommon. All bars observed have been inscribed in English, rather than in Hindi. Throughout, and regardless of the specified time periods for qualification decoration, wounds…
Muscati’ Jayakar (1844-1911) Species of Fish
Atmaram Sadashiv Jayakar went to England for Higher Education in medicine after completing his MBBS in India. Later he joined the Indian Medical Service.In a colonial Regime he was banished to Oman to look after the health of Muscat’s residents. But LT. Col Jayakar did not despair. He nursed his hobby of studying animal life…