Lt Col Ranjit Singh Panwar hailed from Haridwar in Uttarakhand and received his early education at Delhi Public School, Ranipur, Haridwar, from where he passed out in 1996. Deeply motivated to serve the nation, he appeared for the National Defence Academy (NDA) examination and, on
Havildar Hangpan Dada, fondly known among his comrades as "Dada," was born on 2nd October 1979 in Borduria village, located in the Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. He was the son of Shri Senwang Dada and Smt Toi Jing. From a young age, Dada displayed
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 15 January 1985 into a proud military family in Surehti village, located in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. His father, Subedar Major Rishi Ram Deswal, served in the Indian Army, and his mother, Smt. Vedvati, instilled in him the values of
Major Neeraj Kumar Pandey hailed from Tiwaripur village in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He was born to Shri Ravindra Nath Pandey and Smt. Saroj Pandey, who instilled in him strong values of discipline, dedication, and service. Inspired by the ideals of the armed forces,
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 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 Elumalai M had joined 19th Battalion of the Madras Regiment on October 28, 1996. He was married to Smt E Jamuna Rani and blessed with two sons namely E Kavirasu and E Sri Priyadarshan. Hav Elumalai was a highly motivated Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), who
Lance Havildar S Kumar hailed from Tejur village in Hassan district of Karnataka. He was enrolled on October 31, 1998 into 19 Madras battalion of the Madras regiment, an infantry regiment with a long history of gallantry and battle honours. He had the rare distinction