Paratrooper Prakash Chandra hailed from Almora district in Uttarakhand, a region known for its rich history of producing brave soldiers dedicated to the service of the nation. Son of Shri Sadanand and Smt Tulsi, Ptr Prakash Chandra nurtured the dream of joining the Indian Armed
Major Anurag Srivastava, was born in Kavalappara in Shoranur town of Palakkad district in Kerala, and traced his roots to Uttar Pradesh. The son of Late Lt Col P N Srivastava and Late Smt P Janaki Nair, he was deeply influenced by his family’s legacy
Second Lieutenant Gurdeep Singh Salaria hailed from Narainpur village of Pathankot district in Punjab and was born on 28th Feb 1973. Son of an Army veteran Col Sagar Singh Salaria and Smt Trupta Salaria, he always wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father
Major Rajeev Kumar Laul hailed from Delhi and was born on 22nd July 1967. After completing his education, he was selected to join the Army as a commissioned officer. He got commissioned into the 6 Guards Battalion of the Brigade of Guards, an infantry Regiment
Lance Naik Anil Kumar hailed from Sahabda village in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 30 Jun 1968. Son of Shri Rajjan Lal and Smt Savitri Devi, L/Nk Anil Kumar had two brothers Shivendra and Anoop as his siblings. He was inclined
Major Padmanabhan Srikumar hailed from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and was the son of Shri S. P. Ayyar. He was commissioned into the 142 AD Regiment (Self-Propelled) of the Corps of Air Defence Artillery—now known as the Corps of Army Air Defence—an important combat support
Capt K Ravishankar hailed from the historic town of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu and was born on 15th Jan 1969. Son of Shri R Krishnamurthi, who worked with Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Capt Ravishankar had three sisters as his siblings. He did his initial schooling
Major Sanjeet Choudhary hailed from Rajapur village of Begusarai district in Bihar and was born on 06 June 1965. Son of Shri Janaki Jiwan Choudhary and Smt Sushila Devi, Maj Sanjeet was the youngest among five, he had two elder brothers and two elder sisters.
2nd Lt Jitendra Kumar Sharma got selected to join the Army after completing his graduation. He joined the Officers' Training Academy at Chennai and passed out as a Short Service Commissioned Officer in the rank of Second Lieutenant. He was commissioned into the 13 Garhwal
Naik Arvind Prasad Singh hailed from Lodipur village in Nagar Nausa Subdivision of Nalanda district in Bihar and was born on 19 Jan 1963. Son of Shri Ram Swarth Singh, Nk Arvind Prasad had four brothers and two sisters as his siblings. He came from
Naik Vishwa Kerketta hailed from Ranchi district in Jharkhand and was born on 5 August 1964 to Shri Tulsi Kerketta and Smt. Hanjila Kerketta. He grew up in a loving family with two sisters and a brother, who unfortunately passed away at a young age.
