Subedar Gurcharan Singh hailed from Dhariwal, a village in Amritsar district, Punjab—a region renowned for its proud and enduring tradition of military service. Growing up amid stories of courage and sacrifice that defined his homeland, he was deeply inspired by this legacy of valour. Motivated
Major Surinder Vatsa hailed from Ferozepur district in Punjab and was born on 01 Jan 1942. Son of Shri S L Vatsa, he got commissioned into 59 Engr Regt of the Bengal Engineers Group (BEG) of the Corps of Engineers, one of the oldest arms
Sqn Ldr Jatinder Das Kumar hailed from Faridkot in Punjab and was born on 30 Nov 1933. He was commissioned into the IAF as a pilot officer on on 16th April 1955 at the age of 21 years. He was selected for the flying branch in
Second Lieutenant Sudhir Mohan Sabharwal hailed from Delhi and was the son of Shri OP Sabharwal. From an early age, he was drawn to the idea of serving the nation in uniform. What began as admiration soon grew into a resolute ambition—to join the Indian
Sepoy Shankar Mangutkar hailed from Teurwadi village in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. Born in 1945, he was the eldest among six siblings and, from an early age, bore the responsibility of caring for and guiding his younger brothers and sisters. Growing up in a rural
Naik Laxman Rane hailed from Achirne village in Vaibhavwadi Taluka of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. He was born on 1 July 1930 to Shri Vasudev Rane and Smt. Satyabhama Rane. Raised in humble rural surroundings, he completed his schooling locally and grew up imbibing the values
Naik Shiv Kumar Singh hailed from Richhapura village in Jaitpur tehsil of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 22 Jun 1947. Son of Shri Bhagwan Singh and Smt Bitto Devi, Nk Shiv Kumar Singh joined the Army in the year 1965 at
Flight Lieutenant Krishna Kumar Mohan was born on 01 Jan 1943. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 01st Aug 1964 at the age of 21 years. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and got trained as a fighter pilot as
Flight Lieutenant Khairati Lal Bajaj was born on 24 December 1943 to Shri Jagan Nath Bajaj and Smt. Saraswati Devi. He was raised in a warm and close-knit family alongside his brother, Ramesh Chand Bajaj, and his three sisters—Krishna, Raj, and Usha. Growing up in
Squadron Leader Ramesh Chander Sachdeva hailed from Delhi. Son of Shri Ram Labhaya and Smt Shivdevi Sachdeva, he got selected to join the prestigious NDA after his schooling. He joined the 11th NDA course and was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 23 Mar
Naib Risaldar Sukh Chain Singh hailed from Andora village in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 18 April 1936 into a humble and patriotic family. He was the son of Shri Balwant Singh and Smt Udhami Devi, who instilled in him
Second Lieutenant Radha Mohan Naresh hailed from Kerala and was born in the year 1950. Son of Smt D Subhadramma, he had two brothers, Gopi Mohan Naresh and Praveen Naresh as his siblings. 2nd Lt RM Naresh did his schooling from Sainik School Kazhakootam in
Flight Lieutenant Manohar Purohit hailed from Choti Sadri, Chittorgarh in Rajasthan and was born on 09 Aug 1943. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 13 Mar 1966 at the age of 23 years. He was commissioned in the flying stream of the
Maj Hardev Singh Grewal hailed from Jalandhar in Punjab and was born on 10th December 1938. He joined the army at the age of 25 years on 9th February 1964. He was commissioned into 9th Battalion of the Jat Regiment, a regiment known for its
Squadron Leader Mohinder Kumar Jain was born on 27 December 1937 in Jalandhar district of Punjab. Son of Shri Kapur Chand Jain, Sqn Ldr Jain was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 23rd March 1957 at the age of 20 years. He joined the