8-Year-Old Vyoma Priya Posthumously Honored for Bravery, Died Saving Child from Electrocution

• Vyoma Priya, an 8-year-old Chennai girl, was posthumously awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar for bravery.
• She died attempting to rescue a 6-year-old boy from an electrified playground slide in her apartment complex.
• The slide became electrified due to a damaged underground electrical cable; Vyoma saved the boy but was electrocuted herself.
• President Droupadi Murmu presented the award to Vyoma's mother, Archana Sivaramakrishnan, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Veer Bal Diwas.
• Her family described the recognition as a "bittersweet moment," wishing Vyoma could have received it herself.

Why It Matters: Vyoma Priya, 8, received India's top child bravery award posthumously for her heroic sacrifice.