Major Padmanabhan Srikumar hailed from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and was the son of Shri S. P. Ayyar. He was commissioned into the 142 AD Regiment (Self-Propelled) of the Corps of Air Defence Artillery—now known as the Corps of Army Air Defence—an important combat support
Capt K Ravishankar hailed from the historic town of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu and was born on 15th Jan 1969. Son of Shri R Krishnamurthi, who worked with Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Capt Ravishankar had three sisters as his siblings. He did his initial schooling
Major Sanjeet Choudhary hailed from Rajapur village of Begusarai district in Bihar and was born on 06 June 1965. Son of Shri Janaki Jiwan Choudhary and Smt Sushila Devi, Maj Sanjeet was the youngest among five, he had two elder brothers and two elder sisters.
2nd Lt Jitendra Kumar Sharma got selected to join the Army after completing his graduation. He joined the Officers' Training Academy at Chennai and passed out as a Short Service Commissioned Officer in the rank of Second Lieutenant. He was commissioned into the 13 Garhwal
Naik Arvind Prasad Singh hailed from Lodipur village in Nagar Nausa Subdivision of Nalanda district in Bihar and was born on 19 Jan 1963. Son of Shri Ram Swarth Singh, Nk Arvind Prasad had four brothers and two sisters as his siblings. He came from
Naik Vishwa Kerketta hailed from Ranchi district in Jharkhand and was born on 5 August 1964 to Shri Tulsi Kerketta and Smt. Hanjila Kerketta. He grew up in a loving family with two sisters and a brother, who unfortunately passed away at a young age.
Major Sanjay Singh hailed from the state of Bihar was born on 24th April 1968. Son of Shri Maheshwari Prasad and Smt Susheela Devi, he had two brothers and a sister as his siblings. As his father was in a transferable job, Maj Sanjay was
Major Deepender Bhuchar hailed from the Firozpur district of Punjab. Son of Shri RC Bhuchar and Smt. Usha Bhuchar, Maj Deepender Bhuchar was inclined to serve in the Armed Forces since since his younger days like many young men in Punjab. Eventually he joined the
Lance Naik Shamsher Singh hailed from Sangrur district of Punjab and was born on 30 Apr 1969. Son of Shri Bikar Singh and Smr Surjit kaur, Lance Naik Shamsher Singh was inclined to serve in the Armed Forces since his younger days like many young
Major Parminder Pal Singh Sidhu hailed from Chandigarh in Punjab and was born in 1959. After completing his education he joined the Indian Army and was commissioned into 13 Fd Regt of the Regiment of Artillery, an important combat support arm of the Indian Army
Flight Lieutenant Vipin Kumar Agarwal was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 19 December 1992 as part of the 150th Pilots' Course, having been inducted into the flying branch and trained as a helicopter pilot. Upon completion of his rigorous flying training, he was assigned
Lance Naik Khushi Ram Yadav was born on March 30, 1966, in Dostpur village, located in the Narnaul tehsil of Mahendragarh district in Haryana. Born to Shri Chanda Ram and Smt. Badami Devi, he was raised in a nurturing environment alongside his two brothers, Hansraj
Grenadier Md Ramjan Khan hailed from Dhanuri village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan and was born on 06 Sept 1969. Son of Late Shri Inayat Khan and Smt Munni Bai, he did his initial schooling from Shaheed Major MH Khan Government Senior Secondary School, Dhanuri
Lance Havildar Som Lal hailed from the Karalian village of Ramgarh tehsil in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir and was born on 27 Apr 1962. Son of Shri Joginder Singh and Smt Harnam Kaur, L/Hav Som Lal completed his schooling in Government Higher
Havildar Binod Kumar Shukla was born in the village of Itwarpura in the Vaishali district of Bihar to Shri Gopal Narayan Singh and Smt. Phuljhari Devi. Raised in a modest and value-driven household, he imbibed qualities of discipline, resilience, and service from an early age.