Additional Chief Mining Engineer, Late Jaswant Singh Gill, single-handedly saved 65 lives at Mahabir Mine of Rani on 13th November 1989.
An aerospace engineer, Nambi Narayanan developed the Vikas engine, used by ISRO for many of its rockets, including the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
Well known for his war cry of 'Yeh dil mange more', this hero served the nation on the border and died fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil war in 1999 at the age of 24. He was given the Param Vir Chakra.
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan fought with bravery in Mumbai on 26th November 2008.
Neerja Bhanot saved the lives of passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 which had been hijacked by terrorists from a terrorist organization during a stopover in Karachi, Pakistan, on 5 September 1986.