Ashok Chakra Award: On the occasion of Republic Day, Indian astronaut IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla was awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India’s highest peacetime gallantry award. Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first astronaut to receive the bravery award. His flight of success has become a topic of discussion all around. Seeing the President being honored, the wife started smiling happily.
There are many achievers in India who have brought glory to India in the world. But Shubhanshu Shukla went to space and hoisted the flag of India. President Draupadi Murmu had approved the award of Ashok Chakra to the brave IAF officer-turned-astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on January 25, a day before the Republic Day. Today, on the occasion of Republic Day, President Draupadi Murmu has honored him with Ashok Chakra.