2nd Lt Ashok Kumar Nanchahal hailed from Dasuya in Ludhiana district of Punjab and was born on 05th Aug 1948. Son of Shri AP Nanchahal, 2nd Lt Nanchahal did his schooling from Laxmi Bai Nagar in New Delhi and graduated from Government college in Ludhiana.
Sepoy Pandurang Salunke was born on 1st May 1950, in the village of Manerajuri in Sangil district of Maharashtra. He joined the army at a young age and was enrolled into 15 MLI of the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment, an infantry Regiment known for its
Captain Mohan Lal Safaya hailed from a distinguished Kashmiri Pandit family, known for its intellectual and cultural heritage. Born to Late Pandit R.K. Safaya, an advocate, and Late Shrimati Shobavali Safaya, Capt Safaya was deeply inspired by the ideals of service and patriotism from an
Major Vetri Nathan hailed from Mumbai in Maharashtra and was born on 24 February 1941. He grew up in a family closely connected with the armed forces, being the son of an Indian Navy veteran, Commander NK Nathan. This environment deeply influenced his early years
Flight Lieutenant Vijay Kumar Wahi was born on September 17, 1945 in Montgomery district of former Punjab province of British India, now in Pakistan. His father Col Krishan Lal Wahi served in the Royal Indian army, which captured the imagination of his son and inspired
Second Lieutenant Ashok Mutgikar was the gallant son of Shri Mutgikar and Smt Kamala Bai. The story of this brave soldier traces back to his formative years, where his natural charm and confidence were evident from childhood. One such early glimpse of his promise came
Second Lieutenant Ganta Vikram Burn Appalaswamy was born on 27 May 1949 in Hyderabad, in the present-day state of Telangana, to Shri G. Burn Appalaswamy and Smt. Mary Saraswati. From a young age, he admired the Indian Armed Forces and the ideals they embodied. What began
Capt Kamal Bakshi was born in the year 1946 and later his family got settled in McCluskiegunj, a hill town in Jharkhand. Son of an Army veteran Col OP Bakshi and Smt Shanta Bakshi, he had two sisters Neeta and Reeta as his siblings. He
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
Flight Lieutenant Sudhir Kumar Goswami hailed from Faridabad in Haryana and was born on 31 Aug 1942. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 25 Dec 1964 at the age of 22 years. He was commissioned in the fighter stream of the IAF and
Lance Naik Mehar Singh was born on 25 Feb 1948 and hailed from Kharkara village in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab. Son of Shri Kirio Ram, L/Nk Mehar Singh wanted to join the Army since his younger days like any young men in Punjab. He
Sepoy Satyawan Singh hailed from Ghorang village in Hainsar Bazar Block of Basti (present-day Sant Kabeer Nagar) district of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 1st January 1950. Son of Shri Bhagat Singh, Sep Satyawan Singh studied at Shri Rama Rekha Singh Inter College, Gorakhpur,
