Commodore Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao was born on 13 November 1926 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, to Shri Rao Bahadur K. P. Janardhan Rao and Smt K. P. Prema Rao. He came from a distinguished family known for its contributions to law and public service. His grandfather,
Major Pankaj Kumar Pandey, hailed from Maholiya Shivpar village in Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh. Born on 21 September 1987, he was the elder son of Shri Awadhesh Pandey, a teacher by profession. Maj Pankaj grew up in a close-knit family with his younger brother, Ashish
Sepoy Maruprolu Jaswanth Kumar Reddy hailed from Dariwada Kothapalem village in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Son of Shri M Srinivasa Reddy and Smt Venkateswaramma, he had two younger brothers as his siblings. Sep Reddy always nursed the idea of joining the Army since his
Naib Subedar Sreejith M hailed from Thiruvangoor village of Kozhikode district in Kerala and was born on 27 Mar 1979. Son of Shri Valsan Makkada and Smt Shoba Valsan, he did his initial schooling from Thiruvangoor school, Calicut and later finished his higher secondary from
Havildar Kashiray Bammanalli hailed from Ukkal village in Basavana Bagewadi tehsil of Vijayapura district, Karnataka. Born in the year 1984, he grew up with strong values of dedication, perseverance, and service to the nation. After completing his initial education, he was drawn toward the Indian
Sepoy Naveen Kumar Singh hailed from Bhagwanpur village in Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. Born on 24 Oct 1997, into a family with a strong military background, he was the youngest of four siblings, with two elder sisters and an elder brother. From a young age,
Sqn Ldr Abhinav Chaudhary hailed from Pusar village in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. He was the son of Shri Satyendra Chaudhary and Smt. Satya Chaudhary, and shared a close bond with his sister, Mudrika. From a young age, he nurtured a strong aspiration
Sepoy Pargat Singh hailed from Daburji village near Dera Baba Nanak in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab and was born on 28 April 1997. Son of Shri Sardar Pritam Singh and Smt Sukhwinder Kaur, Sep Pargat Singh after completing his school education, while doing his
Sepoy Amardeep Singh hailed from Karamgarh village in Barnala district of Punjab. Son of Shri Manjeet Singh, Sep Amardeep Singh joined the Army after completing his school education on 22 Dec 2018 at the age of 20 years. He was recruited into 21 Punjab battalion
Sepoy Parabjeet Singh hailed from Hakamwala village in Mansa district of Punjab. Son of Shri Jagmel Singh and mother Smt Melo Kaur, Sep Sepoy Parabjeet Singh joined the Army after completing his school education. He was recruited into 21 Punjab battalion of the Punjab Regiment,
Havaldar Bhadouria Kuldip Suresh Singh hailed from Ahmedabad district in Guajrat and was born on 28th Jun 1981. Son of late Shri Suresh Singh, Hav Bhadouria had a brother Sandeep Singh as his sibling. After completing his school education, he joined the army on 25th
Havildar Pinku Kumar hailed from the Luhari village of Barot tehsil in the Bagpat district of Uttar Pradesh and was born in the year 1983. Son of Shri Jabar Singh Dangi and Smt Kamlesh Devi, he had a brother Manoj as his sibling. He joined
Rifleman Pradeep Kumar Gurjar hailed from Jeevansinghpura village in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. Son of Shri Madu Ram and Smt Saroj Devi, he was born on 25th July 1998. He was the only son of his parents and grew up to be a very
Havaldar Data Ram Jat hailed from Piraka village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan and was born in the year 1976. Hav Data Ram had two brothers as siblings wherein elder brother Mordhwaj too served in the Army and retired as a Subedar. After completing his
Sepoy Laxman Choudhary hailed from Khejadla village in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan. Son of Shri Kiranaram Choudhary and Smt Mangi Devi, Sep Laxman had a sister Sushila and brother Sunil as siblings. He joined the Army after completing his education in the