Captain Harpal Singh hailed from Macrona village near Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar district in Punjab. Born in a Jat Sikh family, he was cut out for a courageous role in his life. Son of an army veteran Maj Pritam Singh, Capt Harpal Singh had one
Rifleman Kuldip Singh Bhandari hailed from Aleru Village in Thauldhar Block of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand and was born on 01 Jun 1961. Son of Shri Mahendra Singh Bhandari and Smt Pingala Devi, Rfn Kuldip Singh joined the Army in the year 1981 at the age of 20
Naib Subedar Khushi Ram Yadav hailed from Khata village in the Mohammadabad block of Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh, and was born on August 28, 1947. Son of Shri Gandharva Singh Yadav, who instilled in him a deep sense of patriotism and discipline from an early
Sepoy John Britto Kiro was born in Pinda Tanger village, located in the Gumla district of Bihar (now in Jharkhand). He was the son of Shri Carolus Kiro and Smt. Berna Detha Kiro, who instilled in him a strong sense of discipline, patriotism, and resilience.
Rifleman Mohan Singh hailed from Ketoo Kalan village in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan and was born on 1st January 1962. Son of Shri Shaitan Singh, he developed a keen interest in Armed Forces since his younger days. Following his inclination, he got
Major Uday Shankar Ghosh hailed from Bangalore and studied at St. Joseph’s High School in Bangalore. Later he graduated from Government Arts and Science College, Bangalore. Though his father was a professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Maj Ghosh nursed the dream of joining
Havildar Bhim Bahadur Thapa hailed from Galkot village in the Anchal Dhaulagiri district of Nepal and was born on 28 May 1965. Son of Shri AB Thapa, he joined the Army after completing his school education at the age of 19 years. He was recruited
Lance Naik Bal Bahadur Thapa hailed from Bhtuke village of Lumbini district of Nepal, and was born on 24 July 1959. Son of Shri Heman Singh Thapa, he joined the army on 15 Jun 1979 after completing his school education at the age of 20
Havaldar Jash Thakur hailed from Amritsar district in Punjab and was born on 14 Feb 1959. He joined the Army after completing his initial education. He was recruited into the Parachute Regiment, an infantry Regiment well known for its daredevil operations. Later he volunteered to