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Naik Selva Kumar P SM

Naik Selva Kumar P hailed from Tamil Nadu. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the  Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 1 Para (Special Forces), the elite unit of the Indian Army and also known

Paratrooper Imtiaz Ahmad Thoker SM

Paratrooper Imtiaz Ahmad Thoker hailed from the Shopian district of Jammu And Kashmir. After completing his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 1 Para (Special Forces), the elite unit of

Captain Prateek Puntambekar

Captain Prateek Puntambekar hailed from Indore district of Madhya Pradesh and was born on 13 Dec 1984.  Son of Shri Ravindra Puntambekar, Capt Prateek did not come from a family of armed forces veterans, but had the inclination to serve in the Armed Forces right

Sepoy Ravi Kant SC

Sepoy Ravi Kant Thakur hailed from Gopalpur village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 12 June 1982. Born and raised in a humble rural setting, he completed his preliminary education in his native village, where he imbibed the values of hard

Havildar Dayal Singh SC

Havildar Dayal Singh hailed from Nathuwala village in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, known for its rich martial tradition and contribution to the Indian Armed Forces. He was the son of Shri Surendra Singh and Smt Shanti Devi, and from a young age, he displayed a

Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria KC

Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria was born on 28 August 1985 in Samba, a district in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir. He hailed from a family with a strong military background, being the son of Nb Sub Som Datt Khajuria, an Army veteran. Growing up

Nb Sub Gurdial Singh SM

Naib Subedar Gurdial Singh hailed from Swamipur village of Nangal tehsil in Ropar district of Punjab and was born on 05 Apr 1966. Son of Shri Mansha Ram and Smt Krishna Devi, Nb Sub Gurdial Singh was fascinated with army life like many youngsters in

Lt Navdeep Singh AC

Lieutenant Navdeep Singh hailed from the Gurdaspur district of Punjab and was born on 08 June 1985. He belonged to a proud military family with a deep-rooted tradition of service to the nation. His father, Subedar Major Joginder Singh, served in the Bengal Sappers for

Major Gurphej Singh Cheema

Major Gurphej Singh Cheema hailed from Kapurthala district of Punjab and was born in the year 1981. Son of an army veteran Col Rajinder Singh, Maj Gurphej had inclination towards the Armed Forces since his childhood. Eventually he joined the Army and was commissioned into

Lt Archit Verdia

Lt Archit Verdia hailed from Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Lt Archit Verdia had inclination towards the Armed Forces since his childhood. Eventually he joined the Army and was commissioned into 175 Med Regt of the Regiment of Artillery, the important combat support arm of the

Major Atul Garje SM

Major Atul Garje hailed from Nandur Nimba village in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra. Born into a humble background, he displayed an early inclination towards discipline and patriotism. His initial schooling was in a local Marathi-medium school, but his aspirations for a career in the armed forces

Major Bhanu Chander SM

Major Bhanu Chander hailed from Vizianagaram city in Andhra Pradesh. Son of Sri Narayanam Bhanu Murthy, Maj Bhanu Chander belonged to a business family but instead of pursuing a career in business he wanted to serve in the Armed Forces. Thus soon after his graduation,

Major Ashish K. Roy

Major Ashish K Roy

Major Ashish Kumar Roy was born on Feb 10, 1982 in Patna, capital of Bihar in a very respected and educated family. Son of a well-known child specialist in Barauni Dr. S R Roy and Professor Smt Roy, He finished his senior secondary schooling from