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Sepoy Manoj Kumar

Sepoy Manoj Kumar hailed from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. After completing his school education he joined the Indian army and was recruited into the 6 Dogra battalion of the Dogra Regiment, an infantry regiment known for its gallant soldiers and numerous battle honours.   Manipur Attack: 04

Hav Prakash Chand

Hav Prakash Chand belonged to Siun village of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh. After completing his school education he joined the Indian army and was recruited into 6 Dogra battalion of the Dogra Regiment, an infantry regiment known for its gallant soldiers and numerous battle

CFN Bharateshwar Padanad

CFN Bharateshwar Rayappa Padanad belonged to the Sankonatti village of Athani taluk in the Belagavi district of Karnataka. Son of Shri Rayappaa and Smt Godavari Padanad, belonged to an economically-backward family. He had joined the Corps of EME of the Indian Army in 2006 after

Sepoy Manjit Singh

Sepoy Manjit Singh was hailed from Akhwana village in Pathankot district in Punjab. After completing his school education he joined the Indian army and was recruited into 6 Dogra battalion of the Dogra Regiment, an infantry regiment known for its gallant soldiers and numerous battle

Sepoy Dharma Ram Beniwal SC

Sepoy Dharma Ram Beniwal belonged to the village Taratara in the Barmer district of Rajasthan and was born on 21 Dec 1983. Son of Shri Gang Ram Beniwal and Smt Amru Devi, he joined the army on 23 July 2003 after completing his initial education

Gunner Jageshwar Nagar SM

Gunner Jageshwar Nagar hailed from Barotha village in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh and was born on 07 June 1985. Son of Shri Kedar Singh Dhakad and Smt Sumaran Bai, he joined the Indian Army after completing his school education on 20 June 2005 at

Havildar Parmal Singh Khatana

Havildar Parmal Singh hailed from Narasingh Pura village in Hindon City tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan and was born on 25 Jan 1981. Son of Shri Kamal Singh Khatana and Smt Rumanti Devi, he was inclined to join the armed forces since his younger

Lt Kiran Shekhawat

Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat was born on 01 May 1988 in Mumbai into a Naval family. Daughter of Hon Lt Vijendra Singh Shekhawat and Smt Madhu Chauhan, Lt Kiran Shekhawat belonged to Sefarguwar village in Khetri Tehsil of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. She completed her schooling

Lt Col Rajesh Gulati SM

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 SM

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.

Col MN Rai YSM SC

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 SC

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

Grenadier Raghavendra Singh

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

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

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