Paratrooper Vadakeykara Duseph Varkey hailed from Kothamangalam village in Moovaitipuzha Tehsil of Ernakulam district in Kerala. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4 Para (Special Forces), the elite
Major Arjan Kumar Kanal was born in Karachi, Sindh in undivided India and later his family moved to New Delhi during the partition time. He was commissioned into the 4 Para battalion of the Parachute Regiment, an infantry Regiment known for its fearless soldiers and
Naik S Chellaiah hailed from Marudur Village in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4 Para (Special Forces), the elite unit of Indian
Paratrooper Anand Singh Bisht hailed from Chamoli Garhwal district in Uttakhand. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4 Para (Special Forces), the elite unit of Indian Army raised
Paratrooper Krishna Panicker Udayan hailed from Madathil Pedi Kayail village in Alleppey district from Kerala. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4 Para (Special Forces) the elite unit
Paratrooper Gaur Singh hailed from Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4 Para (Special Forces), the elite unit of Indian Army raised in
Paratrooper Tej Singh hailed from Jogyani Rao village in Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4 Para (Special Forces), the elite unit of Indian
Paratrooper Anand Singh hailed from Sason village from Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4 Para (Special Forces) the elite unit of Indian
2nd Lt VRYR Dubbal hailed from Dulgaon village, in Sangli district of Maharashtra. He was commissioned into the 4 Para battalion of the Parachute Regiment, an infantry Regiment known for its fearless soldiers and numerous daredevil operations. As the war became imminent in the late
Lance Naik Ganga Datta hailed from Vijaypur village in Bharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4 Para (Special Forces), the elite
Major KJ Singh hailed from Chandigarh. He was commissioned into the 4 Para battalion of the Parachute Regiment, an infantry Regiment known for its gallant soldiers and numerous daredevil operations. By the year 1971, he had been promoted to the rank of Major and had
Capt Amitava Guha Roy hailed from Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh and was born on 5th April 1947. Son of Shri Rathindra Kumar and Smt Manjushree, Capt Amitava Guha Roy was fifth out of eight siblings. He did his schooling at St Xavier School, Ahmedabad,
Grenadier Rafiq Khan was born on 27 December 1949 in the culturally rich city of Bikaner, Rajasthan, into a humble and proud family. He was the son of Shri Gani Khan and Smt Rukiya Banu, who instilled in him strong values of courage, patriotism, and
Flight Sergeant H Thakur hailed from Kolkata in West Bengal. He was enrolled into the IAF and got trained as a a technician. Later he got trained as an air crew and became a Flight Sergeant. By 1971, Flt Sgt H Thakur had flown as
Maj Vijay Rattan Chowdhary hailed from Ambala district of Haryana and was born on 9th July 1939. Son of Dr. MD Chowdhary, Maj Vijay Rattan Chowdhary joined the army at the age of 19 years on 14th December 1958. He was commissioned into 9 Engr Regt