Acting Lance Dafadar Ganpat Ram Puniya hailed from Bhinyasar village in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan and was born on 02nd Aug 1982. Son of Shri Dhana Ram and Smt Rangu Devi, he had a brother Sahiram and a sister Santi Devi as
Lt Archit Verdia hailed from Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Lt Archit Verdia had inclination towards the Armed Forces since his childhood. Eventually he joined the Army and was commissioned into 175 Med Regt of the Regiment of Artillery, the important combat support arm of the
Sqn Ldr Manu Rajagopal hailed from Udayanapuram in Vaikom taluk of Kottayam district in Kerala. He had a strong desire to join the armed forces right from his childhood and continued to follow his dream. Eventually he joined the Air Force and was commissioned on 15th
Wing Commander Thakur Narsing Bhagatsingh was born on January 27, 1974, and was brought up in BHEL Colony in Ramachandrapuram, Hyderabad. Son of Shri TD Singh, Wg Cdr Singh during his school days excelled in academics as well as in extracurricular activities. He had a
Subedar Basappa Patil belonged to Khanajaon village in Belgaum district of Karnataka. He completed his schooling in his native place and later joined the Indian army on 24th of July 1990. He was recruited into 21 Madras battalion of the Madras Regiment, an infantry Regiment
Flight Lieutenant Kunal Barpatte hailed from Nigadi village in Pimpri-Chinchwad tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra. Son of Shri Rajendra Barpatte and Smt Vidya Barpatte, Flt Lt Barpatte did his B.Sc in Electronics from Fergusson College at Pune. As a child, Flt Lt Barpatte was
Flying Officer Pankaj Kumar Nandal hailed from Nandal village in Rohtak district of Haryana and was born on 13 February 1991. Son of an IAF veteran JWO Krishan Chander Nandal and Smt Usha Devi, Fg Offr Pankaj Kumar Nandal spent his childhood with his paternal
Flight Lieutenant Pushpendra Badsara hailed from Hisar district in Haryana. He did his schooling at various schools including Kendriya Vidyalaya in Hyderabad (Class IX to XII). He was a keen swimmer and started swimming when he was in Class 7 and went on to win
Flight Lieutenant Deepika Sheoran hailed from Loharu in the Bhiwani district of Haryana and was born in the year 1990. Daughter of Shri Dalip Singh Sheoran and Smt Prem Lata, Flt Lt Deepika was the eldest among three siblings with one younger brother and one
Rifleman Satish Bhagat hailed from Gurhasinghu village in the Shamachak area of the Jammu district. Son of an army veteran Hony Capt Ajit Lal and Smt Kamlesh Kumari, Rfn Satish Bhagat had an elder brother Sushil as his sibling. Right from his younger days, he
Squadron Leader Meet Kumar was born on 31 Dec 1986. Son of Shri Pravin Kumar, he had a strong desire to join the armed forces right from his childhood, which grew along with his age. After completing his graduation, he got selected for the IAF
Major Pankaj Kumar Pandey hailed from Maholiya Shivpar village in the Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 21 September 1987. Son of Shri Awadhesh Pandey, professionally a teacher, Maj Pankaj Kumar Pandey had a younger brother Ashish Pandey as his sibling. He
Sepoy Maruprolu Jaswanth Kumar Reddy hailed from Dariwada Kothapalem village in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Son of Shri M Srinivasa Reddy and Smt Venkateswaramma, he had two younger brothers as his siblings. Sep Reddy always nursed the idea of joining the Army since his
Naib Subedar Sreejith M hailed from Thiruvangoor village of Kozhikode district in Kerala and was born on 27 Mar 1979. Son of Shri Valsan Makkada and Smt Shoba Valsan, he did his initial schooling from Thiruvangoor school, Calicut and later finished his higher secondary from
Hav Kashiray Bammanalli hailed from Ukkal village in Basavana Bagewadi tehsil of Vijayapura district in Karnataka and was born in the year 1984. After completing his initial education, he joined the Army in 2006 at the age of 22 years. He was recruited into the