Gunner Subhash Chander Ram, a native of Mawari village in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, harbored a deep-seated aspiration to serve in the Indian Armed Forces from a young age. Growing up, he was deeply inspired by the tales of valor and sacrifice of Indian soldiers, which
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
Rifleman Rashpal Singh hailed from Nowshera Tehsil in the Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir, a region long shaped by its proximity to the Line of Control and known for producing generations of resilient and patriotic youth. Growing up amid rugged terrain and a strong
Major Manwinder Singh hailed from the princely city of Patiala, Punjab, and was the proud son of an Army veteran, Colonel Bakhtawar Singh. Growing up in a household shaped by discipline, honour, and service to the nation, young Manwinder Singh imbibed the values of the
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
Sepoy Basavantray Lingadalli hailed from the Bijapur district of Karnataka. Born on 10 May 1972 to Shri Rudragowda and Smt. Sangan Basavamma he was the eldest of three siblings and carried early in life the quiet responsibility that often comes with being the firstborn. Raised
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