कारगिल विजय दिवस

Kargil Vijay Diwas (Hindi: कारगिल विजय दिवस, lit. Kargil Victory Day) is commemorated every 26 July in India, to

observe India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War for ousting Pakistani Forces from their occupied positions

on the mountain tops of Northern Kargil District in Ladakh in 1999. Initially, the Pakistani army denied their

involvement in the war, claiming that it was caused by Kashmiri militants forces. However documents left behind

by casualties, testimony of POWs and later statements by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and

Pakistan Army Chief of Army Staff Pervez Musharraf showed the involvement of Pakistani paramilitary forces,

led by General Ashraf Rashid.

Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 26 July every year in honour of the Kargil War's Heroes. This day is
celebrated all over India and in the national capital, New Delhi, where the Prime Minister of India pays homage
to the soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate every year. Functions are also organised all over the
country to commemorate the contributions of the Indian Armed Forces.
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Cadet Sujal Pawar
Cadet Rohit Chavan
 Indo-Pakistan War and Kargil Vijay Diwas

After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, there had been a long period of relatively few direct armed conflicts
involving the military forces of the two neighbours – not withstanding the efforts of both nations to control the
Siachen Glacier by establishing military outposts on the surrounding mountains ridges and the resulting military
skirmishes in the 1980s. During the 1990s, however, escalating tension and conflict due to separatist activities in
Kashmir, as well as the conducting of nuclear tests by both countries in 1998, led to an increasingly belligerent
atmosphere.

In an attempt to defuse the situation, both countries signed the Lahore Declaration in February 1999, promising
to provide a peaceful and bilateral solution to the Kashmir conflict. During the winter of 1998–1999, some
elements of the Pakistani Armed Forces were covertly training and sending Pakistani troops and paramilitary
forces, into territory on the Indian side of the line of control (LOC).The infiltration was code named "Operation
Badri". The aim of the Pakistani incursion was to sever the link between Kashmir and Ladakh and cause Indian
forces to withdraw from the Siachen Glacier, thus forcing India to negotiate a settlement of the broader Kashmir
dispute. Pakistan also believed that any tension in the region would internationalise the Kashmir issue, helping it
to secure a speedy resolution. Yet another goal may have been to boost the morale of the decade-long rebellion
in Indian State of Kashmir by taking a proactive role.
Initially, with little knowledge of the nature or extent of the infiltration, the Indian troops in the area assumed that
the infiltrators were jihadis and declared that they would evict them within a few days. Subsequent discovery of
infiltration elsewhere along the LOC, along with the difference in tactics employed by the infiltrators, caused the
Indian army to realize that the plan of attack was on a much bigger scale. The total area seized by the ingress is
generally accepted to between 130 km2 – 200 km2. The Government of India responded with Operation Vijay, a
mobilization of 200,000 Indian troops. The war came to an official end on July 26, 1999, with the eviction of
Pakistan Army troops from their occupied positions, thus marking it as Kargil Vijay Diwas. 527 soldiers from the
Indian Armed Forces lost their lives during the war.

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Cadet Pratima Telagade

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 Heroes of 1999 War Who Were Honoured with Param Vir Chakra

Captain Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles, Posthumous

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles

Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers.

Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles, Posthumous

Notably, the Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery on the battlefield. It replaced the
British Distinguished Service Cross (DSC), Military Cross (MC) and Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). The Param Vir
Chakra is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime and is
equivalent to the Medal of Honour in the United States and the Victoria Cross in the United Kingdom. Only 21 soldiers
have received this award to date

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 Heroes of 1999 War Who won Maha Vir Chakra

Major Vivek Gupta, 2 Rajputana Rifles, Posthumous

Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari, 18 Grenadiers, Posthumous
Captain Anuj Nayyar, 17 Jat Regiment, Posthumous
Lieutenant Keishing C Nongrum, 12 JAK Light Infantry
Major Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh Scounts
Lieutenant Balwant Singh, 18 Grenadiers
Naik Digendra Kumar, 2 Rajputana Rifles
Major Padmapani Acharya, 2 Rajputana Rifles, Posthumous
Captain N Kenguruse, 2 Rajputana Rifles, Posthumous

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Cadet Sagar Bhasgikar

 Remembering Captain Vikram Batra, the War Hero and Param Vir Chakra Awardee

Born on September 9, 1974, in Ghuggar village near Palampur in Himachal Pradesh, Captain Vikram Batra was from a
humble middle-class background.
He was immensely popular among his classmates and teachers, and was an all-rounder at school. He was also a keen
sportsman and used to take part in all the co-curricular activities.
He was a green belt holder in karate and played table tennis at national level.
He was awarded best NCC cadet (Air Wing) of north India.
From a young age, Captain Vikram Batra was deeply patriotic and was always keen on joining the Army. He started to prepare
for Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination after completing his Bachelor’s degree in 1995.
In 1996, his dream was fulfilled when he cleared the CDS examination and joined the Indian Military Academy where he was
commissioned as a lieutenant.
Captain Vikram Batra was selected to join the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in the Jessore Company of Manekshaw
Battalion in 1996, and was commissioned into 13 JAK Rifles. He was later promoted to the rank of Captain during the Kargil
War of 1999.
He was given the nation’s highest gallantry award, Param Vir Chakra posthumously for his outstanding courage, steadfast
resolve, leadership, and supreme sacrifice.

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Cadet Roshni Waghmare

 Remembering Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (25 June 1975 – 3 July 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army who was
posthumously awarded India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and
leadership during the Kargil War in 1999. An officer of the 1st battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles (1/11 GR), he sacrificed
his life for the nation in battle on Jubar Top of the Khalubar Hills in Batalik Sector of Kargil.

Manoj was born on 25 June 1975 in Rudha village, in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. He was born to Gopi
Chand Pandey, a small-town businessman living in Lucknow, and Mohini. He was the eldest in his family. He
was educated at Uttar Pradesh Sainik School, Lucknow and Rani Laxmi Bai Memorial Senior Secondary School.
He had a keen interest in sports with boxing and body building in particular. He was adjudged the best cadet of
junior division NCC of Uttar Pradesh directorate in 1990

Prior to his selection, during his Services Selection Board (SSB) interview, the interviewer asked him, "Why do
you want to join the Army?" He immediately replied, "I want to win the Param Vir Chakra." Captain Manoj Kumar
Pandey did win the country's highest gallantry honour but posthumously.

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