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Major Raghunath Prasad Sharma

Major Raghunath Prasad Sharma was born on 10 Dec 1938 in his native village Ahrod in Haryana. Eldest of the 8 siblings, he was academically very bright right from his childhood. He completed his post graduation from Birla College, Pilani in Rajasthan. He then went

2nd Lt Viney Kaul

Second Lieutenant Viney Kaul was born in Amritsar in August 1950. Son of Shri Pt. Kesho Ram and Smt Rajkumari Kaul, 2nd Lt Viney was the youngest child and had two brothers and a sister as his siblings. His father was an affluent European grade

Paratrooper Joseph PT

Paratrooper Joseph PT hailed from Sreekaryam village of Trivandrum district in Kerala. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the  Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4 Para Special Forces the elite unit of Indian Army

Paratrooper Bhim Bahadur Thapa

Ptr Bhim Bahadur Thapa hailed from Mocha Bari Village in Nautanwa post of Dhirkot district in Nepal. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the  Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4 Para (Special Forces) the

Paratrooper Gajendra Singh Negi

Ptr Gajendra Singh hailed from Taintura village in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the  Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4 Para Special Forces the elite unit

Lt Vinod Kumar Jain NM

Lt Vinod Kumar Jain was an outstanding student and his academic brilliance was evident right from his early childhood days. When studying in junior classes, with his photographic memory he could recall verbatim the contents of any book page after quietly reading it for a