Sepoy Birendra Kumar hailed from Bihar and was inclined to join the Army since his younger days. Eventually, he joined the Army after completing his school education. He was recruited into the 12 Bihar battalion of the Bihar Regiment, an infantry regiment well known for
Lieutenant Colonel Ajit Bhandarkar was born on December 31, 1960, in Mumbai to Shri Udupi Vasudev Bhandarkar and Smt Shakuntala Bhandarkar. He was raised in a close-knit family, growing up alongside his two brothers, Arun and Anil. His eldest brother, Colonel Arun Bhandarkar, followed the honourable
Major Gurpreet Singh hailed from Tepla village in Saha tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana. Born into a family with a strong military background, he was the son of an Army veteran, Colonel Inder Singh, and grew up imbibing the values of discipline, courage, and
Major Ritesh Sharma was born on 27th October 1973 in Aligarh, a historic town in Uttar Pradesh. He spent his early years in Badayun and Bareilly, where he completed his primary education. From a young age, Major Ritesh displayed a deep admiration for the Armed
Lieutenant Prateek Acharya hailed from Dehradun in Uttarakhand, but was born in Assam on 11th December 1974. Son of Shri V N Acharya and Smt Bina Acharya, Lt Prateek had a sister Ruchi as his sibling. He completed his schooling at St Thomas' College and
Lance Naik Pawar Namdeo Dagdu hailed from Dhamne village in Raigad district of Maharashtra. From a young age, he was inspired by a deep sense of patriotism and a strong desire to serve the nation. After completing his formal education, he joined the Indian Army
Sepoy Vajir Raste D hailed from Ozare village in Indapur Taluka of Pune district, Maharashtra. He was the proud son of Shri Dattaraya Banaji Raste. From a young age, Sep Vajir was deeply inspired by the ideals of patriotism and service to the nation. His
Lance Naik Ranjodh Singh hailed from the state of Punjab and was born on 20 Apr 1969. Son of Shri Tersam singh and Smt Raksha Devi, he studied from National Public School, Kurali in Punjab. After completing his school education, he joined the Army at
Lance Naik Ram Dular Yadav hailed from Padenia village of Mohhamadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 1st July 1974. Son of Shri Ram Nagina Yadav and Smt Surji Devi, he joined the army after completing his school education in
Naik Kheem Singh Kunwar hailed from Pachpakria village in Banbasa town of Champawat district in Uttarakhand and was born on 12 Feb 1972. Son of a humble farmer Shri Ganga Singh Kunwar, Naik Kheem Singh was inclined to join the Army since his younger days.
Maj Sudhir Kumar Walia's family hailed from Banuri village in Palampur town of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, but he was born in Jodhpur in Rajasthan on 24 May 1968. Son of an Army veteran, Subedar Major Rulia Ram Walia and Smt Rajeshwari Dev, he
Major Sameer Katwal hailed from Rawara village in Sandhole Tehsil of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, and was born on 25 July 1974. He was the son of Shri K. P. S. Katwal, an officer of the Indian Forest Service, and had a sister, Neera, as
Rifleman Phurba Tamang hailed from Pedong town in Kalimpong district of West Bengal and was born on 05 Jan 1973. Son of Shri Lok Bahadur Tamang and Smt Shanti Tamang, Rfn Phurba Tamang joined the army on 26 Oct 1993 at the age of 20
Major Ranbir Katoch hailed from Bhullana village in Palampur district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 26 Jun 1970. Son of an army veteran Major PC Katoch, he did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Delhi Cantonment. Later he graduated from Ramjas College, Delhi University
Nb Sub Ajit Singh hailed from Dakoha village in Jalandhar district of Punjab. Son of Shri Sardar Harbans Singh and Smt Yashpal Kaur, he was inclined to join the Army since his younger days. Eventually Nb Sub Ajit Singh joined the army in 1976, after