14. The National Bravery Awards
Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) confers national awards on children
every year, awarded by
President of India
15.
16. Among the recipients of the National Bravery Awards 2019, 8-year-old
Guru Himapriya and 13-year-old Soumya Dip Jana bagged the
topmost honor ‘Bharat Award’, a new addition this year, for
exercising their presence of mind to save their respective
families during the terrorist attack at Sunjuwan Army camp in
Jammu on February 10, 2018. Soumya Dip Jana had suffered injuries
from a grenade attack while trying to escort his mother and sister to a
safe shelter away from the terrorists. He was in coma for three
months.