Major Kalyanpur Krishnaji Rao hailed from Kallianpur village in South Kanara district (Present day Dakshin Kannada district) of Karnataka and was born in the year 1939. Son of Shri Appaji Rao More and Smt Sundari Bai More, he had three sisters and a brother as
Subedar Malkiat Singh hailed from Lohat Baddi village in Sangrur district of Punjab and was born on 31st May 1929. Son of Shri Gurcharan Singh, he joined the army at the age of 18 years on 05th May 1947. He was recruited into the 14
Major Chaman Lal was born in Delhi, but hailed from Manimajra on the border of Punjab and Haryana and only a few kilometers from Himachal Pradesh as well. He was commissioned into 99 Mtn Regt of the Regiment of Artillery, an important combat support arm
Guardsman Dina Nath Yadav hailed from Murarpatti village in Phulpur Tehsil of Allahabad (Prayagraj) district in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 09 Sept 1944. Son of Shri Jhallar Yadav and Smt Chunnu Devi, Gdsm Dina Nath had four brothers Rajnath, Amarnath, Triloki Nath, and
Grenadier Murad Khan hailed from Khariya village of Nagaur district in Rajasthan and was born on 04 February 1950. Son of Shri Esmail Khan, Gdr Murad Khan joined the army after completing his school education on 04 February 1968 at the age of 18 years.
Gunner Jagmal Singh hailed from Karawara Manakpur village of Rewari district in Haryana and was born on 02 Apr 1947. Son of Shri Manohar Lal, he joined the Indian Army on 04 Aug 1967 at the age of 20 years. He was enrolled into 57
Sepoy Banwari Lal, born on March 17, 1941, in Maurkhurd village of Bhatinda district, Punjab, was the son of Shri Shyochand and Smt Soni Devi. From a young age, he was deeply inspired by the valour, discipline, and dedication of the Indian Army, which ignited
Naik Kapur Singh was born on 12th August 1940 in Bhaproda village, located in the Rohtak district of Haryana. He was the son of Shri Mamchand Rathee and Smt. Mado Devi. He grew up in a large and loving family with six siblings—three elder (including
Sepoy Charan Singh hailed from Bachgaon village in Govardhan tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 30 Oct 1943. Son of Shri Revati Singh and Smt Anandi Devi, Sep Charan Singh had two brothers Nenua Singh and Giriraj Singh, and a
Lt Samir Das belonged to a middle class family of Calcutta but was born in Assam. Later he went to Banaras Hindu University (BHU) for higher studies and completed his post graduation in Geology. Besides having interest in academics, he was a keen sportsman and
