Which Indian personality has been conferred with the 2016 Bharat Gaurav award?

Which Indian personality has been conferred with the 2016 Bharat Gaurav award?
[A]Suresh Mishra
[B]Neerja Bhanot
[C]Sunil Bharti Mittal
[D]Manoj Kumar

Neerja Bhanot
Neerja Bhanot, the senior flight purser on a Pan Am flight, has been conferred with the 2016 Bharat Gaurav Award in London, United Kingdom (UK) for her distinguished services to the nation and outstanding individual achievements. Neerja (22) gave up her life to save passengers during a terrorist hijack of a Pan-Am flight at Karachi international airport in Pakistan on September 5, 1986. The award was instituted by Sanksriti Yuva Sanstha, a Jaipur-headquartered NGO. Akhil and Aneesh Bhanot, brothers of Neerja, received the award at the Westminster Parliament building in London.


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