On the occasion of ‘Shaurya Diwas’, Infantry Directorate conducted ‘Veer Nari Samman Samaroh’ from 21-23 Oct 2024.

It was attended by Four Veer Matas and 21 Veer Naris of 25 Bravehearts from 13 Infantry Regiments who laid down their lives in line of duty in the past one year. The invitees included the wives of Col Manpreet Singh, KC, SM, Maj Ashish Dhonchak, SC, SM & Sep Pradeep Singh, SC of 19 RR (SIKH LI) and mother of Capt Shubham Gupta, SM, 9 PARA (SF) & Rfn Ravi Kumar, KC of 11 JAK LI.

Officers from DIAV, ECHS, AWPO, AWES and OIC Veer Nari Committee briefed the Veer Naris on their arrival & got an opportunity to interact one-on-one basis, where they shared their concerns and received remedies/ assurance for resolution. During their stay the Veer Naris paid their obeisance at the National War Memorial and paid floral tributes.

The event culminated with a felicitation ceremony at Manekshaw Centre, where President AWWA, Mrs Sunita Dwivedi alongwith other functionaries of AWWA and Wives of Senior Army Officers of Infantry interacted with the Veer Naris & Veer Matas. The President AWWA addressed the gathering with words of encouragement & felicitated the participants.