Category: Param Vir

Major Hoshiar Singh (1936 – 1998) was born on 5 May 1936 in Sisana village, Rohtak district, Haryana to Choudhary Hira Singh. He served the Indian Army with dedication befitting […]

Captain Vikram Batra PVC (September 9, 1974 – July 7, 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest award for valour, for […]

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, is a recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India‘s highest military award. He was the leading Scout of a team tasked to […]

Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav of the Indian army was awarded the highest Indian military honour, Param Vir Chakra for his actions during the Kargil War on 4 July 1999. Early […]

Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (25 June 1975, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh – 2/3 July 1999, Kashmir) was the son of Gopi Chand Pandey, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow–Uttar Pradesh, who was awarded […]

Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, was born on 13 September 1946, in Bombay, Maharashtra. He was granted Short Service Commission in the Mahar Regiment on 16 January 1972. He took part in […]

Captain Bana Singh, was born on 6 January 1949 at Kadyal in Jammu and Kashmir. He enrolled in the Indian Army on 6 January 1969 into the 8th Jammu & […]

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military decoration, in recognition of his […]

Lance Naik (LCpl) Albert Ekka (1942-71) was a soldier in the Indian army. He died in service in the Battle of Hilli, during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. He […]