Param Vir Chakra
Videos
The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates roughly as the "Wheel of Supreme Brave", an
PVC medal on 1976 stamp of India
The three living recipients of the Param Vir Chakra: Yogendra Singh Yadav, Bana Singh, and Sanjay Kumar
Major Somnath Sharma's statue at Param Yodha Sthal, National War Memorial, New Delhi
Yogendra Singh Yadav
Videos
Subedar Major and Honorary Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav PVC is a retired Indian military officer, who was awarded India's highest military award, the Param Vir Chakra, for his actions during the Kargi
Param Vir Chakra
…posthumously in 1971, is the only Indian Air Force officer to have been honoured with the medal. Subedar Major Bana Singh, Subedar Sanjay Kumar and Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav, are the only living recipients of the award. * indicates that the Param Vir Chakra was awarded posthumously…
Official portrait of Captain Yadav in 2021 wearing PVC