Himachal Story

Dr.Yashwant Singh Parmar was born on 4 August 1906 in Chanalag village of Sirmour princely state. He was the first Chief Minister of the state of Himachal Pradesh. He was instrumental in the formation of the Himachal Pradesh state from 1940 to 1977. People consider him the founder or creator

Lieutenant Colonel Dhan Singh Thapa Magar was born on 10 April 1928 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. His father’s name was Padam Singh Thapa Magar. Dhan Singh Thapa Magar joined the 1st Battalion, 8 Gorkha Rifles on 28 August 1949. The Sino-Indian War began in October 1962 and the 1st Battalion

Major Somnath Sharma was born on 31 January 1923 in Darh, Kangra, Punjab, and now Himachal Pradesh. Sharma belonged to a Dogra Brahmin family. His father, Amar Nath Sharma, was a military officer. Major Somnath Sharma, PVC was an officer of the Indian Army. In 1942, Sharma was commissioned into

Subedar Major and Honorary Captain Bhandari Ram were born on 24 July 1919 in Pargna Gugeda Village Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. He was born into a Brahmin family. There was no school near his house. The school that was there was in Bilaspur city. Due to the long distance between school

Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar Paramveer Chakra was born on 3 March 1976 in Kalol Bakain village of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh. Sanjay Kumar is a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army. Recipient of Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military award. Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar Early Life Sanjay Kumar had

Saurabh Kalia was born on 29 June 1976 in Amritsar, Punjab. Captain Saurabh Kalia was the first hero of the Kargil War. Captain Saurabh Kalia joined the Indian Military Academy in August 1997 through the Combined Defense Services Examination. He was posted in the 4th Battalion Jat Regiment in the

Captain Vikram Batra was an Indian Army officer. He was born on 9 September 1974 in Palampur Himachal Pradesh. Batra’s father Girdhari Lal Batra was a government school principal and his mother Kamal Kanta Batra was a school teacher. Seema and Nutan were his sisters and Vishal Bhatra was his

Shiva Keshavan was born on 25 August 1981 in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. Keshavan is the first Indian representative to compete in luge at the Winter Olympic Games. and is a six-time Olympian. He has set a new Asian speed record at a speed of 134.3 km/h. Keshavan promotes winter sports

Samaresh Jung was born on 5 May 1970 in Haripur Khula Nahan, Himachal Pradesh. Samaresh Jung is an Indian shooter. He is an air pistol expert. Won two gold medals in the 25m standard pistol pairs open event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. His companion was Jaspal Rana.

Rishi Dhawan is an Indian Cricketer. He was born in Mandi Himachal Pradesh on 19 February 1990. He plays for the domestic team Himachal Pradesh cricket team. And He is an Indian first-class cricketer. He belongs to a middle-class Hindu family. Rishi Dhawan’s father’s name is Ram Prakash Dhawan and