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Captain Sunil Chandra VrC

Capt Sunil Chandra hailed from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He did his schooling form Sainik School Lucknow, which was established in July 1960. It was the first Sainik School in the country and was followed by the setting up of other Sainik Schools, under

Naik Randhir Singh SM

Naik Randhir Singh Janghu hailed from Doltabad village of Gurgaon district in Haryana and was born on 04 Apr 1960. Son of Shri Kailash Chander and Smt Pyari Devi, Nk Randhir Singh had four brothers, Mahender, Rajender, Bijender, and Khilare, and a sister Jagwati as

Lt Col Inderbal Singh Bawa MVC

Lieutenant Colonel Inderbal Singh Bawa was born on 25 May 1947 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Son of Dr. HS Bawa, Lt Col Inderbal Singh did his schooling at DAV Higher Secondary School, Shimla. He was commissioned into 4/5 Gorkha Rifles on 11 June 1967 and played

Sepoy Kuldip Singh VrC

Sepoy Kuldip Singh hailed from Rasulpur village of Morinda tehsil in Rupnagar district of Punjab and was born on 20 Aug 1966. After completing his education he joined the army and was recruited into 13 Sikh LI of the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment, an infantry

Sepoy Sukhwant Singh VrC

Sepoy Sukhwant Singh hailed from Waraich village of Amritsar district in Punjab and was born on 03 Apr 1963. He joined the army and was recruited into 13 Sikh LI of the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment, an infantry Regiment known for its brave soldiers and

Hav Kashmir Singh SM

Hav Kashmir Singh hailed from Nikko Sarai village, located in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab and was born on 20 Feb 1952. Son of Shri Kartar Singh and Smt Kartar Kaur, he was inclined to serve in the Army like many

Naik Ganga Ram VrC

Naik Ganga Ram hailed from Pinglod village in Kishangarh tehsil of Ajmer district in Rajasthan and was born on 05 Feb 1963. Son of Shri Sukha Ram Nuvad and Smt Bhanwari Devi, he wanted to serve in the Army like many young men of Rajasthan.

Subedar Sampuran Singh VrC

Subedar Sampuran Singh hailed from Paprala village of Rupnagar district in Punjab and was born on 20 Feb 1943. Son of Shri Chanchal Singh, Sub Sampuran Singh joined the army after completing his education. He was recruited into the 13 Sikh LI of the Sikh

Major Birendra Singh VrC

Major Birendra Singh hailed from the Jagina village of Sewar tehsil at Bharatpur district in Rajasthan and was born on 15 Jan 1953. He studied from Rashtriya Military School Ajmer which he joined in the year 1964 and passed out in 1970. While studying in

Rifleman Sanjeev Gurung VrC

Rifleman Sanjeev Gurung was born on 22 April 1966 in Nepane village, situated in the Parbat district of Nepal. Son of Shri M. B. Gurung and grew up in a region renowned for its long-standing martial tradition and deep association with the Gorkha regiments. From

Lance Naik Hira Bahadur Thapa VrC

Lance Naik Hira Bahadur Thapa was born on 24 August 1957 in School Gaon village, located in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. He was the son of Shri C M Thapa and was brought up in a region celebrated for its rugged terrain, resilient people,

Nb Sub Lekh Raj VrC

Naib Subedar Lekh Raj Choudhary hailed from Dabbar Potha village in the Nowshera tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir and was born on 30 August 1949. Son of Shri Major Ram, after completing his studies, Nb Sub Lekh Raj joined the Indian Army