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Major Amit Deswal SM

Major Amit Deswal was born on 15 January 1985 into a proud military family in Surehti village, located in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. His father, Subedar Major Rishi Ram Deswal, served in the Indian Army, and his mother, Smt. Vedvati, instilled in him the values of

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Major Neeraj Kumar Pandey

Major Neeraj Kumar Pandey hailed from Tiwaripur village in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He was born to Shri Ravindra Nath Pandey and Smt. Saroj Pandey, who instilled in him strong values of discipline, dedication, and service. Inspired by the ideals of the armed forces,

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CHME Ashu Singh SC

Chief Mechanical Engineer (CHME) Ashu Singh Rajawat hailed from Chitava village in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan. An accomplished sailor of the Indian Navy, he was serving aboard INS Viraat in 2016 as the Chief Mechanical Engineer. INS Viraat, a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, was one

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Lance Naik Om Prakash SC

Lance Naik Om Prakash hailed from Chhitkul village in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 02 May 1983. Son of Shri Nek Ram, he was inclined to join the Army since his childhood like many kids in his village. Following his passion, he joined

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Captain Tushar Mahajan SC

Captain Tushar Mahajan hailed from Udhampur in J&K and was born on 20 April 1989. Son of Shri Dev Raj Gupta and Smt Asha Gupta, he had an elder brother Nikhil as his sibling. He always nurtured the dream of becoming a soldier for taking

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Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad SM

Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad hailed from a humble farming family in Betadur village of Kundagol taluk, located in Karnataka’s Dharwad district. The youngest in the family, he nurtured a deep desire to serve the nation from a very early age. His childhood was marked by

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Havildar Elumalai M SM

Havildar Elumalai M had joined 19th Battalion of the Madras Regiment on October 28, 1996. He was married to Smt E Jamuna Rani and blessed with two sons namely E Kavirasu and E Sri Priyadarshan. Hav Elumalai was a highly motivated Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), who