Subedar Basappa Patil belonged to Khanajaon village in Belgaum district of Karnataka. He completed his schooling in his native place and later joined the Indian army on 24th of July 1990. He was recruited into 21 Madras battalion of the Madras Regiment, an infantry Regiment
Hav Hangpan Dada, fondly called by his comrades as Dada, was born on 2nd October of 1979 in Borduria village in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. Hav Dada was a keen sportsman and used to run several kilometers and do 25-30 push-ups every day even as
Naik Gawade Pandurang Mahadev hailed from Amboli village of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra. Naik Gawade wanted to join the Armed Forces since his childhood and consequently joined the Army at the age of 20 years on September 21, 2001. He was recruited into the Maratha
Sub Baldev Kumar Sharma hailed from Naghiar village of Bilaspur district in Himachal Pradesh and was born on 11 Feb 1961. Son of Shri Kripa Ram and Smt Sita Devi, Sub Baldev Kumar had seven brothers and two sisters as his siblings. He completed his
Hav Susarjit Barla hailed from Narsingpur village of Gumla district in Jharkhand and was born in the year 1990. Son of Shri Rela Barla, he joined the Assam Rifles after completing his school education. He was recruited into the 29 Assam Rif battalion of Assam
Rifleman Bhupender Kumar hailed from Seglagalu village of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh and was born in the year 1985. After completing his school education, he joined the Assam Rifles. He was recruited into 29 Assam Rif Battalion of Assam Rifles, the oldest para-military force
Rifleman Akhilesh Kumar Pandey hailed from Kaneli village of Behea sub-division in Bhojpur district of Bihar and was born in the year 1987. Son of Shri Ganesh Pandey a small farmer, he had an elder brother Ashok Kumar as his sibling. Inspired by his uncle
Rifleman Mahesh Singh hailed from Dourwala village of Dehradun district in Uttrakhand. After completing his school education, he joined the Assam Rifles. He was recruited into the 29 Assam Rif Battalion of Assam Rifles, the oldest para-military force in India with its headquarters at Shillong. Manipur
Rifleman Pawan Kumar Singh hailed from Khanak village in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu & Kashmir and was born in the year 1978. Son of Shri Baldev Singh and late Smt Attar Devi, Rifleman Pawan Kumar had a younger brother as his sibling.
Major Amit Deswal was born on 15th January 1985 in the family of an army veteran Subedar Major Rishi Ram Deswal and Smt Vedvati. He hailed from Surheti village in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. After completing his primary education from village Surehti, he went to Ambala