India to call 21 islands of Andaman Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra recipients

Twenty one unnamed islands in India’s Andaman and Nicobar island groups in the Bay of Bengal will be called after 21 guys of Indian militaries embellished with Param Vir Chakra, the nation’s greatest military decor, indicating the ‘wheel of the supreme brave’. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the event to call the islands on January 23, the birth anniversary of flexibility fighter Subhas Chandra Bose marked as ‘Parakram Diwas’, actually indicating the Bravery Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likewise reveal the design of the National Memorial committed to Netaji to be constructed on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, previously referred to as Ross Islands. In 2018, Ross islands, Neil island and Havelock island were relabelled as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep respectively. “Giving due regard to the real-life heroes of the nation has actually constantly been accorded greatest top priority by the Prime Minister,” a main declaration stated. “Going ahead with this spirit, it has actually now been chosen to call the 21 biggest unnamed islands of the island group after 21 Param Vir Chakra recipients. The biggest unnamed island will be called after the very first Param Vir Chakra recipient, the 2nd biggest unnamed island will be called after the 2nd Param Vir Chakra recipient, and s
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