Shubham Santosh Chaudhari, 16 years 10 months | Maharashtra (Sanjay Chopra Award): Shubham rescued two girls from a burning school van. As everyone panicked, he tried to open the door but the handle came off. Undaunted, he broke the window and unlocked the door from inside to release the trapped kids. He went back and dozed off till the media hit home his extraordinary act.