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Sepoy Ravi Kant SC

Sepoy Ravi Kant Thakur hailed from Gopalpur village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 12 June 1982. Born and raised in a humble rural setting, he completed his preliminary education in his native village, where he imbibed the values of hard

Cmde Babru Bhan Yadav MVC

Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav was born on 14 September 1928 in the village of Bharawas in Rewari district, Haryana. He grew up in a family deeply rooted in military tradition. His father, Shri Bhagwan Singh Yadav, served with distinction in the World Wars and was honoured with

Havildar Dayal Singh SC

Havildar Dayal Singh hailed from Nathuwala village in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, known for its rich martial tradition and contribution to the Indian Armed Forces. He was the son of Shri Surendra Singh and Smt Shanti Devi, and from a young age, he displayed a

Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria KC

Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria was born on 28 August 1985 in Samba, a district in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir. He hailed from a family with a strong military background, being the son of Nb Sub Som Datt Khajuria, an Army veteran. Growing up

Nb Sub Gurdial Singh SM

Naib Subedar Gurdial Singh hailed from Swamipur village of Nangal tehsil in Ropar district of Punjab and was born on 05 Apr 1966. Son of Shri Mansha Ram and Smt Krishna Devi, Nb Sub Gurdial Singh was fascinated with army life like many youngsters in

Lt Navdeep Singh AC

Lieutenant Navdeep Singh hailed from the Gurdaspur district of Punjab and was born on 08 June 1985. He belonged to a proud military family with a deep-rooted tradition of service to the nation. His father, Subedar Major Joginder Singh, served in the Bengal Sappers for

Major Gurphej Singh Cheema

Major Gurphej Singh Cheema hailed from Kapurthala district of Punjab and was born in the year 1981. Son of an army veteran Col Rajinder Singh, Maj Gurphej had inclination towards the Armed Forces since his childhood. Eventually he joined the Army and was commissioned into

Lt Archit Verdia

Lt Archit Verdia hailed from Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Lt Archit Verdia had inclination towards the Armed Forces since his childhood. Eventually he joined the Army and was commissioned into 175 Med Regt of the Regiment of Artillery, the important combat support arm of the

Lt Col Santosh Kumar Singh

Lt Col Santosh Kumar Singh hailed from Karath village in Tarari Block of Bhojpur district in Bihar.  Son of Shri Ramakant Singh, he did his initial schooling from  Sainik School Tilaiya, located near tilaiya dam in the district of Koderma in Jharkhand. He was inclined

Naik Amit Sharma

Naik Amit Sharma hailed from Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. Like many young people in Uttarakhand-the land of warriors, Naik Amit Sharma too wished to don the Army uniform right from his childhood days. Following his dream, he eventually joined the Army after completing his school

Lance Naik Mohd Firoz Khan SM

Lance Naik Mohammad Firoz Khan hailed from the Nawab Saheb Kunta area in the old city of Hyderabad, Telangana. Born to an Army veteran, Shri Jaffer Khan, and Smt. Razia Begum L/Nk Mohd Firoz was deeply inspired by his father’s service and dedication to the

Wing Commander Darryl Castelino KC

Wg Cdr Darryl Castelino hailed from Mumbai in Maharashtra and was born on November 2, 1975. Son of Shri Herald Castelino and Smt Leena Castelino, he had a strong desire to join the armed forces right from his childhood, which grew along with his age.