Lieutenant Gautam Gurung hailed from Dehradun district of Uttarakhand and was born on 23 August 1973. Son of Brigadier PS Gurung and Smt Pushp Lata Gurung, he had one sister Meenakshi as his sibling. Being born in a military family, he was inclined to join
Flight Lieutenant Sanjay Kumar Pandey was born on 18 Oct 1968. After completing his graduation he got selected to join the Indian Air Force as an officer. He got commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 20 Feb 1993 at the age of 24 years.
Squadron Leader Farhat Samiullah Siddiqui's family originally hailed from Lucknow, but later settled down in Mumbai. Born on 01 Apr 1966, Sqn Ldr FS Siddiqui had a brother Arshad and a sister Asma as his siblings. He studied at St John School in Goregaon in
Lance Naik Avtar Singh was born on 12 August 1968 in Dune ke village in Moga Tehsil of Moga district of Punjab, into a humble and deeply patriotic family. He was the son of Shri Manjit Singh and Smt Surjit Kaur, who instilled in him
Sapper Satish Kumar hailed from Phulat village in Khatauli tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, and was born on 15 June 1974. He was the son of Shri Dharampal Singh and Smt. Nattho Devi. He grew up in a disciplined and value-based environment where respect
Captain Aditya Mishra hailed from Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 24th December 1974. His family originally hailed form Almora district of Uttarakhand, but later settled down in Lucknow. Son of Colonel GS Mishra(Retd) and Smt Veena Mishra, Capt Aditya, did his
Sepoy K Ashuli Mao hailed from the scenic Senapati district in the northeastern state of Manipur. Born on 1st March 1976 to Shri S. Kapani and Smt. N. Takra, he was brought up in a humble and close-knit family environment, sharing a strong bond with
Sepoy Sunder Singh Negi hailed from Katkot village, located in Narendra Nagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in the present-day state of Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh). He was born on 10 July 1967 into a humble and close-knit family to Shri Murti Singh
Lance Naik Bharat Maske hailed from the Belgaum district of Karnataka and was born on 18th February 1972. Son of Shri Baban Narayan Maske and Smt Padmavati, he had an elder brother and a sister as his siblings. After completing his school education he joined
Gunner Sajeev Gopal Pillai hailed from Avaneeswaram village in Kollam district of Kerala and was born on 20 May 1974. He wanted to serve in the Armed Forces since his childhood. He continued to follow his dream and eventually joined the army after completing his
Naik Dileep peerappa Potaraj was born on 1st may 1965 in Gadyal village in Jamkandi Taluk of Karnataka. His Parents were Thirappa and Bhagavva. Dileep was younger among 7 siblings, he had one elder sister and five elder brothers. Naik Dileep peerappa Potaraj received his high-school education
Naik Bhanwar Singh hailed from Hirasani village in Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan and was born on 3rd Sep 1977. Son of Shri Vijay Singh Rathore, he joined the Army on 10 Dec 1994 at the age of 17 years. He was recruited