context: The award was made by Savitri Khanolkar, wife of Vikram Khanolkar, a soldier of the Sikh regiment. Savitri created the award on the wishes of the then Indian Army Adjutant General, Major General Hira Lal Atal. After independence, Major General Atal was responsible for creating an award equivalent to Britain's "Victoria Cross". Incidentally, Savitri's son-in-law Lieutenant General Surinder Nath Sharma's older brother, Major Somnath Sharma, was awarded the award for the first time. The award was given to Major Somnath Sharma for his bravery during the 1947 war with Pakistan.
question: Who was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra award?
answers.text: Major Somnath Sharma