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Gallantry Awards — 2013

Indian gallantry awards announced during the Republic Day and Independence Day cycles of 2013, presented as a searchable recipient archive.

VERIFIED PARTIAL — 2013: The Republic Day recipient list is complete from the official PIB release. The Independence Day official annual-report totals are confirmed, but five Vayu Sena Medal recipients could not be reconciled confidently from the available records, so they are intentionally not fabricated or included.
118Official annual gallantry total
75Republic Day total
43Independence Day total
113Verified records displayed
Kirti ChakraRepublic Day

Anup Joseph Manjali

Major
Unit / Organisation
Bihar Regiment / 24th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Sandeep Kumar

Major
Unit / Organisation
13th Battalion The Sikh Regiment
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Manish Punj

Major
Unit / Organisation
Rajput Regiment / 10th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

A Rahul Ramesh

Captain
Unit / Organisation
Corps of Engineers / 72nd Road Construction Company
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Dinesh Kumar

Captain
Unit / Organisation
9th Battalion The Madras Regiment
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Manish Singh

Lieutenant
Unit / Organisation
9th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Pradeep Beck

Subedar
Unit / Organisation
Bihar Regiment / 24th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Vir Singh

Havildar
Unit / Organisation
13th Battalion The Sikh Regiment
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Rajeshver Singh

Naik
Unit / Organisation
16th Battalion The Punjab Regiment
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Anil Kumar

Naik
Unit / Organisation
16th Battalion The Punjab Regiment
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Krishan Kumar

Naik
Unit / Organisation
Brigade of the Guards / 13th Sikh Light Infantry Battalion Group
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Inderjeet Singh

Lieutenant Commander
Unit / Organisation
05871-T
Service
Navy
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Vikrant Avinash Desai

Colonel
Unit / Organisation
Punjab Regiment / 24th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Deepak Sajjanhar

Colonel
Unit / Organisation
1st Battalion The Naga Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Lalit Sharma

Colonel
Unit / Organisation
3rd Battalion The Grenadiers
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Deepak Singh Samant

Lieutenant Colonel
Unit / Organisation
Kumaon Regiment / 13th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Dhirender Yadav

Major
Unit / Organisation
Army Aviation / 19th Reconnaissance and Observation Flight
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Gaurav Dogra

Major
Unit / Organisation
Rajput Regiment / 58th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Sunil Dagar

Major
Unit / Organisation
Army Aviation / 23rd Independent Reconnaissance and Observation Flight
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Sombir Singh Lamba

Major
Unit / Organisation
Army Service Corps / 34th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Sapam Zenet

Major
Unit / Organisation
Army Service Corps / 29th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Sandeep Sharma

Major
Unit / Organisation
13 Sikh Light Infantry Battalion Group
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Sadeep Khawas

Major
Unit / Organisation
Regiment of Artillery / 33rd Field Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Abhishek Kukreti

Major
Unit / Organisation
Corps of Engineers / 34th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Suhel Singh Salaria

Major
Unit / Organisation
13th Battalion The Sikh Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Bheemaiah PS

Major
Unit / Organisation
10th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Dara Singh Chahal

Major
Unit / Organisation
2nd Battalion The Grenadiers
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Nawajesh N Patel

Major
Unit / Organisation
Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) / 21st Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Vinod Kumar

Major
Unit / Organisation
Army Service Corps / 21st Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Rajeev Kumar

Major
Unit / Organisation
1st Battalion The Maratha Light Infantry
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Ajay Kumar

Major
Unit / Organisation
Sikh Regiment / 27th Assam Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Yogeshwar Singh

Major
Unit / Organisation
3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Sanjeev Singh

Major
Unit / Organisation
Mechanised Infantry / 27th Assam Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Ashwini Kumar Dixit

Major
Unit / Organisation
Corps of Engineers / 29th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Ashish Srivastava

Major
Unit / Organisation
18th Battalion The Sikh Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Sonu K Sidharthan

Major
Unit / Organisation
Regiment of Artillery / 17th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Arjun Kumar Butola

Major
Unit / Organisation
22nd Battalion The Maratha Light Infantry
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Amal Sali

Major
Unit / Organisation
1st Battalion The Naga Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Prateek Malik

Major
Unit / Organisation
Armoured Corps / 3rd Battalion The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Swagat Sharma

Major
Unit / Organisation
Armoured Corps / 24th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Salim Khan

Major
Unit / Organisation
Sikh Regiment / 6th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Vishwakarma Sudhanshu Jagannath

Captain
Unit / Organisation
10th Battalion The Sikh Light Infantry
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

V Arul

Captain
Unit / Organisation
3rd Battalion The Grenadiers
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Ayanangshu Hazra

Captain
Unit / Organisation
9th Battalion The Madras Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Ajay Singh Pathania

Lieutenant
Unit / Organisation
Army Services Corps / 33rd Field Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Mohit Jatain

Lieutenant
Unit / Organisation
Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers / 3rd Battalion The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Nirav Pathania

Lieutenant
Unit / Organisation
Army Ordnance Corps / 2/3rd Gorkha Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Raj Kishor

Assistant Commandant
Unit / Organisation
33rd Assam Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Gnanasekhar Reddy

Subedar
Unit / Organisation
9th Battalion The Madras Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Karam Chand Thakur

Havildar
Unit / Organisation
Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) / 6th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Raghuveer Chand

Havildar
Unit / Organisation
Garhwal Rifles / 1 Uttarakhand (Independent) Company NCC
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Arbind Kumar

Havildar
Unit / Organisation
Bihar Regiment / 24th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Rajnish Kumar

Havildar
Unit / Organisation
Regiment of Artillery / 33rd Field Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Harvinder Singh

Lance Havildar
Unit / Organisation
3rd Battalion The Grenadiers
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

L Kamini Singh

Lance Havildar
Unit / Organisation
10th Assam Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Patil Lakshman Namdeo

Lance Naik
Unit / Organisation
1st Battalion The Maratha Light Infantry
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Kulwinder Singh

Lance Naik
Unit / Organisation
18th Battalion The Sikh Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Daljit Singh

Lance Naik
Unit / Organisation
9th Battalion The Sikh Light Infantry
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Sreekesh Sukumaran

Lance Naik
Unit / Organisation
9th Battalion The Madras Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Ajay Kumar Thapa

Lance Naik
Unit / Organisation
3rd Battalion The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Chanan Singh

Sepoy
Unit / Organisation
18th Battalion The Sikh Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Sandeep

Sepoy
Unit / Organisation
Mahar Regiment / 30th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Francis Wopen J Humtsoe

Sepoy
Unit / Organisation
1st Battalion The Naga Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Chandar Singh

Rifleman
Unit / Organisation
Garhwal Rifles / 36th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Girdhari Ram

Rifleman
Unit / Organisation
Rajputana Rifles / 43rd Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Sorokhaibam Shanti Kumar

Rifleman
Unit / Organisation
33rd Assam Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Ranjeet Singh Yadav

Grenadier
Unit / Organisation
22nd Battalion The Grenadiers
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Gopal

Gunner
Unit / Organisation
Regiment of Artillery / 6th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Bar to Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Srivatsa Seshadri

Commander
Unit / Organisation
03717-Y
Service
Navy
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Dhirender Bisht

Lieutenant Commander
Unit / Organisation
05858-N
Service
Navy
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Harisanker

Lieutenant
Unit / Organisation
06133-N
Service
Navy
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Mukesh Kumar

POA (CHME)
Unit / Organisation
177091-F
Service
Navy
Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Gurkirat Singh Sohal

Wing Commander
Unit / Organisation
Flying (Pilot)
Service
Air Force
Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Chickmandya Girish Deepak

Wing Commander
Unit / Organisation
Flying (Pilot)
Service
Air Force
Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Siddharth Chopra

Flight Lieutenant
Unit / Organisation
Flying (Pilot)
Service
Air Force
Ashoka ChakraIndependence Day

KLVSSHNV Prasad Babu

Sub-Inspector
Unit / Organisation
Andhra Pradesh Police / Greyhounds
Service
Police
POSTHUMOUS
Kirti ChakraIndependence Day

Mahesh Kumar

Major
Unit / Organisation
Punjab Regiment / 22nd Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Kirti ChakraIndependence Day

Abhilash Tomy

Lieutenant Commander
Unit / Organisation
Indian Navy / INSV Mhadei
Service
Navy
Kirti ChakraIndependence Day

Lohit Sonowal

Inspector
Unit / Organisation
Assam Police
Service
Police
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Sanjeev Kumar

Major
Unit / Organisation
Armoured Corps
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Swagat Kumar Das

Major
Unit / Organisation
Sikh Light Infantry
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Amarjeet Singh

Major
Unit / Organisation
Mechanised Infantry
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Mohan Chandra

Major
Unit / Organisation
Kumaon Regiment / 4th Battalion
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Rampreet Singh

Captain
Unit / Organisation
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Balwinder Singh

Naik
Unit / Organisation
Punjab Regiment
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Aadesh Kumar

SEA I CD III
Unit / Organisation
Indian Navy
Service
Navy
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Murali Kannan

Aircraftman
Unit / Organisation
Indian Air Force
Service
Air Force
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Manish

JE (Civil)
Unit / Organisation
Border Roads Organisation
Service
BRDB
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

P R Mishra

Deputy Commandant
Unit / Organisation
Central Reserve Police Force
Service
MHA
Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Anand Kumar

Major
Unit / Organisation
Dogra Regiment
Service
Army
Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

L Kamini Singha

Lance Havildar
Unit / Organisation
Assam Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Sanjay Vadhera

Colonel
Unit / Organisation
Army Aviation Squadron (Utility Helicopter)
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Aditya Kumar

Major
Unit / Organisation
Mechanised Infantry
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Samir Bharti

Major
Unit / Organisation
Assam Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Piyush Kumar Verma

Major
Unit / Organisation
Armoured Corps
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Tanmoy Rath

Major
Unit / Organisation
Corps of Signals
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Marathe Shashikant Bansilal

Major
Unit / Organisation
Jat Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Vijit Kumar

Major
Unit / Organisation
Punjab Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Pawan Kumar Jaiswal

Captain
Unit / Organisation
Sikh Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Singam Jeevan Singh

Captain
Unit / Organisation
Corps of Engineers
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Anshul Bisht

Captain
Unit / Organisation
Dogra Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Girish Bhardwaj

Lieutenant
Unit / Organisation
Army Ordnance Corps
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Mahendra Singh

Subedar
Unit / Organisation
Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Ashwani Kumar

Havildar
Unit / Organisation
Dogra Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Chhankar Singh

Havildar
Unit / Organisation
Dogra Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Surendra Kumar Bhari

Naik
Unit / Organisation
Jat Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Yashwant Singh

Naik
Unit / Organisation
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Yamgar Vijay Dhondiram

Lance Naik
Unit / Organisation
Maratha Light Infantry
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Sanjeev Kumar

Sepoy
Unit / Organisation
Dogra Regiment
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Farooq Ahmed Bajran

Rifleman
Unit / Organisation
Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (TA)
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Rajeev Thakur

Rifleman
Unit / Organisation
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Service
Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Neeraj Kumar Solanki

Rifleman
Unit / Organisation
Rajputana Rifles
Service
Army
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Shailesh Tyagi

Lieutenant
Unit / Organisation
06273-F
Service
Navy

Sources & Verification Note

Republic Day 2013: Official PIB confirms 1 Kirti Chakra, 11 Shaurya Chakras, 56 Sena Medals (Gallantry), 1 Bar to Nao Sena Medal, 3 Nao Sena Medals and 3 Vayu Sena Medals — 75 gallantry awards. citeturn4view0

Independence Day 2013: Ministry of Defence Annual Report 2013–14 records 1 Ashoka Chakra, 3 Kirti Chakras, 10 Shaurya Chakras, 2 Bars to Sena Medal, 21 Sena Medals, 1 Nao Sena Medal and 5 Vayu Sena Medals — 43 awards. citeturn6search7

Official PIB Republic Day 2013 release
Ministry of Defence Annual Report 2013–14

Verification note: A contemporary press report lists six IAF Vayu Sena Medal recipients, while the Ministry of Defence annual report records five. Since the primary count cannot be reconciled to a five-name list here, those five individual records are omitted rather than guessed. citeturn9search0turn9search2

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