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SEA-I RN Sahadevan

SEA-I RN Sahadevan hailed from Kerala. After passing his initial schooling, he joined the Navy and was recruited into the Indian Navy as a Sailor. He got trained as a technician and got posted to INS Khukri.   Indian Naval Operations (Indo-Pak War) : 09 Dec 1971   During

Lt Cdr Prabhat Kumar VrC

Lieutenant Commander Prabhat Kumar was born on 03 July 1937 in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri SS Sharma, Lt Cdr Prabhat Kumar studied from SSD Inter College Meerut and graduated from Meerut college. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy at the age of

Lt Cdr Rajat Kumar Sen VrC

Lieutenant Commander Rajat Kumar Sen hailed from Kolkata in West Bengal and was born in the year of 1936. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy and got trained as a Logistic officer.    Indian Naval Operations (Indo-Pak War): 09 Dec 1971   When the Indo-Pak War of 1971

LWTR Karam Singh

LWTR Karam Singh hailed from Naruana village in the Bathinda district of Punjab and was born in the year 1947. Son of Shri Jagger Singh and Smt Chand Kaur, he had three brothers (Ajmer Singh, Mahinder Singh, Avtar Singh) and three sisters (Ajmer Kaur, Amarjit

ME-1 Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat

ME-1 Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat hailed from Prithvipura village in Madhopur Tehsil of Sikar district in Rajasthan and was born on 03 May 1951. Son of Shri Baksh Singh Shekhawat and Smt Nayan Kanwar, ME-1 Bhanwar Singh joined the Indian Navy on 15 July 1969 at

ME-I Hukma Ram Jat

ME I Hukma Ram Jat hailed from Dungari village of Sambhar tehsil in Jaipur district of Rajasthan and was born on 01st Jan 1949. Son of Shri Mangu Ram and Smt Kani Devi, he had Shri Ramkaran and Shri Sardar Jeetarwal as his younger brothers.

EAP-4 Sugan Chand Chauhan

EAP-4 Sugan Chand Chauhan hailed from Ajmer in Rajasthan and was born on 16 August 1948. Son of Shri Gowardhan Lal Chauhan and Smt Chand Devi, EAP-4 Sugan Chand joined Ajmer Polytechnique College after his initial school education. He studied Civil Engineering at the Polytechnique

Cdr M Ommen VrC

Cdr Mukadavil Ommen hailed from the state of Kerala and was born on 01st Jul 1925.  After passing his intermediate examination, he joined the Navy and was commissioned into the Royal Indian Navy. He got trained as an Engineering Officer and worked on various types

Sepoy Mohan Singh Chib SM

Sepoy Mohan Singh hailed from Pathankot district of Punjab and was born in the year 1949. Son of Shri Abhay Singh and Smt Shanti Devi, Sepoy Mohan Singh completed his preliminary education in his native place and joined the army.  He was recruited into 1st

Captain U Ramdas

Captain U Ramdas hailed from the Trivandrum district in Kerala. He was an extremely endearing human being who nurtured the idea of donning olive green right from his younger days. He studied at the prestigious Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) in Doon Valley, Dehradun, and

Sqn Ldr Jiwa Singh VrC

Squadron Leader Jiwa Singh, a distinguished fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF), was born on 15 July 1930 in Ambala district of Haryana. He was the son of Shri Tega Singh and displayed a keen interest in serving the nation from a young

Capt Mohan Lal Safaya

Captain Mohan Lal Safaya hailed from a distinguished Kashmiri Pandit family, known for its intellectual and cultural heritage. Born to Late Pandit R.K. Safaya, an advocate, and Late Shrimati Shobavali Safaya, Capt Safaya was deeply inspired by the ideals of service and patriotism from an

Flt Lt Vijay Kumar Wahi VrC

Flight Lieutenant Vijay Kumar Wahi was born on September 17, 1945 in Montgomery district of former Punjab province of British India, now in Pakistan. His father Col Krishan Lal Wahi served in the Royal Indian army, which captured the imagination of his son and inspired

Flt Lt Vijay Vasant Tambay

Flight Lieutenant Vijay Vasant Tambay hailed from Nagpur in Maharashtra and was born on 11 Apr 1943. After completing his schooling, his ambition and talent led him to the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA), where he joined the 23rd NDA course. Following rigorous training, he graduated

2nd Lt Bharat Singh Kasana VrC

Second Lieutenant Bharat Singh Kasana hailed from Jawali village of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 05  August  1949. Son of Shri  Kharak Singh Kasana, 2nd Lt Bharat Singh was fascinated with army life like many youngsters of his village and nursed