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The Shaurya Chakra (lit. ' Wheel of Gallantry ' ) is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour , courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthumously.
The Shaurya Chakra (lit. ' Wheel of Gallantry ' ) is the third highest peacetime Indian military decoration . This list comprises List of Shaurya Chakra award recipients (2020–2029).
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The medal was originally established on 4 January 1952 as the "Ashoka Chakra, Class I" as the first step of a three-class sequence of non-combatant bravery decorations. In 1967, these decorations were removed from the "class-based" system and renamed as the Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, and Shaurya Chakra.
He received the Shaurya Chakra award for valour from the president of India in 1991, for protecting Sikhs from attack during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots following the assassination of Indira Gandhi. Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav
Maha Vir Chakra – Maha Vir Chakra is the second-highest military decoration in India and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. Vir Chakra – Third in precedence in the awards for wartime gallantry.
lieutenant colonel saurabh singh shekhawat, shaurya chakra, sena medal, vishisht seva medal IC-52871 , 21ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) (Effective date of the award: 08 September, 2008)