Cpl Pankaj Kumar hailed from Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 17 Jan 1993. Son of an army veteran Subedar Naubat Singh and Smt Rekha Singh. Cpl Pankaj Kumar had a younger brother Ajay Singh. Being from a military background, he grew
Sqn Ldr Ninad Mandavgane hailed from Nashik in Maharashtra. Son of Shri Anil Mandavgane and Smt Sushma Mandavgane Sqn Ldr Ninad was born in the year 1986. Sqn Ldr Ninad Mandavgane completed his schooling at Bhonsala Military School, Nashik and later did his class 11th
Sqn Ldr Sidharth Vashisht hailed from Hamidpur village in Naraingarh block of Ambala district in Haryana. Son of an Ex-serviceman Jagdish Kasal, he was the youngest and the only son among four siblings. Sqn Ldr Sidharth Vashisht was a fourth-generation officer as his great-grandfather, grandfather,
Squadron Leader Samir Abrol, born on 17 July 1986 hailed from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri Sanjeev Abrol and Smt Sushma Abrol, Sqn Ldr Samir Abrol came from a business family, but he had a dream to join the armed forces right from
Sqn Ldr Siddhartha Negi hailed from Dehradun in Uttarakhand. Son of Shri Balbir Singh Negi and Smt Suchitra Negi, Sqn Ldr Siddhartha Negi studied from Kendriya Vidyalaya Dehradun and later got selected to join the prestigious NDA in 2005. He passed out of the NDA
Fg Offr Umesh Sunder Thonse hailed from Maharashtra and was born on 28 May 1915. He was commissioned into the Royal Indian Air Force on 27 Sep 1942 at the age of 27 years. He joined the flying stream of the Royal Indian Force and
Wing Commander Harshit Sinha hailed from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri Hemant Kumar Sinha, he had a strong desire to join the armed forces right from his childhood, which grew along with his age. He did his schooling from City Montessori School, Mahanagar
Sqn Ldr Abhinav Chaudhary hailed from Pusar village in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri Satyendra Chaudhary and Smt Satya Chaudhary, he had a sister Mudrika as his sibling. He had a strong desire to join the armed forces right from his childhood,
Wing Commander Mohit Rana hailed from Sandhol village of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh and was born on 13 Feb 1984. Son of an army veteran Col Om Prakash Rana (Retd) and Smt Prabhat Rana, he had two sisters Shabnam and Meenakshi as his siblings.
Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal hailed from Ranbir Singh Pura in Jammu district of J&K and was born on 16 July 1996. Son of an army veteran Swarn Bal and Smt Praveen Kumari, he had a brother Harshil as his sibling. He came from a military
Wing Commander Hanumanth Sarathi hailed from Ganeshpura in Belgaum district of Karnataka and was born on October 28, 1987. Son of an army veteran Hony Capt Revansiddappa Sarathi, he had a brother Praveen Sarathi as his sibling. He had a strong desire to serve in
Corporal Vikky Pahade hailed from Nonia Karbal village of Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh and was born on 01 Sep 1990. Son of Late Shri Dimakchand Pahade and Smt Dulari Pahade, Corporal Vikky Pahade had three sisters as his siblings. He lost his father when