Mahendragarh sits in the heart of Ahirwal — a region whose sons have served the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and paramilitary for generations. This page honours the district's living tradition and remembers its fallen.
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Commanded 'C' Company at Rezang La on 18 November 1962. Refused to withdraw as wave after wave of Chinese assaults broke against his tiny position at 16,000 ft. Continued directing fire even after being mortally wounded. Awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously.
Veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pak War; later martyred in a 1994 counter-insurgency operation in Kupwara, J&K. Remembered in Kanina as a soldier who served across two eras.
Of the ~120 men of Charlie Company at Rezang La, 114 were martyred — most from the Ahirwal belt of Rewari and Mahendragarh districts. Individual profiles are being verified with families and regimental records before publication.
Being verified with families and district sainik welfare records. Have a name and story to add? Please write to us with sources.
Being verified with families and district sainik welfare records. Have a name and story to add? Please write to us with sources.
Being verified with families and district sainik welfare records. Have a name and story to add? Please write to us with sources.
For families and researchers: send name, rank, regiment, village, conflict, decoration (if any), story and any documents. We verify before publishing. Corrections are welcome any time.
Email the details →The original 1963 memorial, rebuilt and inaugurated in expanded form in November 2021. Names of the fallen of 13 Kumaon are inscribed; the statue of Major Shaitan Singh (PVC) stands at the centre.
The Ahirwal region's own memorial, built by the Rezang La Shaurya Samiti. Annual commemorations on 18 November are held here with the Kumaon Regiment and martyrs' families.
Many villages across the district maintain their own memorial gates and shaheed smaraks. Is there one in your village? Send us a photo — we will add it with credit.
Based in Rewari, the Rezang La Shaurya Samiti built the region's own Rezang La memorial near Dharuhera Chowk and organises the annual 18 November commemoration together with the district administration, the Kumaon Regiment, and the families of the martyrs. Their steady, decades-long work is a big reason the story of Rezang La lives on beyond textbook pages.
Army recruitment culture, NCC in local schools, and pathways like Agniveer, CDS and NDA — a starter guide for Mahendragarh's next generation of servicemen and women.