title: सोमनाथ शर्मा
text: शर्मा केरो जनम डोगरा ब्राह्मण परिवारोम 31 जनवरी 1923 के कांगरा, पंजाब के दध म होल छेले। हुनखर पिताजी, अमर नाथ शर्मा एगो मिलिटरी अफसर छेले। हुनखर आरो भाय सन्ही मिलिटरीम छेले। Sharma was born into a Dogra Brahmin family on 31 January 1923 at Dadh, Kangra, Punjab (present day Himachal Pradesh). His father, Amar Nath Sharma, was a military officer.[lower-alpha 1] Several of his siblings served in the military.[1][lower-alpha 2] His younger brother, Vishwa Nath Sharma, would later become the 14th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army. Somnath Sharma completed his schooling at Sherwood College, Nainital, before enrolling at the Prince of Wales Royal Military College in Dehradun. He later studied at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.  During his childhood, Somnath was influenced by the teachings of Krishna and Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita, taught to him by his grandfather.