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Col Santosh Yashwant Mahadik SC SM
Colonel Santosh Yashwant Mahadik was born on 15th January 1977 in Pogarwadi in the city of Satara in Maharashtra.
Son of a dairy farmer, Shri Madhukar Ramchandra Ghorpade and Smt Kalinda, he grew up under the care of his maternal grandparents Shri Yashwant Bala Mahadik and Smt Babai Yashwant Mahadik, who lived with their daughter and son-in-law in the same house.
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He did his schooling from Class VI onwards in Sainik School Satara in Maharashtra. While studying in the Sainik School his inclination towards the Armed Forces grew and the foundation of his future military life was laid. He grew up to be a keen sportsman and was a champion boxer, goalkeeper, and runner.
After completing his schooling, he joined Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Science at Satara and cleared the entrance examination to IMA in July 1997. He joined IMA Dehradun as part of 103-Regular Course and passed out as a 2nd Lieutenant in December 1998 at the age of 21 years.