New Delhi, March 3 -- Gentleman Cadet (GC) Tunmay Shukla will be commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Indian Army from the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Gaya on March 7, carrying forward his family's 185-year-old military tradition into its fifth generation.

"Serving the nation is our duty, serving society is our mission", a line the Shukla family calls its motto, will gain new meaning with his commissioning.

Their family tradition began back in 1841 and continues with its next generation, that being soon-to-be Lieutenant Tunmay Shukla.

According to the family's documented account, Shukla family legacy has been 185 Years of Military service to the nation that started in 1841 and is continuing to date.

As per the family's statement, ...