Himachal Story

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

Sushma Verma is an Indian Cricketer. She was born on 5 November 1992 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. From Himachal Pradesh, she is the first cricketer to represent India in international cricket. She began her national-level career as a wicketkeeper in the India national cricket team. Sushma Verma Earlier Life

Honorary Captain Vijay Kumar Sharma was born on 19 August 1985 at Barsar Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh. Vijay Kumar Sharma is an Indian sports shooter. Vijay Kumar is a retired Subedar Major in the 16th Battalion of the Dogra Regiment of the Indian Army. And later he was promoted to the