Naik Shivananda hailed from Belatanahalli village in Gundlupete Taluk of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. Born on 2nd September 1972, he was the youngest among four siblings in the family of Shri Basappa and Smt Gurumallamma. From a young age, Naik Shivananda displayed a keen interest in
Grenadier Abdul Mazid Khan hailed from Dholiya vllage of Ladnun tehsil in Nagaur district of Rajasthan and was born on 15 Nov 1980. Son of an army veteran Chand Khan and Smt Rahisa Bano, Gdr Abdul Mazid had one brother Mansab Khan and two sisters
Maj James Thomas was born on 06 Sep 1976 and hailed from Bikaner in Rajasthan. Son of Shri P T Thomas and Smt Mary Kutty Thomas, Maj James had the inclination to join the Armed Forces since his childhood. He completed his schooling from Bikaner
Lt Col Rajeev Bakhshi was born in New Delhi on 10 March 1967 into a military family hailing from Punjab. Son of an army veteran Lt Col JML Bakhshi and Smt Usha Bakhshi, he had a brother Rajesh and sister Ranjana as his siblings. Ever
Sep Kapil Dev Sharma hailed from Pandori Bainsan village in Dinanagar Tehsil of Gurdaspur District in Punjab and was born in the year 1981. Son of Shri Jodhraj Sharma and Smt Ram Pyari, he had a brother Ram Krishna and sister Krishna Devi as his siblings.
Naib Subedar Subhash Chandra hailed from Bhairupura village in Sikar district of Rajasthan and was born on 1st Dec 1965. Son of Shri Laxman Singh and Smt Sundar Devi, Nb Sub Subhash completed his school education from Shri Raghunath Vidyalaya in Laxmangarh. After completing his
Major Kumandur Prabhakar Vinay was born on 18th March 1977 in Bangalore, Karnataka. He was the son of Shri K. R. Prabhakar and Smt Jaishree Prabhakar. His early schooling began in Delhi, where he was studying in the 9th standard at the Delhi Kannada School.
Major Dinesh Raghu Raman was born on April 6th, 1978, to Hony Capt SK Murthy and Smt. Mala Murthy. Right from his early years, he displayed qualities of discipline, determination, and leadership that would later define his journey as a soldier. He completed his schooling
Nb Sub Vijay Kumar hailed from Bharatpur village of Farrukhabad district in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 19 Sep 1966. Son of Shri Rajendra Prasad and Smt Raj Rani, he was eldest among three brothers, and had Vinod Kumar and Vipin Kumar as his
Naib Subedar Kulwant Singh, hailing from Rore Garh village in Sirhind tehsil, Patiala district of Punjab, dedicated his life to the service of the nation. Born to Shri Waryam Singh and Smt Pritam Kaur, he was raised in a family that upheld the values of
Major Kaustubh Prakash Rane hailed from Thane district in Maharashtra and was born on 27 Feb 1989. Though his family originally belonged to Sadure village in Vaibhavwadi taluka of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra, he grew up in Sheetal Nagar area of Mira Road in Thane.
Lance Naik Bachhav Shashikant Ganpat hailed from Dabali village in Waner tehsil of Nashik district, Maharashtra. He was born on 1st June 1979 to Shri Bachhav Ganpat. A bright and determined young man, he pursued his technical education and successfully completed his ITI Diploma from
Colonel Vasanth Venugopal was born to Shri NK Venugopal and Smt Praphulla in Bangalore, Karnataka. Due to his father’s professional commitments, the family frequently relocated within the state of Karnataka. As a result, Col. Vasanth attended multiple schools in different locations, including Udupi, Shimoga, and
Lt Col JMPD Cunha was born on 18th July 1966. He originally hailed from Mangalore, though his family was settled in Sector 14, Faridabad in Haryana. Son of Shri Jerald D'Cunha and Smt Flavy D'Cunha, he had an elder sister Preethi, and a younger brother