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 15th January 1985 in the family of an army veteran Subedar Major Rishi Ram Deswal and Smt Vedvati. He hailed from Surheti village in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. After completing his primary education from village Surehti, he went to Ambala
Major Neeraj Pandey hailed from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri Ravindra Nath Pandey and Smt Saroj Pandey, Maj Neeraj was keen to join the Armed Forces right from his younger days. He followed his dream and joined the Army on 7th June 2008.
