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Lt Col Harsh Udai Singh Gaur AC

Lieutenant Colonel Harsh Uday Singh Gaur was born on 01 July 1953 in Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh, to Shri Rajendra Singh Gaur. He completed his early education in his hometown and went on to graduate in 1972 from C.S. Nehru Degree College, laying a strong

Lt Col Abjit Singh Sekhon VrC

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 PVC

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 PA Deviah

Major P Atul Deviah hailed from the Kodagu district of Karnataka. After completing his education he joined the army and got commissioned into the 6 MLI battalion of the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment, an infantry regiment well known for its gallant soldiers and a number

Major Daljit Singh Narag MVC

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 CB Dwivedi SM

Major Chandra Bhushan Dwivedi hailed from Purnahiya block of Sheohar district in Bihar and was born on 02 Jan 1961. Son of Shri Vindheshwar Dwivedi and Smt Indrasan Devi, Maj CB Dwivedi was inclined to serve in the Armed Forces since his younger days. Consequently,

Major Puran Chander

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

CQMH Abdul Hamid PVC

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

Maj Balram Singh Jamwal

Major Balram Singh Jamwal hailed from Sochani village near Jammu, a place celebrated for its remarkable military heritage. This small but illustrious village has the rare distinction of producing four General Officers, three Brigadiers, and numerous other officers and soldiers who have served the nation

Sepoy Lal Singh

Sepoy Lal Singh hailed from village Sadatnagar, district Rewari, Haryana—an area known for its proud martial tradition and steadfast devotion to the service of the nation. Inspired by a strong sense of patriotism, he enlisted in the 13 Kumaon Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment, one

Subedar Joginder Singh PVC

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

CHM Piru Singh PVC

Company Havaldar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat was born on 20th May 1918 in Rampura Beri village in Churu district of Rajasthan. Son of Shri Lal Singh and Smt Tarawati Kanwar (Jarav Devi), he was youngest in the family and had three brothers and four sisters

Major Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna SC

Major Muthanna was born on 12th July 1964 in Chettimani village, near Bhagamandala town in Madikeri taluk of Kodagu district in Karnataka.  He joined the Officers Training Academy in Chennai in October 1984 and was commissioned into the 5th Battalion of Sikh Light Infantry Regiment, a