Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat was born on 01 May 1988 in Mumbai into a proud naval family. She was the daughter of Honorary Lieutenant Vijendra Singh Shekhawat and Smt. Madhu Chauhan, with her roots in Sefarguwar village in Khetri Tehsil of Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan. She completed her
Lt Col Rajesh Gulati hailed from Dehradun in Uttarakhand, where he spent most of his childhood and college days. Son of Shri Kundan Lal Gulati, an official of ONGC and Smt Asha Gulati a homemaker, he did his schooling from Dehradun and then went on
Major Tahir Hussain Khan hailed from Suraram village in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, and was born into the family of Smt Afzar Begum and Shri Sarvar Hussain Khan. He had two brothers Mahmood and Mazhar as his siblings, who too joined the armed forces.
Colonel Munindra Nath Rai hailed from Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 26 November 1965. He was the youngest among three brothers in a family deeply rooted in the tradition of military service. His eldest brother, Lt Col D N Rai, also
Major Kunal Munnadir Gosavi hailed from Pandharpur in Solapur district of Maharashtra. Major Kunal did his schooling from Kavathekar High School in Pandharpur and graduated from the Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce in Pune. Major Kunal had a strong desire to join the armed forces
Gdr Raghavendra Singh hailed from the Gadijatar village in Dholpur district of Rajasthan and was born in the year 1988. He was recruited into 3 Grenadiers of The Grenadiers Regiment, an Infantry Regiment known for its intrepid soldiers and various battle honours. Nagrota Army Base Attack
Rifleman Asin Rai hailed from Ratanchha village in Nepal and was born in the year 1984. He joined the army and was recruited into 5/11 GR battalion of 11 Gorkha Rifles Regiment, an infantry Regiment well known for its intrepid soldiers and numerous battle exploits. Nagrota
Major Akshay Girish Kumar was born along with his twin sister, Neha, at 8.05 on 6th December 1985, to his parents, Smt Meghna Girish and Wg Cdr Girish Kumar (Retd). Even as a child, Akshay, with his twinkling eyes, big smile and inherent warmth, charmed
Naik Chittranjan Debbarma belonged to Garingpara village, West Tripura district of Tripura. He joined the army after his initial education and was recruited into 51 Engr Regt of the Corps of Engineers, one of the oldest arms of Indian Army. Nagrota army base attack : 29
Hav Sukhraj Singh hailed from the Maan Nagar village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and was born on 24 Apr 1984. Son of Shri Hardev Singh and Smt Swarnjeet Kaur, Hav Sukhraj joined the Army in the year 2004 at the age of 20 years.
Lance Naik Kadam Sambhaji Yeshwantrao hailed from Janapuri village in Loha tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra. He came from a very humble background and joined the Army after completing his school education. He was recruited into the 5 Maratha LI of the Maratha Light
Rifleman Prabhu Singh hailed from Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur in Rajasthan and was born on 23 Nov 1991. Son of Shri Chandra Singh, an Army veteran, Rfn Prabhu Singh was keen to join the Armed Forces, right from his younger days. He continued to nurse
Gunner Harsit Bhadoriya was born in the year 1993 and his family originally hailed from Quarri village in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. However his family moved to Rajasthan in Banswara district where his father worked in a cloth mill and mother in a school.
Naik Raj Kishor Singh hailed from Piprapati village in Bhojpur district of Bihar and was born in the year 1981. Son of a farmer and the youngest of three brothers, Naik Raj Kishor Singh joined the Army after completing his schooling. He was recruited into
Havildar Madan Lal Sharma hailed from Gharota village of Pathankot District in Punjab and was born on 04 Feb 1979. Son of Shri Dharam Chand and Smt Dharmo Devi, Hav Madan Lal was the youngest of three brothers and two sisters. He completed his Matric