brave children

“Mom told me to jump in, and I said he was probably too heavy, but I jumped anyway."

"I kept walking behind her and kept asking where she was taking my brother. When I tried to catch her, she ran faster."

Shiku’s presence of mind and quick action saved Binod’s life. The 26-year-old survived the attack but sustained multiple injuries on his hand and thigh. He is now getting treated at a government hospital in Rajnagar.

These 18 children, including seven girls and 11 boys aged between 6 to 18, have been honoured for their display of courage with the National Bravery Award by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 24, 2018.

While flight would be the natural reaction of most people, one 7-year-old boy became a local hero after rescuing his friend from a vicious leopard attack in the village of Arathiya in the Gir-Somnath district of Gujarat.

While his heart was flown to Mumbai and transplanted in three-year-old girl Aaradhya Yogesh Mule, a resident of Navi Mumbai; his kidneys will be transplanted in a 15-year-old boy from Deesa in Banaskantha district, battling renal failure for over 10 years.