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Flt Lt Karan Sher Singh Kalsia KC

Flt Lt Karan Sher Singh Kalsia was born on 02 November 1932 and belonged to Royal family of Kalsia. The Kalsia family hailed from the village of the same name in the Majha region of Punjab. The state founded by a military commander Sardar Gurbaksh

Lieutenant A S Balasubramanian

Lieutenant AS Balasubramanian hailed from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and was born on 09 Sep 1938. Son of Shri KV Sundaram and Smt Kamalambal, he was the youngest among four siblings. He had three elder brothers AS Venkatakrishnan, AS Chandrashekaran, AS Dorai Rajan, and one

Flt Lt Jagan Nath Vijayaraghavan KC

Flight Lieutenant Jagan Nath Vijayaraghavan was born on 18 July 1933 and nursed the idea of joining the Armed Forces since his childhood. His dream came true when he got selected to join the IAF.  He got commissioned into the flying branch of the Indian

Flying Officer Farokh Dara Bunsha

Flying Officer Farokh Dara Bunsha hailed from Mumbai and was born to Shri Dara Bunsha and Smt. Bachoo Patel, who nurtured in him strong values of integrity, and service from an early age. After completing his schooling, he was selected to join the prestigious National

Major Harbhajan Singh MVC

Major Harbhajan Singh was born on 3rd August 1941 in the village of Bhatte Bhaini, situated in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran District, Punjab. He was born into a family deeply rooted in patriotism and sacrifice. His father, Shri Assa Singh, was a freedom fighter

Capt Prithvi Singh Dagar VrC

Captain Prithvi Singh Dagar hailed from Malikpur village of the Najafgarh tehsil in Delhi and was born on  01 June 1942. Son of Shri Chaudhary Keval Singh Dagar and Smt Dadka Devi, he completed his High School from High School at Ujwa, and later went

Lance Naik Albert Ekka, PVC

Lance Naik Albert Ekka PVC

Lance Naik Albert Ekka was born on December 27, 1942, in Zari Village, located in Gumla district of Bihar (now in Jharkhand). He was the son of Sri Julius Ekka and Smt Mariam Ekka. From a young age, L/Nk Albert Ekka displayed a strong sense

Lance Naik Raj Kumar Mahto

Lance Naik Raj Kumar Mahto was born on 9th October 1974 in Masu, a small village near Ranchi, Jharkhand (then Bihar), into a humble farmer’s family. He was the second of five children born to Shri Babulal Mahto and Smt. Devmani Devi with one elder

Sqn Ldr VVS Sunkar

Sqn Ldr Veera Venkata Satyanarayanamurty Sunkar was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the IAF on 07 Nov 1963. He joined the technical branch of the IAF and got trained as an Aeronautical Engineer in Mechanical stream as part of the 27 DEO course. Thereafter

Flight Lieutenant Om Prakash Arora

Flight Lieutenant Om Prakash Arora was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the IAF on 05 Dec 1970. He joined the technical branch of the IAF and got trained as an Aeronautical Engineer in Electronics stream as part of the 47 DEO course. Thereafter he

Wg Cdr Clarence Joseph D’Lima VM

Wing Commander Clarence Joseph D'Lima hailed from Goa and was born on 09 Feb 1938. He got selected for the prestigious NDA after his schooling and joined the 15th NDA Course  He passed out of the NDA on 01 Dec 1958 and thereafter went for