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Havildar Bhakare SA SM

Havildar Sanjay Bhakare hailed from Maharashtra and joined the army after completing his school education. He was recruited into the Parachute Regiment, an elite infantry regiment well-known for its awe-inspiring dare-devil operations. Later he got selected to join 1 Para (SF) through a rigorous selection

Hav Rakesh Kumar Sharma SC

Havildar Rakesh Kumar Sharma hailed from Dadui village in Samba district of Jammu & Kashmir.  Son of Shri Ratan Chand, Hav Rakesh Kumar had a brother Suresh Kumar as his sibling. He had the inclination to serve in the Armed Forces since his younger days

Naik Manoj Singh SC

Naik Manoj Singh hailed from Nagra Tarai village in Khatima tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand and was born on 10 May 1982. Son of Shri Mohan Singh Rumal and Smt Saraswati Devi, he was the second among two children. He had the

Major Mohit Sharma AC SM

Major Mohit Sharma was born on 13th January 1978 in Rohtak district of  Haryana. He was the second child of his parents, Shri Rajendra Prasad Sharma and Smt Sushila Sharma. Major Mohit Sharma was fondly called  ‘Chintu’ by his family members and ‘MIKE’ by his

Paratrooper Shabir Ahmad Malik KC

Ptr Shabir Ahmad Malik hailed from Ganderbal district of Jammu & Kashmir and was born on 21st March 1988. He grew up in Dab village in Ganderbal district of J&K and studied in Sainik School Manasbal up to Class XII. While studying in this school,

Nb Sub Mohinder Kumar

Naib Subedar Mohinder Kumar was born on March 2, 1966, in Panipat district, Haryana. Drawn by a deep sense of duty and patriotism, he joined the Indian Army and was recruited into 6 Para Battalion of the Parachute Regiment—an elite infantry unit renowned for its

Naik Selva Kumar P SM

Naik Selva Kumar P hailed from Tamil Nadu. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the  Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 1 Para (Special Forces), the elite unit of the Indian Army and also known

Paratrooper Imtiaz Ahmad Thoker SM

Paratrooper Imtiaz Ahmad Thoker hailed from the Shopian district of Jammu And Kashmir. After completing his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 1 Para (Special Forces), the elite unit of

Col Santosh Yashwant Mahadik SC SM

Colonel Santosh Yashwant Mahadik was born on 15th January 1977 in Pogarwadi in the city of Satara in Maharashtra. Son of a dairy farmer, Shri Madhukar Ramchandra Ghorpade and Smt Kalinda, he grew up under the care of his maternal grandparents Shri Yashwant Bala Mahadik

Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami AC

Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami was born in Lalkuan village of Nainital district in Uttarakhand, into a family deeply rooted in military traditions. His father, an Army veteran, served as an early inspiration, instilling in him a profound sense of patriotism and a strong desire

Major Amit Deswal SM

Major Amit Deswal was born on 15 January 1985 into a proud military family in Surehti village, located in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. His father, Subedar Major Rishi Ram Deswal, served in the Indian Army, and his mother, Smt. Vedvati, instilled in him the values of

Lance Naik Om Prakash SC

Lance Naik Om Prakash hailed from Chhitkul village in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 02 May 1983. Son of Shri Nek Ram, he was inclined to join the Army since his childhood like many kids in his village. Following his passion, he joined