Class 7 · English
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Key terms to remember
National War Memorial
The memorial in New Delhi, with four chakras and the eternal Amar Jawan Jyoti flame, that honours India's fallen soldiers since 1947.
Param Vir Chakra
India's highest wartime gallantry award; the unit recalls heroes such as Lance Naik Albert Ekka who earned the nation's top honours.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Former President of India and author of the poem 'My Dear Soldiers', which salutes those who guard the nation's borders.
Rani Abbakka
The dauntless sixteenth-century queen of Ullal who defied the Portuguese and is remembered as an early woman freedom fighter.
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