Indian Military Honours and Historic Women Leaders

Vocabulary flashcards covering Indian military decorations, defence leadership roles, and prominent women leaders of India.

Param Vir Chakra

The highest military decoration, awarded for the highest degree of valour in presence of an enemy.

Maha Vir Chakra

The second highest military decoration, meaning great warrior medal.

Vir Chakra

The third in order of wartime military decorations, awarded for courageous behaviour on the battlefield.

Ashoka Chakra

The highest peacetime decoration, awarded for valour shown away from the battlefield.

Kirti Chakra

The second highest peacetime gallantry award.

Shaurya Chakra

A military decoration awarded for courageous behaviour shown while not being engaged with the enemy directly.

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

A post instituted in 2019 by the Government of India for the professional service chief, head of the Indian Armed Forces, and senior-most uniformed military advisor to the Government of India.

Sarojini Naidu

The leader who became President of the Indian National Congress in 1925.

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

The leader who became the first woman to be elected President of the UN General Assembly in 1953.

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

The first Health Minister of independent India.

Annie Besant

The leader who established the Indian Home Rule League in 1916.

Aruna Asaf Ali

The leader who hoisted the Indian National flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan, Bombay during the Quit India Movement in 1942.

Sucheta Kripalani

The first woman chief minister in India, who served as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Indira Gandhi

The leader who founded the 'Vanar Sena' with children in 1930 to help the Congress Party during the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Bhikaji Cama

The leader who unfurled the first version of the Indian national flag at the International Socialist Congress held at Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907.