Lt Abhinav Nagori hailed from Udaipur in Rajasthan. Son of Shri Dharamchand Nagori and Smt Sushila Devi, Lt Abhinav had two sisters Shweta and Smita as his siblings. He did his schooling at St. Paul's School, Udaipur, and later on, went to study engineeering. He
Fg Offr Balwant Singh wanted to serve in the Armed Forces since his younger days and eventually, got selected to join the Indian Air Force. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the IAF on 29 Apr 1946. He joined the flying stream of
Jemadar Thambu Ram hailed from Purkhas Rathi village at Ganaur tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana and was born on 08 Apr 1913. He was recruited into the 2 Jat battalion of the Jat Regiment, an infantry Regiment well known for its brave soldiers and
Major Lil Bahadur Gurung hailed from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 18 March 1941. He got commissioned into 10 Mahar Battalion of the Mahar Regiment, an infantry regiment founded in 1941 which had a glorious history of gallantry in various operations. He
Maj Uttam Chand Katoch was born on 31 May 1944 in Nagrota in Kangra dist of Himachal Pradesh. He was the eldest among five siblings and understood the importance of being responsible right from his younger days. Unfortunately, Maj Uttam Chand Katoch lost his father
Lance Naik Jangbir Singh was born on 07 November 1960 in Bina Malla village in Charnoli Garhwal District of Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri Chandan Singh, Lance Naik Jangbir Singh joined the Army on 09 July 1980 at the age of 19 years. He was recruited into 4 Garhwal Rifles of the famed Garhwal
Naik Sukhdev Singh hailed from Bhatnura village of Jalandhar district in Punjab and was born on 10th May 1962. He completed his initial schooling in Government high school in Bhatnura. After completing his initial education, he joined the Indian army and was recruited into the
Sepoy Sudhakar Ghule hailed from Sheroi village in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra and was born on 2nd May 1965. After completing his initial education, he joined the army on 12 Dec 1983 at the age of 18 years. He got recruited into the 6
Naik Didar Singh hailed from Sindhar village in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab. Son of Shri Mohinder singh and Smt Daleep kaur, Naik Didar Singh was born on 22 Aug 1955. Like many young men of his village, he too was inclined to
Hav Ram Pratap Singh Yadav hailed from Ujoli village of Kotkasim tehsil in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. Son of an Army veteran Hony Capt Shiv Chand Yadav and Smt Shanti Devi, he had the inclination to join the armed forces since his younger days
Major Shantanu Nag was got selected for the prestigious NDA after completing her schooling and joined the Academy in Khadakwasla. Though he grew up in England, he was strongly inclined to serve in the Armed Forces, which drove him to prepare for the NDA examination.
Naik Raghubir Singh Tevatia hailed from the Sotai village of Ballabgarh tehsil in the Faridabad district of Haryana and was born on 22 March 1966. Like many youngsters of Haryana, he always wished to don the Army uniform since his childhood. Following his dream, he
Sepoy Sukhwinder Singh hailed from Kalanaur village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and was born on 04 Aug 1980. Son of an army veteran Hav Sita Ram and Smt Kamaljeet Kaur, he had a brother Lakhwinder Singh and sister Sukhwinder Kaur as his siblings. He
Capt Vinay R Sachan hailed from Mumbai in Maharashtra and was born on 13 Jan 1977. Son of Shri Rajabeta Sachan and Smt Sudha Sachan, he had a sister Pallavi as his sibling. He did his initial schooling at H K Gidwani High School at
Major Dinesh Singh Shekhawat hailed from Salahnagar village in Kheragarh teshsil of Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, but was born in Shillong on 02 Nov 1972. Son of an IAF veteran Shri Maan Singh Shekhawat and Smt Vimla Kanwa, he had two elder brothers and