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The Indian honours system is the system of awards given to individuals for a variety of services to the ... decorations and medals of India; Genius Indian Achiver's ...
An order issued on 11 July 2019 by the Indian Army's "Ceremonial and Welfare Adjutant General's Branch" made it permissible for the close relatives of the deceased military personnel to wear their medals on the right side of chest while attending homage ceremonies at war memorials, cemeteries and funerals. These gallantry or service awards of ...
Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of India" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Chopra won the only silver medal for India in the men's javelin throw event and became the first Indian individual medalist to have won a gold and silver at the Olympics. [111] Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals including the first Indian medal at the Games in the air pistol event and another along with Sarabjot Singh in the mixed pistol team ...
Category: Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of India. ... Recipients of Indian military awards and decorations (14 C) B. Indian recipients of British ...
With the inception of Company rule in India by the East India Company in 1757, the tradition of giving medals also began. Campaign medals and awards were given to soldiers who fought in the Company's presidency armies (Bengal Army of Bengal Presidency, Madras Army of Madras Presidency and Bombay Army of Bombay Presidency).
The Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM, lit. ' distinguished service medal ') is a decoration of the Indian Armed Forces. It is awarded to recognize "distinguished service of a high order" to all ranks of the Indian Armed Forces. From 1980, the Yudh Seva Medal was introduced to recognize exceptional services in an operational environment. [2]
The Indian Order of Merit (IOM) was a military and civilian decoration of British India.It was established in 1837, (General Order of the Governor-General of India, No. 94 of 1 May 1837) [1] although following the Partition of India in 1947 it was decided to discontinue the award and in 1954 a separate Indian honours system was developed, to act retrospectively to 1947.