Rifleman Dal Bahadur hailed from kanari village in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand and was born on 20 May 1944. Son of Shri Bhan Bahadur and Smt Dhana Devi, Rifleman Dal Bahadur had two sisters as his siblings. After completing his initial education, he joined the
Lieutenant Colonel A Mathew Manohar hailed from Trimulgherry, a prominent residential and cantonment area in Secunderabad, Telangana. After completing his education, he successfully cleared the rigorous selection process for the Indian Army, marking the beginning of a distinguished career defined by courage, honour, and unwavering
Major Man Mohan Chopra was born in Jammu Tawi in the Jammu & Kashmir region, the son of Shri Chet Ram Chopra. Raised in an environment that valued discipline and service, he pursued his education with diligence and developed a strong sense of duty from
Second Lieutenant Lingangouda Kenchangouda Nadgir was born on February 2, 1941, in Belgaum, Karnataka (then part of Mysore State). He was the son of Shri Ranganath Deshpande and Smt. Shakuntala Deshpande and had five sisters and one brother. Coming from a family with a rich
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Ephraim Jhirad was born in the year 1923 to Mr Ephraim (Khan Sahib) Joseph Solomon Jhirad and Mrs Miriam (Mary) Samuel Haim Samuel Jhirad (born Kehimkar). Though he came from a Jewish family, which did not have many members serving in the
Flying Officer Farokh Dara Bunsha hailed from Mumbai and was born to Shri Dara Bunsha and Smt. Bachoo Patel, who nurtured in him strong values of integrity, and service from an early age. After completing his schooling, he was selected to join the prestigious National
Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore was born on 18 Aug 1923 in Mumbai. Lt Col Tarapore belonged to a the family of a great warrior, Ratanjiba who served in the army of Shivaji. Ratanjiba was given the charge of one hundred villages as an acknowledgement of his
Second Lieutenant Prakash Narayan Shridhar Kotnis was born on 10 March 1939 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, to Shri SN Kotnis. He received his school education at Balmohan Vidyamandir, Mumbai. Service to the nation was a strong tradition in the Kotnis family. Two close relatives had served
Flt Lt Thapen Kumar Chaudhary was quite passionate about joining the Air Force since his younger days and worked at realizing his dream. Eventually, he got selected for the prestigious NDA and joined the 11th NDA Course. After excelling in various aspects of training, he
Born on 16th Mar 1933, Sqn Ldr Narinder Kumar Malik after completing his schooling joined the interim training academy, known as the Joint Services Wing (JSW). The JSW was commissioned on 1 January 1949 at the Armed Forces Academy (now known as the Indian Military
Major Bhagat Singh hailed from Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab and was born on 13 March 1941. Son of Shri Ishar Singh and Smt Harnam Kaur, he did his schooling at Khalsa High School Gurdaspur and later went on to do his graduation
Flying Officer Tajinder Singh Sethi was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 09 Mar 1963. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and got trained as a fighter pilot as part of 83rd Pilots' course. By 1965, he had put in barely 2