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Sanjay Chopra Award
Sanjay Chopra Award is presented to the bravest boys in India.

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Sanjay Chopra Award ,Indian National Bravery AwardThe Sanjay Chopra award is a civilian award, given to the brave children in India for showing heroic acts. The award is given under the National Bravery Awards, which was incepted in the year 1957, by the first Prime Minister of India, Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru. The Sanjay Chopra Award was introduced in the year 1978, in memory of one of the two Chopra children, who laid their lives, while confronting their kidnappers. Their name was Sanjay and Geeta and the Sanjay Chopra Award is given to the boys under the age of 16 years, only. Since its inception in 1978, a large number of brave boys have received the award. The award is posthumously given to the winners, as well. The Sanjay Chopra awardees receive the award from the Prime Minister of India.

A partial list of the Sanjay Chopra Awardees is given below:

Year Name Notes Age Indian state of origin
2000 Prince Kumar and Ashish Kumar Confronted armed robbers -
2001 Nikhil Singh (posthumously) Lost his life while saving three other friends from drowning. - West Bengal
2002 Chandan Paswan Saved two children from drowning. 14 years Uttar Pradesh
2003 Riyaz Ahmed Lost his hands and a foot in an effort to save a child from a train accident. 9 years Uttar Pradesh
2004 Harry Chaudhry Received several stab wounds on his stomach, while trying to save his sister from assailants knife. 13 years Delhi
2005 Sanmesh Mahesh Kalyanpur For saving his sister from drowning. 14 years Maharashtra
2006 V Teeja Sai (posthumously) Lost his life while trying to rescue some fellow students in river Munneru in Vijayawada district - Andhra Pradesh
2006 C V S Durga Dondieswar (posthumously) Lost his life while trying to rescue some fellow students in river Munneru in Vijayawada district - Andhra Pradesh
2007 Yuktarth Shrivastava For saving his 11-month old sister from stray dogs, who attacked them 6 years Chhattisgarh
2008 Saumik Mishra For single-handedly fighting with two goons who entered his home for theft 15 years Uttar Pradesh
2009 Karan Nishad Saved five people from drowning. 11 years Uttar Pradesh



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