Kargil

Stanzin Saldon is actively working for gender equality in Kargil, while also improving public school education in this neglected corner of Ladakh, ,through her NGO rZamba.

Raised by a single mother, very few know his story and those who do, only have words of appreciation for the young martyr who sacrificed his life for the nation.

"Dear Papa... don't worry about casualties- it's a professional hazard beyond our control. At least it is for a good cause. Tell mamma that combat is an honour of a lifetime and I could not think of anything less."

Awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, Captain Anuj Nayyar secured Peak 4875 in a manner that etched his name him alongside some of India’s greatest Kargil heroes.

Captain Thapar lost his life in Kargil, during the Battle of Tololing Knoll.

“For 19 years, I dreamt of joining the Army. It became my mother’s dream too. Now I want to serve my country with pride and honesty”, says the young lieutenant who lost his father when he was just six. #Respect #FathersDay

Actor Siddharth Malhotra will be portraying the role of Captain Vikram Batra, the legendary Sher Shah of Kargil, in an upcoming biopic.

Subedar Imliakum Ao, a Maha Vir Chakra awardee for showing exemplary courage during the Kargil war, was promoted to the rank of Subedar on August 1.

He was not expected to fight the war and didn't even have enough ammunition to do so, but this unsung hero and his scouting unit notched up the first crucial win for the Indian Army in the Kargil conflict.

At a height of 16,000 feet and in the bitingly cold temperature of -10 degrees Celsius, Capt. Kenguruse kicked off his boots, climbed up a freezing cliff barefoot and single-handedly neutralized an enemy position that had held up his battalion’s progress.