Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid was born at Dhamupur village of Ghazipur District of Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 1933. Son of Shri Mohammad Usman and Smt Sakina Begum, CQMH Hamid had three brothers and two sisters. Coming from a very humble background, he
Sepoy Kiran Kumar hailed from Bhoudpur village in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. He was the son of Late Shri Nathi Ram and Smt Bala Devi and grew up in a close-knit and supportive family environment. He had one brother, Nitesh Kumar, and three sisters—Nimmy,
Naik Mahabir Thapa was born on 3rd December 1923 in the serene and mountainous village of Baralekh, located in the Dailekh district of Nepal. Growing up amidst the rugged terrains of Nepal, he was deeply influenced by the valorous legacy of the Gorkha warriors, whose
Major Asa Ram Tyagi was born on 2nd January 1939 in Fatehpur, a village located in the Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh. He hailed from a respected agrarian family and was the son of Shri Saguwa Singh. Growing up in a disciplined and value-driven household,
Major MS Bal hailed from Delhi, born and raised in a family deeply rooted in the values of discipline, dedication, and patriotism. He was the son of Major General Tara Singh Bal, a distinguished officer commissioned in 1929 into the 7th Cavalry. Major General Bal
2nd Lt Manjeet Singh Cheema hailed from Shimali tehsil of Sargodha district in undivided Punjab(Now in Pakistan) and was born on 22 Oct 1942. After partition, his family migrated to India and settled down in sainthly village in Narwana tehsil of Jind district in Haryana.
Havildar Randhir Singh Gulia hailed from Nidana village of Maham tehsil in Rohtak district of Haryana and was born on 01 Jan 1935. Son of Shri Mansa Ram and Smt Chhallo Devi, he had the inclination to join the armed forces since his younger days
Captain Kapil Singh Thapa hailed from Panditwari village of Dehradun district in Uttrakhand and was born on 2nd November 1937. Son of an Army veteran Subedar Major DS Thapa, he studied at New Forest Higher Secondary School, Dehradun. He had the inclination to join the
Flying Officer Kewal Krishan Kapur hailed from New Delhi and was born on 07 Jul 1942. Son of Shri Lala Ram Pyare Lal Kapur, he grew up in old Delhi and got selected to join the Indian Air Force after completing his schooling. He was
Sqn Ldr Deba Prasad Chatterjee hailed from West Bengal and was born on 15 Aug 1929. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 17 Jan 1953 at the age of 23 years. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and got trained
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.
Second Lieutenant Lingangouda Kenchangouda Nadgir was born on February 2, 1941, in Belgaum, Karnataka (then part of 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 rich
Flying Officer Farokh Dara Bunsha hailed from Mumbai and was born to Shri Dara Bunsha and Smt. Bachoo Patel, who nurtured in him strong values of integrity, and service from an early age. After completing his schooling, he was selected to join the prestigious National
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
Second Lieutenant Prakash Narayan Shridhar Kotnis was born on 10 March 1939 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, to Shri SN Kotnis. He received his school education at Balmohan Vidyamandir, Mumbai. Service to the nation was a strong tradition in the Kotnis family. Two close relatives had served