Gallantry Awards 2025

Current Context: On August 14, 2025, 127 Gallantry Awards were announced, honoring heroes of Operation Sindoor.

• Vir Chakra recipients included IAF pilots like Group Captains R S Sidhu, Manish Arora, and Wing Commander Joy Chandra.
• Army awardees featured Colonel Koshank Lamba and Lt Colonel Sushil Bisht; BSF heroes included SI Mohd Imteyaj and Constable Deepak Chingakham.
• Top planners like Lt Gen Pratik Sharma and Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari received the first-ever Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medals.

Question:

Q.1 Which Army officers were among the Vir Chakra awardees for Operation Sindoor?
a) Lt Gen Pratik Sharma and Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari
b) Colonel Koshank Lamba and Lt Colonel Sushil Bisht
c) SI Mohd Imteyaj and Constable Deepak Chingakham
d) Group Captain R S Sidhu and Group Captain Manish Arora

Answer: b) Colonel Koshank Lamba and Lt Colonel Sushil Bisht honored with the Vir Chakra for their role in Operation Sindoor.