▁E . ▁Best , ▁American ▁educ ator ▁ ▁Ed ith ▁Best ▁( mus ician ) ▁( 1 8 6 5 – 1 9 5 0 ), ▁Irish ▁music ian <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁W ound ▁Medal ▁or ▁Par ak ram ▁Pad ak ▁is ▁an ▁Indian ▁Military ▁award ▁given ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁sust ain ▁" w ounds ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁direct ▁enemy ▁action ▁in ▁any ▁type ▁of ▁operations ▁or ▁counter - ins ur gency ▁actions ." ▁The ▁medal ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁India ▁for ▁w ounds ▁back ▁dated ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁C riteria ▁El ig ible ▁categories ▁include ▁all ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁military , ▁including ▁reserve ▁and ▁territorial ▁forces , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Railway ▁Prote ction ▁Force , ▁police , ▁Home ▁Gu ards , ▁civil ▁defense , ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁organization ▁specified ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁Air cre ws ▁who , ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁b ail ing ▁out ▁of ▁an ▁aircraft ▁destroyed ▁by ▁host ile ▁action ▁may ▁be ▁awarded ▁if ▁they ▁sust ain ▁inj uries ▁( and ▁not , ▁specifically , ▁" w ounds "). ▁ ▁The ▁medal ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁awarded ▁post hum ously . ▁Specific ▁provision ▁is ▁made ▁for ▁bars ▁for ▁subsequent ▁awards . ▁ ▁App earance ▁Ob verse : ▁A ▁ 3 5 - mm ▁circular ▁silver ▁medal ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁em blem ▁in ▁the ▁center . ▁To ▁the ▁left , ▁the ▁H indi ▁legend ▁" A hat ▁Medal "