Major Mohan Gangadharan was born on 11th February 1961 into a distinguished military family to Lieutenant Colonel K.G. Gangadharan(Retd.) and Smt. Sarojini Gangadharan. His family's legacy of service to the nation extended beyond his father, as his brother and co-brother also served in the Indian
Lance Naik Narayan Das hailed from Baksa district of Assam and was born in the year 1965. Son of Shri Ghanaram Das, a simple farmer, he had three sisters and two brothers as his siblings. He was a meritorious student and completed his primary and
Subedar Mohan Lal Mahla was born on October 10, 1955, in Doomra village, located in Nawalgarh tehsil of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. Son of Shri Jodharm Mahla and Smt Manbhari Devi, he was born into a humble and hardworking family. Growing up in the rural
Lieutenant Bhushan Ajay Parab hailed from the Mumbai in Maharashtra and was born on 31 Dec 1975. The only child of Shri Ashok Parab, he did his degree in engineering but was keen to join the Armed Forces right from his younger days. Driven by
Rifleman Shoban Singh Thapa hailed from Banara village of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand,and was born on 01st Mar 1981. Son of Shri Jaman Singh Thapa and Smt Devki Devi, Rifleman Shoban Singh Thapa had an elder brother Umed Singh Thapa as his sibling. From a
Lieutenant Amit Singh hailed from Harpur Mahmada village in Samastipur district of Bihar and was born on 28 June 1979. The only son of Dr HP Singh and Smt Bimala Singh, Lt Amit Singh studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hebbal, Bangalore. Besides being good at studies,
Captain Javed Ali Saifi was born on 1st August 1968 in Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh. He grew up in Zakir Nagar in Delhi and had two brothers and three sisters as his siblings. He completed his B.Sc in Civil Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia in
Capt Shekhar Ghosh hailed from Barrackpore in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and was born on 27 September 1975. Son of an army veteran, late Lt Col Shankar Nath Ghosh and Smt Ira Ghosh, Capt Shekhar had a sister, Mani, as his
Captain Roopendra Singh Garcha hailed from Jalandhar district in Punjab and was born on 20 Oct 1974. Son of Lt Col Joginder Singh Garcha and Smt Harminder Kaur, Capt Roopendra Singh had a brother Deepinder Singh as his sibling. As he grew up in a
Major Balwinder Singh Bajwa hailed from Gurdaspur district in Punjab and was born on 09 Dec 1962. Son of Shri Iqbal Singh Bajwa, (who retired as a Divisional Commandant of the Punjab Home Guards), he had a brother Parminder as his sibling. Maj BS Bajwa
Major Sanjay Sood hailed from Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, and was born on July 16, 1967. Major Sanjay Sood and his elder brother Ajay were deeply inspired by their father’s distinguished military service. Their father, who retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, had served the nation
Rifleman Paul Jacob was born on 10 May 1965 in Alappuzha district, Kerala—a region renowned for its rich cultural legacy and its people's dedication to service and sacrifice. He was the cherished son of Shri Chacko and Smt Saramma Chacko, who instilled in him the
Subedar Rajen Basumatary was born on 30 May 1955 and hailed from Hashrawbari village, situated in the Bongaigaon district of Assam. He was the proud son of Shri Rabanj Basumatary and Smt Lanti Basumatary. From a young age, he displayed qualities of discipline, courage, and
Lieutenant Chaitanya Dubey hailed from Raipur in Chhattisgarh and was born on 03 Mar 1973 into a military family. Son of an army veteran Lieutenant Colonel Arun Dubey and Smt Neerja Dubey, Lt Chaitanya Dubey had a sister Priya as his sibling. He had an