Sepoy Gobind Singh Rathore hailed from Parava village of Bidasar tehsil of present-day Churu district in Rajasthan and was born on 18 March 1943. Son of Shri Jagmal Singh Rathore and Smt Anja Kanwar, he joined the army after completing his school education, he was
Lieutenant AS Balasubramanian hailed from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and was born on 09 Sep 1938. Son of Shri KV Sundaram and Smt Kamalambal, he was the youngest among four siblings. He had three elder brothers AS Venkatakrishnan, AS Chandrashekaran, AS Dorai Rajan, and one
Lieutenant Subash Chander Chanan joined the Army after completing his initial education and was recruited into the Corps of Engineers. Later he got selected to be trained as an officer and was commissioned into 2 Rajput Battalion of the Rajput Regiment, the infantry Regiment well
Captain Mahabir Prasad was born on 16th January 1936 in Kolkata, West Bengal, to Shri Indar Prasad. From a young age, he exhibited qualities of discipline, leadership, and a deep sense of duty—traits that would later define his military career. Driven by a strong desire
Lance Naik Sardar Singh was born on 12 May 1939 in Jasaur Kheri village of Jhajjar district in Haryana. After completing his initial education he joined the Army in the year 1956 at the age of 17 years. He was recruited into 4 Grenadiers of
2nd Lieutenant Gopal Krishna Venkatesa Prasanna Rao hailed from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and was born on 15 Oct 1940. Son of Dr TAGK Rao, he did his initial schooling in Board High School at Sulur in Tamil Nadu. Later he studied from PSG Arts
Subedar Stobdan Sonam hailed from Ladakh and was born on 30th March 1928. Son of Shri Tashi Wangail and Smt Chhering Palzom, he joined the army after completing his school education. He was recruited into the Ladakhi battalion of 14 J&K Militia. In the year
Major Puran Singh Rathore hailed from Manera village in Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan and was born on 04th July 1927. Son of Shri Kana Singh, Major Puran Singh lost his mother when he was barely two years old. He joined the Walter
Lance Havildar Deb Singh Bhandari hailed from the serene and mountainous village of Ranau, located in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Born to Shri Gabbar Singh and Smt Bachi Devi, he grew up in a region known for its proud martial traditions and deep sense
Lance Naik Gurmel Chand Mall hailed from Hakimpur village in the Jalandhar district of Punjab. He was the son of Late Shri Banta Ram Mall and Late Smt. Jai Kaur Mall. He grew up in a close-knit family with two brothers, Shibu Ram Mall and
Captain Gautam Mubayi was born on 2nd June 1943 in Lahore, a city that was then part of undivided India and is now located in Pakistan. He was the son of Colonel S.N. Mubayi, and grew up in a family deeply rooted in the traditions