
National Bravery Award winner Om Prakash Yadav attends a press conference held to announce the awardees on January 18, 2012 in New Delhi, India. The eleven year old saved the lives of eight students, despite seriously burnt himself, when their CNG van caught fire and the driver escaped from the scene. Twenty-four children will receive award this year, five of them posthumously from Prime Minister ahead of Republic day. By Virendra Singh Gosain/Hindustan Times via Getty Images.