National Bravery Awards-2005

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will give away National Bravery Awards for the year 2005 to 17 children-05 girls and 12 boys on 24th Jan 2006. Master Shibu T will get the award posthumously.

Master Ratul Chandra Rabha (14 years) and Master Rituparna Boro (15 years) of Assam have been given the coveted Bharat Award for chasing the militants who killed their school teacher. One of the militants was apprehended. Master Sanmesh Mahesh Kalyanpur (14 years) of Maharashtra has been given the prestigious Sanjay Chopra Award for saving his sister from drowning. Ten year old Km. Seidalyne Mawtyllup of Meghalaya has been given the Geeta Chopra Award. Seidalyne saved her three month old sister from a blazing house.

Kum Dugi alias Minati (14 years) of Orissa, Km. C Susheela (14 years) of Andhra Pradesh and Master Mahesh Kumar (15 years) of Uttaranchal have been selected for the Bapu Gayadhani Awards. Km. Dugi alias Minati and Km. C Susheela both displayed extraordinary courage in revolting against the social evil of child marriage. Master Mahesh Kumar displayed bravery in saving an 11 year old girl from the jaws of a tiger.

The other recipients are: Master Sarath sabu, Km. Divya TV, Late Master Shibu T (all from Kerala), Master Laxman (Chattisgarh), Master Mukesh Kumar Tanwar (Madhya Pradesh), Master Puttijungshi (Nagaland), Master Nelson Karam, Km L. Pusparani Devi (both from Manipur), Master Nagarani Venkateswara Rao (Andhra Pradesh), Master Santosh Ramesh Dahe (Maharashtra).