EAP-4 Sugan Chand Chauhan hailed from Ajmer in Rajasthan and was born on 16 August 1948. Son of Shri Gowardhan Lal Chauhan and Smt Chand Devi, EAP-4 Sugan Chand joined Ajmer Polytechnique College after his initial school education. He studied Civil Engineering at the Polytechnique
EAR 5 E John was born on November 11th 1950 in a Naval family. Son of a Naval veteran P.E.John and Smt Sosamma John, he had three siblings, Mary Jacob, Varghese John and Jems Villa. As EAR 5 E John’s father was in the Navy,
Cdr Mukadavil Ommen hailed from the state of Kerala and was born on 01st Jul 1925. After passing his intermediate examination, he joined the Navy and was commissioned into the Royal Indian Navy. He got trained as an Engineering Officer and worked on various types
Lt Suresh Gajanan Samant hailed from Dasuya village in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra and was born on 31st May 1941. Son of Shri Gajanan Gopal, Lt Suresh Gajanan graduated from the Park college. Subsequently he got selected to join the Indian Navy and completed his
Lt Samir Das belonged to a middle class family of Calcutta but was born in Assam. Later he went to Banaras Hindu University (BHU) for higher studies and completed his post graduation in Geology. Besides having interest in academics, he was a keen sportsman and
Lieutenant Dharambir Singh Sihag hailed from Miran village in Toshan Tehsil of Bhiwani district in Haryana. He always nursed the idea of serving in the Armed Forces while growing up and eventually got selected to join the Navy after completing his education. After completing his
Lieutenant Commander Shwet Gupta hailed from the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 12 October 1978. He was the son of Shri Thakur Dass Gupta and Smt. Veena Gupta, who instilled in him strong values of discipline, integrity, and perseverance from an
Lieutenant Commander Firdaus Darabshah Mogal was born on 15 October 1974 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to Shri Darabshah and Smt Armin. The eldest of three sons, Lt Cdr Firdaus, grew up in a close-knit family that instilled in him the values of discipline, perseverance, and service
Lieutenant Commander Rahul Nair hailed from Kerala and was born on November 04, 1976. Son of a Naval Officer Cdr RM Nair (Retd) and Smt Saraswati Nair, Lt Cdr Rahul had one sister and two brothers as his siblings. He was inclined to join the
Commander Suresh K Maurya hailed form Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh and was born in the year 1970. He was commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant in the Navy on 01 Jan 1993 at the age of 22 years. Cdr Maurya was very passionate about flying and
Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav was born on 14 September 1928 in the village of Bharawas in Rewari district, Haryana. He grew up in a family deeply rooted in military tradition. His father, Shri Bhagwan Singh Yadav, served with distinction in the World Wars and was honoured with
Lt Cdr Alok Kumar Sahu hailed from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri PL Sahu and Smt Rama, Lt Cdr Sahu had a younger brother Deep Kumar Sahu. Lt Cdr Sahu since his childhood, had always nursed the idea of joining the armed forces
Commander Kuntal Wadhwa, a highly competent and dedicated officer of the Indian Navy, was born on 03 June 1973. After completing his education, he chose to serve the nation by joining the Indian Navy. In 1996, he was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant in the Engineering Branch, embarking
Lieutenant Commander Manoranjan Kumar hailed from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. He was born into a family with a strong military background, being the son of an army veteran, Shri Naveen Kumar, and Smt Rukmini Devi. His father served in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army, which
Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat was born on 01 May 1988 in Mumbai into a proud naval family. She was the daughter of Honorary Lieutenant Vijendra Singh Shekhawat and Smt. Madhu Chauhan, with her roots in Sefarguwar village in Khetri Tehsil of Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan. She completed her