Major Neeraj Pandey hailed from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri Ravindra Nath Pandey and Smt Saroj Pandey, Maj Neeraj was keen to join the Armed Forces right from his younger days. He followed his dream and joined the Army on 7th June 2008.
Lance Naik Om Prakash hailed from Chhitkul village in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 02 May 1983. Son of Shri Nek Ram, he was inclined to join the Army since his childhood like many kids in his village. Following his passion, he joined
Captain Tushar Mahajan hailed from Udhampur in J&K and was born on 20 April 1989. Son of Shri Dev Raj Gupta and Smt Asha Gupta, he had an elder brother Nikhil as his sibling. He always nurtured the dream of becoming a soldier for taking
Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad belonged to Karnataka’s farming family of Betadur village in Kundagol taluk of Dharwad district. The youngest in the family, Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad always wanted to join the Army since his childhood. He came up the hard way, attending high school
Havildar Elumalai M had joined 19th Battalion of the Madras Regiment on October 28, 1996. He was married to Smt E Jamuna Rani and blessed with two sons namely E Kavirasu and E Sri Priyadarshan. Hav Elumalai was a highly motivated Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), who
Lance Havildar S Kumar hailed from Tejur village in Hassan district of Karnataka. He was enrolled on October 31, 1998 into 19 Madras battalion of the Madras regiment, an infantry regiment with a long history of gallantry and battle honours. He had the rare distinction
Sepoy Mushtaq Ahmed S of 19 Madras belonged to Parnapalle, in Kurnool Dist, Andhra Pradesh and had joined the 19th Battalion of Madras Regiment on September 21, 2004. Sepoy Mushtaq Ahmed took part in Battalion’s counterinsurgency in the North East and also in the state
Sep Rama Moorthy hailed from Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu. He was recruited into 19 Madras battalion of the Madras regiment, an infantry regiment with a long history of gallantry and battle honours. In the year 2013 he got married to Ms Sunitha. Sonam Post Avalanche:
Sepoy Ganesan G belonged to Chokkathevanpatti village near Madurai. Sep Ganesan joined the military service after completing his class 12. He was recruited into 19 Madras battalion of the Madras regiment, an infantry regiment with a long history of gallantry and battle honours. He was
Sep Sunil Suryawanshi hailed from Maskarwadi village in Satara district of western Maharashtra. He completed his education from Dahiwadi College and joined the army on 30th Sep 2010. He was recruited into the army Medical Corps, the corps that provides the medical service to the
Subedar Nagesha TT, hailed from Tejur in Hassan district of Karnataka. He joined the Army in the year 1994 and was recruited into 19 Madras of the Madras Regiment, a Regiment known for its gallant soldiers and various battle exploits. By 2016, Sub Nagesha had
Sepoy Mahesha PN hailed from Mysore in Karnataka and was enrolled into 19th Battalion of the Madras Regiment on October 10, 2005. In a career spanning 11 years, Sep Mahesha also served in ‘Operation Rhino’’ from 2009 to 2012, where he was actively involved in
Lance Naik Sudheesh B hailed from the Kollam district in Kerala and belonged to the 19 Madras Battalion of the well-known Madras Regiment. Before serving at Siachen, he also served in Jammu and Kashmir in ‘Operation Rakshak’. During his tenure, he was part of the
Capt Kanika Bhardwaj was born on 12th July 1988 in New Delhi. Born as a daughter-brought up as a son, she was a happy-go-lucky child with a no-nonsense attitude. She completed her 12th from Hans Raj Model School, Punjabi Bagh New Delhi, leading up to
Lt Col Elambulassery Kalarikkal Niranjan was born on 02 May 1981 in Palghat district of Kerala. Lt Col Niranjan’s ancestors hailed from a village called, Elambulassery in Palghat district and they belonged to Kalarikkal lineage. Son of Shri Chandra Shivrajan and Smt Radha Shivrajan, Lt