Images: India's youngest brave-hearts

[caption id=“attachment_189011” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“13 year-old Mittal Patadiya from Gujarat is an epitome of courage. The girl gave a tough fight to three dacoits who almost killed her foster grandmother, Kavita Tahiliani. Naresh Sharma/Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_189017” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Dungar Singh, all of eight years, the boy from Pokhran, Rajasthan, is the youngest winner of the National Bravery Awards 2011. Naresh Sharma/Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_189021” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“This year, 24 children— eight girls and 16 boys — have won the award for displaying extraordinary courage in adverse situations. Naresh Sharma/Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_189022” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“The Prime minister will give these children a cash prize, medal and a certificate before Republic day. Naresh Sharma/Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_189031” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Om Prakash Yadav, 13, is from Uttar Pradesh. He won the Sanjay Chopra award for saving his schoolmates from a burning van. Yadav’s face partially got burnt in the tragedy. Naresh Sharma/Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_189033” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Chhatisgarh’s Ranjan Pradhan got the bravery award for saving a three year old from drowning in a well. Pradhan, 14, jumped into the well to save the child. Naresh Sharma/Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_189034” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Sandesh Hegde from Karnataka cannot hear and speak. The 18 year old saved a child from drowning in a river. Naresh Sharma/Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_189035” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Sindhushree, 13, is from Bangalore. Sindhushree chased the woman who had stolen her mother’s wallet. When the women boarded a bus, the girl stood in the way, forcing the bus driver to stop. In the process, 30 wallets were recovered from the woman. Naresh Sharma/Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_189036” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Delhi’s Uma Shankar was instrumental in saving the lives of victims in a road accident. Uma convinced people to help the victims and drive them to the nearest hospital. 14-yea- old Uma is the winner of Bapu Gaidhani Award 2011. Naresh Sharma/Firstpost”] [/caption]

Images: India's youngest brave-hearts

This year, 24 children— eight girls and 16 boys— have won the award for displaying extraordinary courage in adverse situations. Firstpost brings you images of some of the winners.

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