Defence
Param Vir Chakra Awardees Get Everlasting Tribute With 21 Largest Unnamed Andaman And Nicobar Islands Named After Them
Swarajya Staff
Jan 23, 2023, 10:02 AM | Updated 03:16 PM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (23 January) participated in a ceremony to name 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees on the occasion of Parakram Diwas.
During the programme, Prime Minister Modi also unveiled the model of the National Memorial dedicated to Netaji to be built on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep.
Keeping in mind the historic significance of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and to honour the memory of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Ross Islands was renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep by PM Modi during his visit to the Island in 2018.
Neil Island and Havelock Island were also renamed as Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep.
According to a PMO release, giving due respect to the real-life heroes of the country has always been accorded highest priority by the Prime Minister.
Going ahead with this spirit, it has now been decided to name the 21 largest unnamed islands of the island group after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, the PMO said.
The largest unnamed island will be named after the first Param Vir Chakra awardee, the second largest unnamed island will be named after the second Param Vir Chakra awardee, and so on.
"This step will be an everlasting tribute to our heroes, several of whom had made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the nation," the PMO said.
These islands have been named after the 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, including Major Somnath Sharma; Subedar and Hony Captain (then Lance Naik) Karam Singh, MM; Second Lt. Rama Raghoba Rane; Nayak Jadunath Singh; Company Havildar Major Piru Singh; Capt GS Salaria; Lieutenant Colonel (then Major) Dhan Singh Thapa; Subedar Joginder Singh; Major Shaitan Singh; CQMH. Abdul Hamid; Lt Col Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore; Lance Naik Albert Ekka; Major Hoshiar Singh; Seconnd Lt. Arun Khetrapal; Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon; Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran; Naib Subedar Bana Singh; Captain Vikram Batra; Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey; Subedar Major (then RifleMan) Sanjay Kumar; and Subedar Major Retd (Hony Captain) Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav.
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