Fg Offr Balwant Singh wanted to serve in the Armed Forces since his younger days and eventually, got selected to join the Indian Air Force. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the IAF on 29 Apr 1946. He joined the flying stream of
Major Lil Bahadur Gurung hailed from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 18 March 1941. He got commissioned into 10 Mahar Battalion of the Mahar Regiment, an infantry regiment founded in 1941 which had a glorious history of gallantry in various operations. He
Maj Uttam Chand Katoch was born on 31 May 1944 in Nagrota in Kangra dist of Himachal Pradesh. He was the eldest among five siblings and understood the importance of being responsible right from his younger days. Unfortunately, Maj Uttam Chand Katoch lost his father
Lance Naik Jangbir Singh was born on 07 November 1960 in Bina Malla village in Charnoli Garhwal District of Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri Chandan Singh, Lance Naik Jangbir Singh joined the Army on 09 July 1980 at the age of 19 years. He was recruited into 4 Garhwal Rifles of the famed Garhwal
Sepoy Sudhakar Ghule hailed from Sheroi village in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra and was born on 2nd May 1965. After completing his initial education, he joined the army on 12 Dec 1983 at the age of 18 years. He got recruited into the 6
Major Shantanu Nag was got selected for the prestigious NDA after completing her schooling and joined the Academy in Khadakwasla. Though he grew up in England, he was strongly inclined to serve in the Armed Forces, which drove him to prepare for the NDA examination.
Sepoy Sukhwinder Singh hailed from Kalanaur village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and was born on 04 Aug 1980. Son of an army veteran Hav Sita Ram and Smt Kamaljeet Kaur, he had a brother Lakhwinder Singh and sister Sukhwinder Kaur as his siblings. He
Sapper Uttam Shripati Desai hailed from Kaulage village in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra and was born on 26 May 1978. Son of Shri Shripati Nanaji Desai and Smt Savitri Shripati Desai, he did his schooling from New English School, Kaulage up to
Gunner Karaveerappa V Kamatar hailed from Koliwad village in Hubballi Taluk of Karnataka. He joined the Army after completing his school education at a young age. He was recruited into 96 Field Regiment of the Regiment of Artillery, an important combat support arm of Indian
Gnr Jeya Krishnan T joined the Army after completing his school education at a young age. He was recruited into 96 Field Regiment of the Regiment of Artillery, an important combat support arm of Indian Army well known for its booming field guns and heavy