🇮🇳 Kargil Vijay Diwas – A Day to Remember Our Bravehearts 🇮🇳
Date: 26th July
Occasion: Kargil Vijay Diwas
Significance: Celebrates India’s victory in the 1999 Kargil War against Pakistan.
Kargil Vijay Diwas is not just a date—it’s a symbol of bravery, sacrifice, and patriotism. On this day in 1999, India successfully recaptured all strategic peaks infiltrated by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir. The mission, called Operation Vijay, lasted over 60 days and ended in victory on 26th July.
🪖 Remembering Our Heroes:
- Captain Vikram Batra – Param Vir Chakra (Posthumous)
- Rifleman Sanjay Kumar – Param Vir Chakra
- Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav – Param Vir Chakra
- Lieutenant Anuj Nayyar – Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)
📘 Why It Matters to Students:
It teaches us the value of courage, service, and love for our country. Our armed forces are the pride of our nation, and learning about Kargil makes us grateful and more aware of our responsibilities.
🧠 Quiz: Kargil Vijay Diwas (20 Questions)
- When is Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated? – 26th July
- In which year did the Kargil War take place? – 1999
- What was the name of India’s operation? – Operation Vijay
- PM of India during Kargil War? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Award to Capt. Vikram Batra? – Param Vir Chakra
- Conflict location? – Jammu & Kashmir (now Ladakh)
- Famous slogan of Capt. Batra? – “Yeh Dil Maange More!”
- Regiment of Capt. Batra? – 13 J&K Rifles
- Rifleman Sanjay Kumar received? – Param Vir Chakra
- Main reason for war? – Infiltration by Pakistani soldiers
- Highest peak captured? – Tiger Hill
- Other force involved? – Indian Air Force
- Air operation name? – Operation Safed Sagar
- No. of soldiers martyred? – Over 500
- Pak mastermind? – Gen. Pervez Musharraf
- President of India (1999)? – K. R. Narayanan
- Kargil War Memorial? – Dras, Ladakh
- Full form of PVC? – Param Vir Chakra
- Most difficult terrain? – High-altitude mountains
- Main message? – Patriotism, bravery, sacrifice
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