PMRBP 2023 — Bravery
Recognised for rescuing a woman from drowning.
2023-01-23 · Supporting source ↗
Rescue · INDIA
Rohan Ramchandra Bahir
Recognised for rescuing a woman from drowning.
Age at the rescue and the exact incident date are not established in this review.
Maharashtra · India
Image source ↗ · Ministry of Women and Child Development, via PIB · original photographer not credited
Source photograph · credit and provenance below
BEHIND THE RESULT
The person helped comes first
Rohan Ramchandra Bahir was named in the Bravery category of the 2023 national child awards. Contemporary coverage and the government’s message of appreciation describe him helping a woman who was drowning in a river. The essential achievement is the rescue of another person. This draft does not invent a conversation at the scene, reconstruct the incident moment by moment, or add personal details about the woman. The sources provide a public recognition record, while the exact date of the incident remains a separate research question.
Recognition is a different event
The government announcement is dated 23 January 2023, and the Prime Minister’s message of appreciation followed on 24 January. The NDTV account was published on 25 January. Those three dates describe the award and its coverage; none should be substituted for an unestablished rescue date. The government citation also gives a river and place description that needs geographic cross-checking before it is used in a detailed account. We therefore keep the location general here and do not use the award date to calculate an age at the incident.
Helping safely is something adults can teach
An account of bravery is not an instruction to copy a dangerous rescue. For young readers, a useful follow-up is a conversation with a trusted adult about recognising danger, alerting adults and finding appropriate help. This is our reflection, not a judgement on a decision made in an emergency. You do not need to enter water or recreate an incident to understand why helping matters. The question for a classroom discussion could be how a community makes trained help and clear safety information easier to reach.
Source-based story · the activities are prompts for readers.
Open the article edition →The achievement, in context.
Sources you can explore.
MWCD · 2023 citation booklet, page 15 ↗Government award citation · historical achievement summary; not an independent performance or clinical audit
PIB · 23 January 2023 ↗Government award announcement · ceremony date
NDTV India · 25 January 2023 ↗Editorial report · historical coverage
PIB · 24 January 2023 ↗Government message of appreciation; distinct from incident/project date
Original source ↗Another spark to discover.
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Read the story →The Times of India ↗Source photograph · see credit