Havildar Hangpan Dada gave up his life after he took on four terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. A documentary on his life has been released on Republic Day.
The National Bravery awards will be given to 25 children for 2016, four of whom will receive them posthumously. The awards were first introduced in 1957, and are given in five different categories. But what are these awards, and how are the awardees selected? Rakesh Dubbudu from Factly takes a closer look.
Culminating the four-day long Republic Day celebrations, the Beating Retreat ceremony will be held at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi today. Have a look at the preparations.
The awards are given in three categories – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri – to eminent personalities from different fields like public service, art, sports, medicine, entertainment etc.