Lt Col Shanti Swarup Rana was born on 17 September 1949 in the village of Badla in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. He was the youngest among four brothers and three sisters. From an early age, he displayed qualities of intelligence, discipline, and compassion that would later
Naik Vishwa Kerketta hailed from Ranchi district in Jharkhand and was born on 5 August 1964 to Shri Tulsi Kerketta and Smt. Hanjila Kerketta. He grew up in a loving family with two sisters and a brother, who unfortunately passed away at a young age.
Havildar Binod Kumar Shukla was born in the village of Itwarpura in the Vaishali district of Bihar to Shri Gopal Narayan Singh and Smt. Phuljhari Devi. Raised in a modest and value-driven household, he imbibed qualities of discipline, resilience, and service from an early age.
Lance Naik Birendra Nath Tiwari hailed from Bihar and was inclined to join the Army since his younger days. Eventually, he joined the Army after completing his school education. He was recruited into the 12 Bihar battalion of the Bihar Regiment, an infantry regiment well
Sepoy Manoj Kumar Singh hailed from Narayanpur village of Bhojpur district in Bihar. Son of Shri Ramji Singh and Smt Somaro Devi, he was inclined to join the Army since his younger days. Eventually he joined the Army after completing his school education. He was
Sepoy Birendra Kumar hailed from Bihar and was inclined to join the Army since his younger days. Eventually, he joined the Army after completing his school education. He was recruited into the 12 Bihar battalion of the Bihar Regiment, an infantry regiment well known for
Naik Mithilesh Pathak hailed from Dharamshala village in Gaya district of Bihar. He joined the Army after his initial schooling and was recruited into the Bihar Regiment, an infantry Regiment well known for its dauntless soldiers and numerous battle exploits. After serving for some years
Lance Naik Bidyanand Singh hailed from Panpura village in Bhojpur district of Bihar. He joined the Army in the year 1985 and was recruited into 1 Bihar battalion of the Bihar Regiment, a regiment known for its fearless soldiers and numerous battle honours. The Bihar
Sepoy Hardeo Prasad hailed from Nalanda District in Bihar. He joined the Army after completing his school education and was recruited into 1 Bihar battalion of the Bihar Regiment, a regiment known for its fearless soldiers and numerous battle honours. The Bihar Regiment was raised
Sepoy Pramod Kumar hailed from Madhopur village of the Muzaffarpur district in Bihar. Son of Shri Bindeshwar Roy and Smt Daulaty Devi, Sep Pramod Kumar joined the army after completing his schooling. He was recruited into 1 Bihar battalion of the Bihar Regiment, a regiment
Sepoy Shivshankar Prasad Gupta hailed from Bancher Bagda village in Rafi Ganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar. Son of Shri Nandlal Prasad Gupta and Smt Poonam Devi, Sep Shivshankar Prasad joined the Army on 28 Oct 1996 after completing his school education. He was
Naik Ganesh Prasad Yadav hailed from Pandechak village in the Patna district of Bihar and was born on February 19, 1971. Son of Shri Ramdeo Prasad Yadav and Smt Bachhiya Devi, he joined the Army on 28 December 1987 before he could turn 17. He
Major Mariappan Saravanan was born on 10 Aug 1972 in Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. son of an army officer Lt Col Adhi Mariappan and Smt Amrithavalli Mariyappan, Maj Saravanan had two sisters Chitra and Revathy as his siblings. The army life fascinated him and he