In March 2014, Abhilash Tomy, a Commander in the Indian Navy, was presented with the Kirti Chakra, India's 2nd highest peacetime gallantry award by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. In April 2013, Mukherjee had received Tomy at a ceremony in Mumbai, marking the end of Tomy's feat.
Tomy had become the first Indian to achieve something, doing so in the INSV Mhadei boat, unassisted and non-stop. What?
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To circumnavigate the world solo, unassisted, and in a sailboat.
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