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Sepoy Daga Nikam SM

Sepoy Daga Nikam hailed from Dabhadi village in Malegaon Tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra and was born on 20 Nov 1942. Son of Shri Lotan Malji Nikam and Smt Sitabai Lotan Nikam, he had four brothers Popat, Devaman, Devaram & Pandurang as his siblings.

2nd Lt Girish Chandra Aggarwala

Second Lieutenant Girish Chandra Aggarwala hailed from Chandausi in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 16 Jan 1940. Son of Shri Satish Chandra Aggarwala an Executive Officer of Chandausi Municipal Board, 2nd Lt Girish Chandra completed his education at Shyam Sunder Memorial

Rifleman Dal Bahadur

Rifleman Dal Bahadur hailed from kanari village in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand and was born on 20 May 1944. Son of Shri Bhan Bahadur and Smt Dhana Devi, Rifleman Dal Bahadur had two sisters as his siblings. After completing his initial education, he joined the

2nd Lt L K Nadgir

Second Lieutenant Lingangouda Kenchangouda Nadgir, born on February 2, 1941, was raised in Belgaum, Karnataka (then Mysore State). He was the son of Shri Ranganath Deshpande and Smt. Shakuntala Deshpande and had five sisters and one brother. Coming from a family with a legacy of

Lt Col JE Jhirad

Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Ephraim Jhirad was born in the year 1923 to Mr Ephraim (Khan Sahib) Joseph Solomon Jhirad and Mrs Miriam (Mary) Samuel Haim Samuel Jhirad (born Kehimkar). Though he came from a Jewish family, which did not have many members serving in the

Lt Col Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore PVC

Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore was born on 18 Aug 1923 in Mumbai. Lt Col Tarapore belonged to a the family of a great warrior, Ratanjiba who served in the army of Shivaji. Ratanjiba was given the charge of one hundred villages as an acknowledgement of his

Flight Lieutenant T K Chaudhuri

Flt Lt Thapen Kumar Chaudhary was quite passionate about joining the Air Force since his younger days and worked at realizing his dream. Eventually, he got selected for the prestigious NDA and joined the 11th NDA Course.  After excelling in various aspects of training, he

Sqn Ldr Narinder Kumar Malik

Born on 16th Mar 1933, Sqn Ldr Narinder Kumar Malik after completing his schooling joined the interim training academy, known as the Joint Services Wing (JSW). The JSW was commissioned on 1 January 1949 at the Armed Forces Academy (now known as the Indian Military

Major Bhagat Singh VrC

Major Bhagat Singh hailed from Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab and was born on 13 March 1941. Son of Shri Ishar Singh and Smt Harnam Kaur, he did his schooling at Khalsa High School Gurdaspur and later went on to do his graduation

Flying Officer T S Sethi

Flying Officer Tajinder Singh Sethi was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 09 Mar 1963. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and got trained as a fighter pilot as part of 83rd Pilots' course. By 1965, he had put in barely 2

Rifleman Kalu Ram Olkha

Rifleman Kalu Ram Olkha hailed from Inderpura village of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan and was born on 8 Oct 1945 . Son of Shri Hardeva Ram and Smt Narayani Devi, Rfn Kalu Ram had two sisters and four brothers as his siblings. Right from his

Sqn Ldr RK Uppal

Sqn Ldr Raman Kumar Uppal hailed from Punjab and was born on 22nd Aug 1932. He got selected for the prestigious NDA and joined the 62nd Course. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as Pilot Officer on 16 Jan 1954 at the age

Sqn Ldr MJ Marston

Sqn Ldr Maurice John Marston was born on 28th Nov 1932. He joined the IAF after completing his initial education as an airman. Later he got selected to be an officer and was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 16 Jan 1954 at the

Major S S Doctor

Major Sam S Doctor hailed from Pune in Maharashtra. He was commissioned into the Scinde Horse (14 Horse) of the Armoured Corps, the combat arm of the Indian Army well known for its battle tanks and other heavy weapons. After commissioning, the young 2nd Lt

Flight Lieutenant G S Ahuja

Flight Lieutenant Gurbax Singh Ahuja was born in the year 1939 in the undivided Punjab. His parents migrated from Hoti Mardan (Pakistan) in 1947 and settled in Joria Bhathian locality of Patiala in Punjab. He joined the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) after completing Faculty