Marking the occasion of Vijay Diwas, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated the Param Vir Dirgha at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. It is a gallery that portrays all the 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, and it will educate the visitors about “India’s national heroes who displayed dauntless resolve and unconquerable spirit in defending our nation,” said an official release statement.
Vijay Diwas is annually observed on December 16, commemorating India's victory in the 1971 war with Pakistan, which led to the freedom/ formation of Bangladesh.
The corridors where the Param Vir Dirgha has now been created, earlier displayed portraits of British ADCs.
‘It is also an initiative to honour the memory of our bravehearts who have laid down their lives in the service of the motherland.’
‘The initiative to display portraits of Indian national heroes marks a meaningful step toward shedding the colonial mindset and embracing, with pride, the richness of India's culture, heritage, and timeless traditions.’
The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying the most exceptional acts of valour, courage, and self-sacrifice during war.
Recalling the courage and valour of the Indian Armed Forces in the 1971 War, the Indian Army wrote, "Vijay Diwas is not just a date, it stands as the symbol of the historic and decisive victory of the Indian Armed Forces in the 1971 War."
"It was a victory where the Mukti Bahini and the Indian Armed Forces fought shoulder-to-shoulder, together giving the Bangladesh Liberation struggle its decisive thrust toward freedom... A triumph that reshaped India's military history, redrew the map of South Asia and gave birth to a new nation, Bangladesh," the post on X further read.
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