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Hav Jash Thakur VrC

Havaldar Jash Thakur hailed from Amritsar district in Punjab and was born on 14 Feb 1959. He joined the Army after completing his initial education. He was recruited into the Parachute Regiment, an infantry Regiment well known for its daredevil operations. Later he volunteered to

Capt Arun Singh Jasrotia AC SM

Captain Arun Singh Jasrotia hailed from Sujanpur in Pathankot district of Punjab and was born on 16 August 1968. Son of an Army veteran Lt Col Prabhat Singh Jasrotia and Smt Satya Devi, Capt Arun Singh Jasrotia belonged to the family of war veterans. Besides

Major Sudhir Kumar Walia AC SM*

Maj Sudhir Kumar Walia's family hailed from Banuri village in Palampur town of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, but he was born in Jodhpur in Rajasthan on 24 May 1968. Son of an Army veteran, Subedar Major Rulia Ram Walia and Smt Rajeshwari Dev, he

Naik Sudesh Kumar SM

Naik Sudesh Kumar hailed from Khothi Chapla village of Sabathu tehsil in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. Like many youngsters in Himachal Pradesh, he always nursed the idea of serving in the Armed Forces since his younger days. Following his passion he eventually joined the

Lance Naik Om Prakash SC

Lance Naik Om Prakash hailed from Chhitkul village in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 02 May 1983. Son of Shri Nek Ram, he was inclined to join the Army since his childhood like many kids in his village. Following his passion, he joined

Captain Tushar Mahajan SC

Captain Tushar Mahajan hailed from Udhampur in J&K and was born on 20 April 1989. Son of Shri Dev Raj Gupta and Smt Asha Gupta, he had an elder brother Nikhil as his sibling. He always nurtured the dream of becoming a soldier for taking

Havildar Abdul Majid KC

Havildar Abdul Majid hailed from Ajote village of the Poonch district in J&K. He had a brother and four sisters as his siblings. He came from a family wherein many of its members served in the Armed Forces, so he, too, grew up with an

Captain Shubham Gupta SM

Captain Shubham Gupta hailed from the Taj Ganj area of Agra in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 07 October 1995. He was the elder son of Shri Basant Kumar Gupta and Smt Pushpa Devi Gupta, and had a younger brother, Rishabh Gupta. From a

Lance Naik Sanjay Bisht SM

Lance Naik Sanjay Bisht hailed from Ratighat village in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand and was born in 1993. He was the son of Shri Diwan Singh Bisht and had a brother, Neeraj Bisht, as his sibling. Growing up amidst the rugged hills and patriotic

Captain Premjit Rockpa SC

Captain Premjit Rockpa was born on April 18, 1951, in the remote village of Ghoshal in the Lahaul & Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. Son of Late Shri Chhering Tandup and Late Smt. Gurudassi, Captain Premjit grew up alongside six siblings. From a young age,