Subedar Gurcharan Singh hailed from Dhariwal, a village in Amritsar district, Punjab—a region renowned for its proud and enduring tradition of military service. Growing up amid stories of courage and sacrifice that defined his homeland, he was deeply inspired by this legacy of valour. Motivated
Second Lieutenant Sudhir Mohan Sabharwal hailed from Delhi and was the son of Shri OP Sabharwal. From an early age, he was drawn to the idea of serving the nation in uniform. What began as admiration soon grew into a resolute ambition—to join the Indian
Sepoy Shankar Mangutkar hailed from Teurwadi village in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. Born in 1945, he was the eldest among six siblings and, from an early age, bore the responsibility of caring for and guiding his younger brothers and sisters. Growing up in a rural
Naib Subedar Sultan Mohd Khan hailed from Kupwara district in Jammu & Kashmir. He joined the 9 J&K Militia after completing his education. In response to the Pakistani invasion of Kashmir in 1947, local militias were raised for specific sectors, such as Jammu, Leh, Nubra,
Naik Laxman Rane hailed from Achirne village in Vaibhavwadi Taluka of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. He was born on 1 July 1930 to Shri Vasudev Rane and Smt. Satyabhama Rane. Raised in humble rural surroundings, he completed his schooling locally and grew up imbibing the values
Flight Lieutenant Khairati Lal Bajaj was born on 24 December 1943 to Shri Jagan Nath Bajaj and Smt. Saraswati Devi. He was raised in a warm and close-knit family alongside his brother, Ramesh Chand Bajaj, and his three sisters—Krishna, Raj, and Usha. Growing up in
Naib Risaldar Sukh Chain Singh hailed from Andora village in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 18 April 1936 into a humble and patriotic family. He was the son of Shri Balwant Singh and Smt Udhami Devi, who instilled in him
Lt Suresh Hiranand Kundanmal hailed from Mumbai and was born in an eminent lawyer’s family. After his schooling, he got selected for the prestigious NDA and joined the 22nd Course in 1959. He was one amongst seven children and grew up to be a very
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
Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla was born on 15 May 1926 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, into a distinguished family of legal luminaries. His father, Shri Tej Narain Mulla, served as a judge of the High Court, while his elder brother pursued a successful career as a
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
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 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 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 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.