Chapters on Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Brigadier Mohammad Usman and Major Somnath Sharma Introduced in NCERT syllabus

Brigadier Mohammad Usman: Included in Class VII (Urdu). Nicknamed the "Lion of Naushera," he was a key figure in the 1947–48 Indo-Pak War, leading operations to recapture Jhangar and Naushera. He was posthumously awarded the Mahavir Chakra for his sacrifice in combat on July 3, 1948.