Second Lieutenant Ashok Mutgikar was the gallant son of Shri Mutgikar and Smt Kamala Bai. The story of this brave soldier traces back to his formative years, where his natural charm and confidence were evident from childhood. One such early glimpse of his promise came
Capt Kamal Bakshi was born in the year 1946 and later his family got settled in McCluskiegunj, a hill town in Jharkhand. Son of an Army veteran Col OP Bakshi and Smt Shanta Bakshi, he had two sisters Neeta and Reeta as his siblings. He
Lance Naik Mehar Singh was born on 25 Feb 1948 and hailed from Kharkara village in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab. Son of Shri Kirio Ram, L/Nk Mehar Singh wanted to join the Army since his younger days like any young men in Punjab. He
Sepoy Satyawan Singh hailed from Ghorang village in Hainsar Bazar Block of Sant Kabeer Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 1st January 1950. Son of Shri Bhagat Singh, Sep Satyawan Singh studied at Shri Rama Rekha Singh Inter College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh,
Subedar Assa Singh hailed from Jammu where his family settled down during partition after migrating from Tehsil Bagh a tiny village in POK. He had inclination to serve in the Armed Forces since his younger days and consequently joined the army after completing his education.
Rifleman Makar Singh Negi hailed from Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh (Now in Uttarakhand) and was born on 04 June 1948. Son of Shri Diwan Singh and Smt Bhaguli Devi, Rfn Makar Singh Negi joined the army on 04 Jun 1968 at the age of
Major Ashok Kumar Suri hailed from Faridabad in Haryana. Son of a late yoga therapist, Shri Ram Swaroop Suri, Maj AK Suri was the youngest of four siblings. After completing his education he joined the army as a commissioned officer. He was commissioned into the
Captain Kalyan Singh Rathod hailed from Chandarni village in Himatnagar city in the northern part of Gujarat. Son of a magistrate Shri Hari Singh Rathod, Capt Kalyan was the youngest of four siblings. After completing his education he joined a private firm in Pune along
Gunner Laxman Jadhav hailed from Matwan village in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. Son of Shri Kashi Ram, Gnr Laxman Jadhav was born on 21st Nov 1944. After completing his initial education, he joined the Army on 21 Nov 1962 at the age
Captain Giri Raj Singh hailed from Haryana and was born in 1940s. Son of Shri Choudhary Man Singh and Smt Reshmi Devi, he had a brother Ajit Singh as his sibling. After completing his education he got selected to join the Army as a commissioned
Lance Naik Janak Singh hailed from Dandkot village in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Son of Shri Bello Ram, Lance Naik Janak Singh was born on 11 February 1942 into a simple rural household, where values of courage, discipline, and service were deeply ingrained
Lance Naik Malik Mohammad Iqbal hailed from Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir and was born on 31st May 1942. Son of Shri Malik Jafar, he joined the army on 31st May 1960 at the age of 18 Years. He was recruited into 1 J&K
Major Narain Singh was born on 19th August, 1936 in Krimachi-Mansar village, in Udhampur district of J&K. Son of an army veteran Kartar Singh and Smt Dhan Devi, he was the eldest son of the family and was lovingly called Kaku. He completed his primary
Major SC Guleri hailed from Dharamsala city in Himachal Pradesh. After completing his graduation from Government College, Dharamshala, he got selected to join the Army as a commissioned officer. He was commissioned into the 9 Jat Battalion of the Jat Regiment, an Infantry Regiment with
2nd Lt Balbir Singh hailed from Jalandhar in Punjab and was born on 14th November 1950. Son of Major Hazura Singh and Smt Kartar Kaur, 2nd Lt Balbir Singh had five other brothers as his siblings. He grew up in various military cantonments and studied