Flight Lieutenant Kunal Barpatte hailed from Nigadi village in Pimpri-Chinchwad tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra. Son of Shri Rajendra Barpatte and Smt Vidya Barpatte, Flt Lt Barpatte did his B.Sc in Electronics from Fergusson College at Pune. As a child, Flt Lt Barpatte was
Flying Officer Pankaj Kumar Nandal hailed from Nandal village in Rohtak district of Haryana and was born on 13 February 1991. Son of an IAF veteran JWO Krishan Chander Nandal and Smt Usha Devi, Fg Offr Pankaj Kumar Nandal spent his childhood with his paternal
Flight Lieutenant Pushpendra Badsara hailed from Hisar district in Haryana. He did his schooling at various schools including Kendriya Vidyalaya in Hyderabad (Class IX to XII). He was a keen swimmer and started swimming when he was in Class 7 and went on to win
Flight Lieutenant Deepika Sheoran hailed from Loharu in the Bhiwani district of Haryana and was born in the year 1990. Daughter of Shri Dalip Singh Sheoran and Smt Prem Lata, Flt Lt Deepika was the eldest among three siblings with one younger brother and one
Wing Commander Vikas Upadhyay hailed from Dwarka in New Delhi and was born in the year 1981. He completed his training from the National Defence Academy (102 Course) and went to the Air Force Academy for further training. He was commissioned into the Indian Air
Flt Lt Mohit Kumar Garg hailed from Samana town in the Patiala district of Punjab and was born in the year 1992. Son of Shri Surinder Garg and Smt Sulakshna Garg, he completed his school education from Punjab Public School at Nabha in Punjab. After
Squadron Leader Samir Abrol, born on 17 July 1986 hailed from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri Sanjeev Abrol and Smt Sushma Abrol, Sqn Ldr Samir Abrol came from a business family, but he had a dream to join the armed forces right from
Wing Commander Mohit Rana hailed from Sandhol village of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh and was born on 13 Feb 1984. Son of an army veteran Col Om Prakash Rana (Retd) and Smt Prabhat Rana, he had two sisters Shabnam and Meenakshi as his siblings.
Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal hailed from Ranbir Singh Pura in Jammu district of J&K and was born on 16 July 1996. Son of an army veteran Swarn Bal and Smt Praveen Kumari, he had a brother Harshil as his sibling. He came from a military
Squadron Leader Abhimanyu Rai was born on February 07, 1991, in Dehradun, into a family with a proud legacy of service in the Indian Air Force (IAF). His father, Group Captain Amitabh Rai, an IAF veteran, and his mother, Smt. Chitralekha, instilled in him the
Wing Commander Hanumanth Rao Sarathi hailed from Ganeshpura village in Belgaum district of Karnataka and was born on 28 October 1987. He was the son of an Army veteran, Honorary Captain Revansiddappa Sarathi, and grew up in a household steeped in discipline, patriotism, and service
Sergeant Surendra Kumar Moga hailed from Mahradasi village, located in the Mandawa tehsil of Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan — a region known for its rich legacy of military service and valour. Born into a humble yet patriotic family, he was the son of Smt Nanu Devi.
Sqn Ldr Asit Kumar Ghosh hailed from West Bengal, but was born in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on 06 Apr 1933. He joined the Indian Air Force and was commissioned on 06 Nov 1954 at the age of 21 years. He joined the flying stream