Sergeant Khairnar Milind Kishore was born on 17 February 1984 in the quiet village of Sakri, located in Dhule district, Maharashtra, to Shri Kishore Khairnar and Smt. Sunanda Kishore Khairnar. Raised in a close-knit family that valued discipline and service, he grew up with a
Lt Abhinav Nagori hailed from Udaipur in Rajasthan. Son of Shri Dharamchand Nagori and Smt Sushila Devi, Lt Abhinav had two sisters Shweta and Smita as his siblings. He did his schooling at St. Paul's School, Udaipur, and later on, went to study engineeering. He
Major Gopi Singh Rathour, son of Shri R. R. Rathour, hailed from Dehradun in Uttarakhand and was born on 14 November 1970. From a young age, he displayed exceptional discipline, intellect, and leadership—qualities that naturally steered him toward a career in the Indian Army. He was
Major Amit Rathi hailed from Rai Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 02 Nov 1974. Son of Shri JS Verma and Smt Pushpa Verma, Major Amit Rathi did his graduation in Economics. Later he got selected for the Army and joined SS 68
Lieutenant Gautam Jain hailed from Indore in Madhya Pradesh but was born in Thane (Maharashtra) on 29 May 1979 to Shri Sumat Prakash Jain and Smt Sudha Jain. Growing up, he imbibed strong values of discipline, integrity, and respect—qualities deeply rooted in his family upbringing.
Major Sushil Aima was born on 15 July 1966 into a distinguished and culturally rich family from Srinagar, which later settled in Gurgaon, Haryana. From a young age, he displayed independence of thought and a quiet determination. In the mid-1980s, while still a Class XII
Captain Vikram Batra was born on 9th September 1974 and hailed from Bandla Gaon in Palampur district of Himachal Pradesh. Son of Shri Girdhari Lal Batra and Smt Kamal Kanta, Capt Vikram Batra received his primary education from D.A.V Public School, Palampur and then completed
Maj Ashish Bhatnagar hailed from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 15th August 1967. The son of Shri K.K. Bhatnagar and Smt. Sudha Bhatnagar had a deep-rooted aspiration to join the Indian Army from a young age. Driven by this passion, he pursued
Lieutenant Colonel Abjit Singh Sekhon was born on 28th Jan 1949 in Karnal in Punjab. Son of Sardar Sahib Gurdial Singh Sekhon, an IAS officer and Smt Kamaljit Sekhon, Lt Col Abjit Singh came from an illustrious family in Faridkot state. His grandfather had served
Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, was born on 13 September 1946, in Bombay, Maharashtra. Son of Mr K S Ramaswamy and Mrs Janaki, he completed his schooling from SIES( South Indian Education Society) High School, Mumbai in 1963. He then went on to do his graduation in
Major Daljit Singh Narag was born on 20 May 1935 in Peshawar (now in Pakistan). Drawn to a life of service from a young age, he joined the Indian Army on 9 December 1956, at the age of 21. On the same day, he was
Major Puran Chander hailed from Poonch in Jammu & Kashmir and was born in 1936. The son of Army veteran Lt Col Dina Nath, he grew up deeply inspired by the discipline, honour, and sense of duty that surrounded his father’s military life. From a
Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid was born at Dhamupur village of Ghazipur District of Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 1933. Son of Shri Mohammad Usman and Smt Sakina Begum, CQMH Hamid had three brothers and two sisters. Coming from a very humble background, he
Subedar Joginder Singh was born on 26th September 1921 in Mahakalan village, located in the Moga district of Punjab, into an agricultural Saini Sikh family. He was the son of Shri Sher Singh Saini and Smt Bibi Krishnan Kaur. From a young age, he displayed