Second Lieutenant Ajit Kumar was born in the Munger district of Bihar, the only son of Shri Bankey Bihari Kumar and Smt. Madhavi Kumari. He was the third child in the family, cherished by his elder sisters, Kiran and Shabnam Singh. From an early age,
Captain Harpal Singh hailed from Makrauna village in Chamkaur Sahib Tehsil in Rupnagar district of Punjab. Born in 1956 into a Jat Sikh family, he seemed destined for a life of valour. His father, Major Pritam Singh, was an army veteran, and the spirit of
Capt Pratap Singh, son of Capt Khazan Singh, was born on 17 Jan 1960 in Basai Darapur New Delhi. He did his initial study from Sherwood College Nainital and later graduated in English literature from Hansraj College Delhi before joining the Indian Army. His father
Rifleman Kuldip Singh Bhandari hailed from Aleru Village in Thauldhar Block of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand and was born on 01 Jun 1961. Son of Shri Mahendra Singh Bhandari and Smt Pingala Devi, Rfn Kuldip Singh joined the Army in the year 1981 at the age of 20
Sepoy Galphade Laxman Namdev hailed from Tandolja village in Latur district of Maharashtra and was born on 03 Apr 1966. Son of Shri Namdev Vittal Galphade and Smt Rukmani Namdev Galphade, Sep Laxman had a brother Kalyan as his sibling. Like many youngsters in Maharashtra,
Naib Subedar Khushi Ram Yadav hailed from Khata village in the Mohammadabad block of Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh, and was born on August 28, 1947. Son of Shri Gandharva Singh Yadav, who instilled in him a deep sense of patriotism and discipline from an early
Guardsman Nizamuddin Ansari hailed from Chouria Bazar village in Bhatpaar Rani Tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 16 May 1968. Son of Shri Waazid Ansari and Smt Kushmi Khatoon, he joined the Indian Army after completing his initial schooling on
Sepoy John Britto Kiro was born in Pinda Tanger village, located in the Gumla district of Bihar (now in Jharkhand). He was the son of Shri Carolus Kiro and Smt. Berna Detha Kiro, who instilled in him a strong sense of discipline, patriotism, and resilience.
Rifleman Mohan Singh hailed from Ketoo Kalan village in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan and was born on 1st January 1962. Son of Shri Shaitan Singh, he developed a keen interest in Armed Forces since his younger days. Following his inclination, he got
Major Uday Shankar Ghosh hailed from Bangalore and studied at St. Joseph’s High School in Bangalore. Later he graduated from Government Arts and Science College, Bangalore. Though his father was a professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Maj Ghosh nursed the dream of joining