Let Our Future Know: The Kargil War

The youth of India know very little about the Kargil War. The reminiscence of the Kargil War should be etched forever in the memory of our younger generation. Let our future generation know about the sacrifice, valour, and strength of people from the Forces and Indian Armed Forces. On Kargil Vijay Diwas let us pledge to keep the fire alive by learning, sharing, and knowing more about our history.

Kargil War

The war of Kargil was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of the Union Territory of Ladakh. After the initiation of War by Pakistan by infiltrating the Indian territories and LOC, the Indian Army initiated operation Vijay to irradicate the infiltration. Indian Air Force carried out Operation Safed Sagar whereas the Indian Navy revolted back with Operation Talvar.

Kargil Timeline

Kargil Stories

Kargil War is a turning point in the modern history of India which will always inspire the youth and coming generations. 26th July marks “Kargil Vijay Diwas”, celebrating victory and valour of our real-life heroes. Over 2 lakh soldiers participated in the Kargil War to preserve and protect the integrity of our beloved nation. The following series of podcast depicts the real-life experiences and interviews of our soldiers and their family members that won us the war.

Kargil Heroes

Kargil War changed the perspective of the entire world towards India, from a very passive and weak nation to a strong and brave nation. It was only possible because of our real-life heroes, the soldiers of the Indian Army. The Indian government presented Gallantry Awards to the Heroes of the Nation for their extra ordinary strength, valor and keeping the integrity of the nation intact. 

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Capt Jerry Prem Raj* 158 Med Arty VrC
Gnr S Gopala Pillai* 4 Fd Arty VrC
Maj A S Kasana 41 Fd Arty VrC

Wg Cdr Anil Kumar Sinha IAF VrC
Sqn Ldr Ajay Ahuja IAF VrC

Capt Vikram Batra PVC
Rfn Sanjay Kumar PVC
Lt Col Yogesh Kumar Joshi VrC
Maj S Vijay Bhaskar VrC
Maj Vikas Vohra VrC
Capt Sanjeev Singh VrC
Sub Raghunath Singh VrC
Nk Dev Prasad VrC
Rfn Shyam Singh* VrC
Rfn Mehar Singh VrC

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Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari* MVC
Lieut Balwan Singh MVC
Capt Sachin Annarao Nimbalkar VrC
Sub Randhir singh* VrC
Nb Sub Dan Lal* VrC
L/Hav Ram Kumar* VrC

Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey PVC
Col Lalit Rai VrC

Major Vivek Gupta* MVC
Major Padmapani Acharya* MVC
Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse* MVC
Nk Digendra Kumar MVC
Col M B Ravindra Nath VrC
Maj Mohit Saxena VrC
Capt Vijayant Thapar* VrC
Sub Bhawar Lal* VrC
Hav Sultan Singh Narwaria* VrC
Rfn Jai Ram Singh VrC

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Sub Cherring Stobdan VrC
Sub Lobzang Chhotak* VrC
Hav Tsewang Rigzin* VrC
Sep Tsering Dorjay VrC

Lieut K Clifford Nongrum* MVC
Capt Amol Kalia* VrC
Sub Bahadur Singh* VrC
L/Nk Ghose Mohd. Khan* VrC

Maj Rajesh Sah VrC
Capt Sumeet Roy* VrC
Capt M V Sooraj VrC
Nk Kashmir Singh* VrC
Rfn Anusuya Prasad* VrC
Rfn Kuldeep Singh* VrC

Capt Anuj Nayyar, MvC
Col Umesh Singh Bawa VrC
Maj Deepak Rampal VrC
Hav Kumar Singh* VrC

Maj M Sarvanan* VrC
Nk Ganesh Prasad Yadav* VrC

Major Vivek Gupta* MVC
Major Padmapani Acharya* MVC
Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse* MVC
Nk Digendra Kumar MVC
Col M B Ravindra Nath VrC
Maj Mohit Saxena VrC
Capt Vijayant Thapar* VrC
Sub Bhawar Lal* VrC
Hav Sultan Singh Narwaria* VrC
Rfn Jai Ram Singh VrC

L/Nk Khusiman Gurung VrC
Sep K Ashuli* VrC

Capt Haneefuddin* VrC
Nb Sub Mangej Singh* VrC

Capt Shyamal Sinha VrC
Hav Joginder Singh Kumaon VrC

Capt Jintu Gogoi* VrC

Hav Sis Ram Gill* 8 Jat VrC

Kargil Books

Kargil Blogs

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