Mumbai,

14 May (HS): Major Anil Ars of Maratha Light Infarntry, and scientist Milind

Atre from IIT, Mumbai have been selected for the ‘Swatantyaveer Savarkar

Shourya’ and ‘Swatantryaveer Savarkar Vigyan’ awards respectively. The awards the

distinguished services in Bravery and Science are given by the Swatantryaveer

Savarkar National Memorial. The awards for the year 2025 were announced in

Mumbai on Wednesday.

The

Swatantryaveer Savarkar Award for Bravery consists of a memento, scroll of

honour and Rs 51,000 cash; and for Science Rs 1,01001 cash, a scroll of honour

and a memento.

Major

Ars was honoured with ‘Shourya Chakra’ in 2019 for bravery while fighting

against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. Milind Atre is the Deputy Director of

Academic, Research and Translation (ART), IIT, Mumbai and is an internationally

acclaimed scientist. His contribution includes developing an indigenous Cryogenic

System, and several research projects in the Space and Atomic Energy field.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar