Sam Manekshaw, fondly known as Sam Bahadur, is amongst some of the most ... Sam Manekshaw was born in a Parsi family on April 3, 1914. His father Hormusji Manekshaw was a doctor.

He was called Sam Bahadur by a Gorkha soldier ... Sam Manekshaw was born in Amritsar, Punjab, on April 3, 1914, in a Parsi family to Hormizd Manekshaw, a doctor, and Hilla née Mehta.