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 The 21 Param Virs


1. Major Somnath Sharma, 4 Kumaon, 3rd November 1947, Badgam, Kashmir (posthumous).

Maj. Somnath Sharma

2. Naik Jadunath Singh,  1 Rajput, 13th October 1948, Naushera, Kashmir, (posthumous).

Naik Jadunath Singh


3. Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, 6 Rajputana Rifles, 17-18 July 1948, Tithwal, Kashmir, (posthumous).

Havildar Major Piru Singh

4. Lance Naik Karam Singh, MM, 1 Sikh, 13 October 1948, Tithwal, Kashmir, (posthumous).

Lance Naik Karam Singh

5. Second Lieutenant Rama Ragobha Rane, Bombay Engineers, 8 April 1948, Naushera-Rajouri, Kashmir.

Second Lt. Rama Ragobha Rane

6. Capt. G.S. Salaria, 3/1 Gorkha Rifles, 5 December 1961, Elizabethville, Katanga, Congo, (posthumous).

Capt. G.S. Salaria

7.  Subedar Joginder Singh, 1 Sikh, 23 October 1962, Tongpelna, NEFA, (posthumous).


Subedar Joginder Singh

8. Major Shaitan Singh, 13 Kumaon, 18 November 1962, Rezangla, Ladakh, (posthumous).

Major Shaitan Singh

9. Major Dhan Singh Thapa, 1/8 Gorkha Rifles, 20 October 1962, Ladakh.

Major Dhan Singh Thapa

10. Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid, 4 Grenadiers, 10 September 1965, Cheema, Khem Karan, (posthumous).

Havildar Abdul Hamid

11. Lt. Colonel A.B. Tarapore, 17 Horse, 15 October 1965, Phillaura, Sialkot, Pakistan, (posthumous).

Lt Col. A.B. Tarapore

12. Lance Naik Albert Ekka, 14 Gaurds, 3 December 1971, Gangasagar, Bangladesh, (posthumous).

Lance Naik Albert Ekka

13. Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, 17 Horse, 16 December 1971, Jarpal, Shakargarh, Pakistan, (posthumous).

Second Lt. Arun Khetarpal

14. Major Hoshiar Singh, 3 Grenadiers, 17 December 1971, Basantar River, Shakargarh, Pakistan.

Major Hoshiar Singh

15. Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, 14 December 1971, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, (posthumous).

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon

16. Naib Subedar Bana Singh, 8 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, 23 June 1987, Siachen Glacier, Jammu and Kashmir.

Naib Subedar Bana Singh

17. Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, 8 Mahar, 25 November 1987, Sri Lanka, (posthumous).

Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran

18. Captain Vikram Batra, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, 20 January 1999, Pt. 5140, Dras/Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir, (posthumous).

Capt. Vikram Batra

19. Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles, 23 June 1999, Khaluber, Batalik, Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir, (posthumous).

Capt. Manoj Kumar Pandey

20. Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers, 4 July 1999, Tiger Hill, Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir.

Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav

21. Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, 4 July 1999, Flat Top Area, Kargil Area, Jammu and Kashmir.

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar

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