Lieutenant Navdeep Singh hailed from the Gurdaspur district of Punjab and was born on 08 June 1985. He belonged to a proud military family with a deep-rooted tradition of service to the nation. His father, Subedar Major Joginder Singh, served in the Bengal Sappers for
Wing Commander Vikram Singh hailed from Jaipur district in Rajasthan and was born on 29 Nov 1973. Son of an Army officer, he came from a military family wherein, besides his father, his elder brother also served in the Army. Inspired by his father, he
Squadron Leader V Manoj Nair hailed from Pazhaya Karakkamandapam village in the Trivandrum district of Kerala and was born on 15 Sep 1980. Son of K Viswambharan Nair (Retd Air Force officer) and Smt V Sujetha, he completed his BSc in Mathematics from Kerala University
Lt Cdr Alok Kumar Sahu hailed from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri PL Sahu and Smt Rama, Lt Cdr Sahu had a younger brother Deep Kumar Sahu. Lt Cdr Sahu since his childhood, had always nursed the idea of joining the armed forces
Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh hailed from Devrala village in Bulandshahar district of Uttar Pradesh. He was born into a simple farming family, the proud son of Shri Omvir Singh and Shrimati Rajas. Growing up in a rural environment, Nk Neeraj was raised with strong values
Naib Risaldar Narender Singh Rana hailed from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh and was born on 12 Dec 1955. He was recruited into 17 Horse of the Armoured Corps, the combat arm of the Indian Army, well known for its battle tanks. After serving for some
Sepoy Pushpendra Singh hailed from Khutia village in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, a region known for its strong martial traditions and history of contributing brave hearts to the Indian Armed Forces. Born in 1987 to Shri Tej Singh, Sep Pushpendra grew up imbibing
Sowar Vijay Kumar hailed from Uttaper village of Naina Devi tehsil, in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. He did his primary education in Khulvi village in Bilaspur district and completed his secondary education in Bhakra. Like many young people in Himachal Pradesh, Sowar Vijay Kumar
Colonel Harendra Kumar Sharawat hailed from Jhangethi village in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 4th November 1957. Son of Shri Udaypal Singh Sharawat and Smt Shrangari Devi, he got selected for the prestigious NDA after finishing school. He later went to
Commodore Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao was born on 13 November 1926 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, to Shri Rao Bahadur K. P. Janardhan Rao and Smt K. P. Prema Rao. He came from a distinguished family known for its contributions to law and public service. His grandfather,
Havaldar Satyapal Singh hailed from Jaitpur village near Buhana of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. Son of an army veteran Atar Singh and Smt Badama Devi, Hav Satyapal had two brothers Rajesh and Kuldeep as his siblings. Right from his younger days, he always wished to
Rifleman Manoj Kumar Bhati hailed from Shahjahanpur village of Faridabad district in Haryana and was born in the year 1996. Son of Shri Babulal Kumar and Smt Sunita, Manoj Kumar was the youngest among four siblings. His elder brother Sunil Kumar is also serving in
Rifleman Lakshmanan D hailed from Pudupatti village in Thummukkundu panchayat of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. Son of Shri Dharmaraj and Smt Andal, Rfn Lakshmanan had a brother Ramar and sister Bama Priya as his siblings. He and his twin brother Ramar wanted to join
Rifleman Nishant Malik originally hailed from Dhanderi village but later his family settled down in Hansi town of Hisar district in Haryana. Son of an army veteran Jaivir Malik, Rfn Nishant Malik had three sisters Kiran, Jyoti and Neeraj as his siblings. Right from his
Sub Rajendra Prasad Bhambhu hailed from the Maligaon village in Kashim Pura taluk of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan and was born on 1st July 1974. Son of an army veteran Badru Singh, he had a younger brother Rajesh Kumar and a sister Mukesh as his