Early Life
Samresh Jung was born on May 5, 1970, in Haripur khol. A sleepy village, it is 175 km from Sirmaur district in the Shiwalik foothills of Himachal Pradesh. Son of a retired colonel of the Indian Army, Jung learnt the art of shooting from his grandfather, Sher Jung, who was a freedom fighter, besides being an ace shooter. Jung completed his preliminary education from the Modern School in Delhi. Thereafter, he enrolled himself at the Osmania University in Hyderabad, from where he gained his graduation degree. Very few people know that he is a good player of chess too.
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