‘Veer Gaatha’ a series of books on Param Veer Chakra awardees.
Q. Veer Gaatha Series of Books are on- Published on 27 Jan 16a. Lord Rama, Lord Krishna and Lord Hanuman
b. Myhtological Characters of India
c. Param Veer Chakra awardees
d. Ashok Chakra awardees
ANSWER: Param Veer Chakra awardees
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development launched ‘Veer Gaatha’ a series of books on Param Veer Chakra awardees. National Book Trust materialised this initiative in collaboration with Indian army and Ministry of Defence. The five books in the series of 21 Param Veer Chakra Awardees were released on the occasion illustrating the saga of bravery of Param Veer Chakra awardees including Major Somnath Sharma (1947 war), Major Shaitan Singh (1962 war), CQMH Abdul Hamid (1965 war), Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal (1971 war) and Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey (1999 Kargil war). All the five scripts have been prepared by Gaurav Sawant and illustrated by Fajruddin, Dheeraj Bhatia, Animesh Debnath, Nipen Bhuyan and Samudra Kajal Saikia.
