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Gallantry Awards — 2008

A verified archive of gallantry awards announced by the Government of India during Republic Day and Independence Day 2008.

VERIFIED PARTIAL DATABASE: The official Government of India records confirm 265 gallantry awards across the two 2008 award cycles. The individual records displayed below are directly verified from the official PIB releases. The page is intentionally marked partial because the large Sena Medal (Gallantry) lists have not all been transcribed here.
265 Total Gallantry Awards
141 Republic Day 2008
124 Independence Day 2008
2 Award Cycles

Verified Individual Recipients

Official Sources

Republic Day 2008 — Ministry of Defence, PIB
The Government of India release dated 25 January 2008 records 1 Ashoka Chakra, 4 Kirti Chakras, 22 Shaurya Chakras, 2 Bars to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 107 Sena Medals (Gallantry), 2 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and 3 Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).

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Independence Day 2008 — Ministry of Defence, PIB
The Government of India release dated 14 August 2008 records 2 Ashoka Chakras, 9 Kirti Chakras, 18 Shaurya Chakras, 1 Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 87 Sena Medals (Gallantry), 6 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and 1 Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry).

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