Major John Soundra Pandian hailed from Madurai in Tamil Nadu and was born on 23 Mar 1960. He did his schooling from the esteemed Rashtriya Military School, Bangalore. It was here that the foundation of his future military career was laid. He passed out from
Lieutenant Colonel Ajit Bhandarkar was born on December 31, 1960, in Mumbai to Shri Udupi Vasudev Bhandarkar and Smt Shakuntala Bhandarkar. He was raised in a close-knit family, growing up alongside his two brothers, Arun and Anil. His eldest brother, Colonel Arun Bhandarkar, followed the honourable
Major Avinash Singh Bhadauria was born on 14 December 1971 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, into a well-known and respected family. He was the son of Shri Ganga Singh Bhadauria, a prominent political leader in Uttar Pradesh, and Smt. Aruna Singh, and grew up alongside his
Major P. Shyam Sundar was born on August 2, 1975, in Kolkata, at Sishu Mangal, to Shri J. Panchapagesan and Smt P. Lakshmi. He was the youngest of four siblings, following Shyama Sridharan, Hema Murali, and Maya Balaji. From an early age, he displayed a
Naik Shivananda hailed from Belatanahalli village in Gundlupete Taluk of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. Born on 2nd September 1972, he was the youngest among four siblings in the family of Shri Basappa and Smt Gurumallamma. From a young age, Naik Shivananda displayed a keen interest in
Lance Naik Mohammad Firoz Khan hailed from the Nawab Saheb Kunta area in the old city of Hyderabad, Telangana. Born to an Army veteran, Shri Jaffer Khan, and Smt. Razia Begum L/Nk Mohd Firoz was deeply inspired by his father’s service and dedication to the
Sepoy Hasansab Khudavand hailed from Saidapur village in Navalagund Tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka and was born on 01 Jan 1992. Son of Shri Imamsab Khudavand and Smt Zeenatbee Khudavand, he had a younger brother Mabusab (Born on 31 May 1994) and a younger
Subedar Basappa Patil belonged to Khanajaon village in Belgaum district of Karnataka. He completed his schooling in his native place and later joined the Indian army on 24th of July 1990. He was recruited into 21 Madras battalion of the Madras Regiment, an infantry Regiment