‘Wall of Valour’ to Come Up in Universities and Colleges to Honour Soldiers

Wall of Valour to honour our brave soldiers who laid their lives in turn to protect motherland will be built in 1000 colleges and universities. Check out more details about Wall of Valour here.

About 2 weeks ago, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that colleges and universities in India will build a wall to honour PVC awardees of the Indian Military. According to him, the wall would measure 15 X 20 feet. It will have painted images of the 21 PVC-decorated soldiers.

It is a concept initiated by writer and former Rajya Sabha member Tarun Vijay and implemented by PM Modi's Government to inculcate nationalism among students studying in colleges and universities across the country.

Following the suite, about 10 educational institutes have already decided to put up the 'wall of valour' to honour the brave Indian soldiers. To start with, portraits of 21 gallant awardees were presented to Vice-Chancellors of JNU, DU, IIT-D and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI). The nationwide ‘Vidya Veerta Abhiyan’, will cover 1,000 educational institutes later.

This will increase awareness about the Indian Armed Forces and their sacrifices for the nation.

On the occasion of its launch, Grenadier Yogender Singh Yadav, PVC and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, PVC shared their experiences and exemplary acts of valour during the Kargil conflict of 1999.

Following are the Param Vir Chakra recipients in chronological order:

Major Somnath Sharma, Posth.	4 Kumaon	1947
Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane	Bombay Sappers	1948
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, Posth.	6 Rajputana Rifles	1948
Lance Naik Karam Singh	1 Sikh	1948
Naik Jadunath Singh, Posth.	1 Rajput	1948
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, Posth.	3/1 Gorkha Rifles	1961
Major Shaitan Singh, Posth.	13 Kumaon	1962
Subedar Joginder Singh, Posth.	1 Sikh	1962
Major Dhan Singh Thapa	1/8 Gorkha Rifles	1962
Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid, Posth.	4 Grenadiers	1965
Lieutenant Colonel A B Tarapore, Posth.	Poona Horse	1965
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Posth.	18 Squadron	1971
Major Hoshiar Singh	3 Grenadiers	1971
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, Posth.	Poona Horse	1971
Lance Naik Albert Ekka, Posth.	14 Guards	1971
Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, Posth.	8 Mahar	1987
Naib Subedar Bana Singh	8 JAK LI	1987
Grenadier Yogender Singh Yadav	18 Grenadiers	1999
Captain Vikram Batra, Posth.	13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles	1999
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar	13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles	1999
Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey	7/11 Gorkha Rifles	1999

 

This is certainly a major and good step towards instilling a sense of patriotism and nationalism among students and motivate them to join the armed forces.