{"id":128775,"date":"2023-01-24T12:33:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T07:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=128775"},"modified":"2023-01-24T12:33:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T07:03:53","slug":"21-islands-of-andaman-nicobar-renamed-after-param-vir-chakra-awardees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/21-islands-of-andaman-nicobar-renamed-after-param-vir-chakra-awardees\/","title":{"rendered":"21 islands of Andaman &amp; Nicobar renamed after Param Vir Chakra Awardees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>21 islands of Andaman &amp; Nicobar renamed after Param Vir Chakra Awardees:<\/strong> Prime Minister Narendra Modi renamed the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman &amp; Nicobar\u00a0after Param Vir Chakra awardees on \u00a0January 23, 2023, via video conferencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The naming was done on the occasion of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose\u2019s 126th birth anniversary, which is officially observed as&nbsp;Parakram Diwas (Day of Valor).&nbsp; He has also unveiled the&nbsp;model of the National Memorial dedicated to Netaji, to be constructed on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep&nbsp;(earlier known as Ross Islands).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/daily-quiz-january-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The memorial to Netaji will be located on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, which was called Ross Island before 2018. Facilities available at the site will include a museum, a cable car ropeway, a laser-and-sound show, a guided heritage trail through historical buildings and a theme-based children\u2019s amusement park, next to a resto-lounge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The largest unnamed island was named after the first Param Vir Chakra awardee, the second largest unnamed island after the second Param Vir Chakra awardee, and so on. The first recipient of the award was Major Somnath Sharma, who lost his life while fighting against Pakistani infiltrators near Srinagar airport on November 3, 1947.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the 21 people who have received the Param Vir Chakra, 20 served in the Indian Army and one in the Indian Air Force. The event was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief of Defence Staff General, Anil Chauhan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21 islands of Andaman &amp; Nicobar renamed after Param Vir Chakra Awardees: Prime Minister Narendra Modi renamed the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman &amp; Nicobar\u00a0after Param Vir Chakra awardees on \u00a0January 23, 2023, via video conferencing. 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