My grandfather, Mangal Singh Kamboj was born in Gujranwala, which today lies in Pakistan. Life in his village was simple, yet he stood out from an early age. He became the first boy in his village to pass the 10th class…

My grandad was born in Amritsar, India in 1915. He studied a condensed medical course in Multan and worked there until 1939. He was then transferred to Quetta in Balochistan as Captain Doctor until the end of March 1947…

My Dada Abu (or paternal grandfather), Lieutenant Colonel Iftikhar Ahmad Chaudhri, known to his fellow servicemen as “Shufti”, was born in 1920 in the Gujrat district of what is now Pakistan…

I never met my grandfather, Sarwan Singh, but the fragments passed down through my family paint a portrait of quiet resilience. Born in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab, he served in the British Indian Army during World War Two…

My grandfather was unquestionably the greatest expression of a unique time in history that was characterised by immense sacrifice and dutiful service

My Baba Ji [grandad] was an absolute legend. He was a very simple man, incredibly wise, gentle and disciplined. He had a passion for poetry and a love for gardening…