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New feather added in the pride of Tripura: Ripa to receive National Bravery Award on Republic Day
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New feather added in the pride of Tripura: Ripa to receive National Bravery Award on Republic Day
PHOTO : A tailor working on national flags at Agartala. TIWN Pic

Agartala, January 23 (TIWN): New feather added in the pride of Tripura. This year on the Republic Day, along with other child awardees of National Bravery Award, Ripa Das of Tripura will share the stage. Among the 24 childrens nominated for the award, name of Ripa Das is also included. Ripa will participate in the Republic Day Parade and receives award from Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

Apart from this, Ripa had earlier been felicitated at Agartala Rabindra Bhawan auditorium by the Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Achariya. The Governor of Tripura will also reward her on 25th January, 2014 on the eve of Republic Day.

It is to be mention that Ripa had saved the life of her baby brother. When their house had caught fire, Ripa, her mother and brother were inside the room.  Her one year old baby brother was sleeping. While her mother ran outside out of fear without her children. Ripa hugged her baby brother and came out from the burning room saving his life. Her bravery act spread across the place and she was praised by everyone. After knowing this, Indian Council for Child Welfare had nominated the name of Ripa.

The others who got National Bravery awards were Zeal JitendraMarathe, HiralJitubhaiHalpati and Late Gaurav Kumar Bharti (all from Gujarat), Sahanesh R (Karnataka), AshwiniBanduUghade (Maharashtra), L. Brainson Singh and G. Tooldev Sharma (both from Manipur), Ripa Das (Tripura), Balram Dansena (Chhattisgarh), Rajdeep Das (Jharkhand), Anjith.P, Aqil Mohammad NK and Midhun PP (all from Kerala), Stevenson Lawriniang (Meghalaya), Late MesakK.Remnalalnghaka (Mizoram), MhonbeniEqung (Nagaland), Labhanshu (Uttarakhand) and Late Gaurav Kumar Bharti (Uttar Pradesh) 

 

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