DARWAN SINGH NEGI Darwan Singh Negi VC was one of the first Indian soldiers to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. DARWAN SINGH NEGI The soldier from pre-independent India who [...]
BACHENDRI PAL Bachendri Pal is an Indian mountaineer, who in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. She was awarded the third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 2019. BACHENDRI PAL 24 May 1954, Uttarkashi Bachendri Pal is an Indian mountaineer, who in [...]
GAURA DEVI Deemed the mother of the Chipko movement, Gaura Devi played a significant role in preventing the cutting down of trees during the chipko movement. She gathered fellow women from the village and lay their own lives at stake to curb the government’s order of cutting down trees. BACKGROUND [...]
GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT General Bipin Rawat PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC was an Indian military officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army. He served as the first Chief of Defense Staff of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020 until his death in a helicopter [...]
