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Major Sudhir Kumar Walia AC SM*

Maj Sudhir Kumar Walia's family hailed from Banuri village in Palampur town of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, but he was born in Jodhpur in Rajasthan on 24 May 1968. Son of an Army veteran, Subedar Major Rulia Ram Walia and Smt Rajeshwari Dev, he

Sowar Sohan Singh Solanki

Sowar Sohan Singh Solanki hailed from Mahoo Khas village in Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan and was born on 25 Jul 1974. Son of Shri Ratan Singh Solanki and Smt Janani Devi, Sowar Sohan Singh joined the Army after his initial schooling on

Capt Mandeep Singh

Captain Mandeep Singh hailed from the vibrant city of Jalandhar in Punjab, a state known for its deep-rooted martial traditions and indomitable spirit of patriotism. He was born on 19 May 1969 to Shri Kanwaljit Singh and Smt Ravinder Kaur, in a family that nurtured

Naik Mithilesh Pathak

Naik Mithilesh Pathak hailed from Dharamshala village in Gaya district of Bihar. He joined the Army after his initial schooling and was recruited into the Bihar Regiment, an infantry Regiment well known for its dauntless soldiers and numerous battle exploits. After serving for some years

Lt Col Ramkrishnan Vishwanathan VrC

Lt Col Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan hailed from Kochi in Kerala and was born on 12 Jan 1960. Son of Shri Venkatesh Ramakrishna Iyer and Smt Kamala, he did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya at Gandhi Nagar in Kochi. After finishing school he joined National Defence Academy

Capt Pannikot Vishwanath Vikram SM

Captain PV Vikram was born in a military family to Lt Col PKPV Panicker and Kalyani Panicker at Manari House  Panniyankara, Kallai in Kozhikode district of Kerala on 24th Oct 1973. He joined 1st Std in KV No.1, Kozhikode in 1979 and was later shifted to

Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari, MVC

Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari was born on 25 Dec 1970 in Tallital in Nainital, a scenic hill spot in the state of Uttarakhand. He did his initial schooling from St. Joseph’s College, Nainital, middle school from Government Inter College and completed his graduation from Kumaon

Major Ajay Kumar SM

Major Ajay Kumar hailed from Varanasi city in Uttar Pradesh and born on 14 Nov 1964. He wanted to serve in the Armed Forces since his childhood and eventually joined the Indian Army after completing his education. He got commissioned into the 13 Mech Inf