Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Param Vir Dirgha on Vijay Diwas, aligning the opening with the annual commemoration of the 1971 victory.
- The gallery’s portraits of all 21 Param Vir Chakra recipients replace 96 images of British Aide-de-Camps that previously lined the corridors.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Chief of Defence Staff, and the three service chiefs attended the ceremony at the presidential estate.
- Rashtrapati Bhavan described the gallery as a space to teach visitors about national heroes and to honour those who laid down their lives.
- The Indian Army marked Vijay Diwas by recalling the 1971 campaign with the Mukti Bahini, as coverage also highlighted noted awardees such as Vikram Batra, Bana Singh, and Arun Khetarpal.