Braveheart, dancers, Covid warriors among 29 to bag Bal Puraskar

Braveheart, dancers, Covid warriors among 29 to bag Bal Puraskar

NEW DELHI: Gurugu Himapriya was just nine when in February 2018, terrorists attacked the Sunjuwan Mil Camp with grenades in Jammu. This 

braveheart

 from Andhra Pradesh, who will be celebrating her birthday on Tuesday, held her ground , engaging in a conversation with one of the terrorist for 4 to 5 hours, negotiating and eventually preventing families from being targeted by them. 

She is one of the 29 

awardees

 for 2022 who were conferred with the “Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar” in the bravery category on Monday at a virtual ceremony by PM Modi. In fact, 14 of the awardees were girls, an apt acknowledgement of girl power on National Girl Child Day.

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