SHIMLA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Parakram Divas on January 23, named 21 largest unnamed Islands of Andaman Nicobar after First 21 Paramvir Chakra winners- Four Bravest soldiers come from Himachal Pradesh.
Every Indian feels proud that 21 island in Great Andaman and Nicobar islands have been named after the 21 Paramvir Chakra winners on the occasion of Parakram Divas, Modi said.
Prime Minister including National Leaders INC President Mallikarjun Kharge and others paid their tributes to Netaji on his 126th Jayanti, remembering his tremendous contribution to the Freedom Struggle.
Prime Minister named these islands through a video conferencing in the presence Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Governor of Andaman of Nicobar Army, Three Chiefs of the Indian Armed Forces, who were present in Port Blair, celebrating Parakram Divas in the country.
This naming has evoked a countrywide response from the serving soldiers and ex-servicemen.
This is an earnest endeavour on the part of the Prime Minister to give the everlasting tributes to the first 21 Paramvir Chakra awardees of India.
They are real life heroes of the country, who fought with rare bravery to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the Nation with valour by sacrificing their life.
The first winner of the Paramveer Chakra is none other than Major Somnath Sharma, son of Maj General Amarnath Sharma, who hails from Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
Commissioned in Kumaon regiment, Maj Sharma fought bravely the intruding Pakistani troops and laid down his life for the nation on November 3, 1947 in Bedgam in Kashmir.
Then comes Subedar honorary captain Karam Singh, Second Lt Rama Raghoba Rane, Nayak Jadunath Singh, Company HavildarMajor Piru Singh, Captain GS Salaria, Lt Col Dhan Singh Thapa, born in Shimla, Subedar Joginder Singh, Major Shaitan Singh, Abdul Hamid (CQMH), Lt Colonel Ardeshir Buzorji Tarapore,
Then comes Lance Naik Albert Ekka, Major Hoshiyar Singh, 2nd Lt Arun Khetarpal, the Flying Officer, Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon, Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, Naib Subedar Bana Singh.
Then in the list figure the name of Kargil hero, captain Vikram Batra who hailed from Palampur. 
Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey, Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar, who hails from Bilaspur and Subedar Major (retd), Hony Capt Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav are other brave soldiers who will be immortalised on Andaman Nicobar Island for their Parakram. 
It is a rare honour for people of this Virbhoomi that the four Paramvir Chakra winners are brave sons of Himachal Pradesh, which have kept the tradition of bravery and soldiery alive even today.
Apart from this, Prime Minister also unveiled the model National Memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
This memorial will come up on the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep.
Prime Minister had renamed the then Ross islands after Netaji during his visit to the island in 2018.
He also had renamed Neil island and Havelock island as Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep respectively to give the islands an Indian connection.
