Captain Jitesh Bhutani hailed from Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, and his early life was marked by profound challenges. Tragedy struck when he was just two years old, as his father—an engineer in the irrigation department—passed away. The following year, his mother remarried and could no
Naik Sudesh Kumar hailed from Khothi Chapla village of Sabathu tehsil in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. Like many youngsters in Himachal Pradesh, he always nursed the idea of serving in the Armed Forces since his younger days. Following his passion he eventually joined the
Sepoy Kuldeep Kumar hailed from Dida Sainian village in Dinanagar Tehsil in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab and was born on 26 Jan 1981. Son of Shri Bant Ram and Smt Mohindro Devi, he completed his 12th class from Govt Senior Secondary School Dinanagar (Punjab).
Lieutenant Dheerendra Singh Atri was a 3rd-generation soldier in uniform, wherein his maternal grandfather was a World War 1 veteran and his father, Brig Devendra Singh Atri, was an infantry officer who served with the Rajput Regiment. Needless to say, “Fauj” was in the DNA
Subedar Kehar Singh hailed from Maharaj Nagar village in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangara district in Himachal Pradesh. Son of an army veteran Hav Birbal Singh and Smt Sandho Devi, he always wished to follow in the footsteps of his father and serve in the Armed
Major Inderjeet Singh Babbar hailed from Jammu and was born on 05 Sep 1969. Son of an Army veteran Col GS Babbar and Smt Harbans Kaur, he always wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father and don the military uniform. Eventually he joined
Major Khawar Saeed hailed from the Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 02 October 1979. Son of Late Shri Sayyad Saeeduddin an advocate and Smt Nayyer Saeed a teacher by profession, he was inclined to join the Army since his childhood days
Lance Naik Dharmendra Kumar Singh hailed from Kunjbanna village in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar and was born on 01 Nov 1972. Son of Shri Ishwar Dayal Singh and Smt Kishori Singh, he was the youngest among 9 siblings. He was good in
Major Ashish Kumar Dubey hailed from Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh and was born on 8 July 1973. Son of Shri Shiv Kumar Dubey and Smt Geeta Devi, he completed his initial schooling from Sainik Shishu Niketan Rewa and thereafter got selected to study at
Major Lalson Varghese hailed from Secunderabad in Telangana and was born on 13 Mar 1974. Son of an army veteran Thomas Varghese and Smt Aleyamma, Maj Varghese was the youngest of three brothers, and had Reverend Valson Varghese and Sabu Varghese as his siblings. Maj
Major Desh Raj Singh hailed from Tajpur Simbhalka village of Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 01 Dec 1961. Son of Shri Kaliram and Smt Raghubiri Devi, he was always inclined to join the armed forces right from his childhood. He continued
Capt Vinay R Sachan hailed from Mumbai in Maharashtra and was born on 13 Jan 1977. Son of Shri Rajabeta Sachan and Smt Sudha Sachan, he had a sister Pallavi as his sibling. He did his initial schooling at H K Gidwani High School at
Major Dinesh Singh Shekhawat hailed from Salahnagar village in Kheragarh teshsil of Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, but was born in Shillong on 02 Nov 1972. Son of an IAF veteran Shri Maan Singh Shekhawat and Smt Vimla Kanwa, he had two elder brothers and
Sapper Uttam Shripati Desai hailed from Kaulage village in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra and was born on 26 May 1978. Son of Shri Shripati Nanaji Desai and Smt Savitri Shripati Desai, he did his schooling from New English School, Kaulage up to
Gnr Chalapathi Rao joined the Army after completing his school education at a young age. He was recruited into 96 Field Regiment of the Regiment of Artillery, an important combat support arm of Indian Army well known for its booming field guns and heavy weaponry. Drass