July 26th is celebrated across India as the Kargil Vijay Diwas to commemorate the glorious victory of India over the Pakistani forces in 1999. But what about the forces themselves? What do they celebrate? When it comes to Kargil there is only One Hero – in fact a LEGEND who stands the tallest. As far […]
Citation of Colonel Lalit Rai VrC, commanding officer of 1/11 Gorkha Rifles during Kargil 1999
Lalit Rai, VrC is a former officer of the Indian Army who was tasked with capturing the strategic heights of Khalubar in the Batalik sub-sector during Operation Vijay, Kargil War. I am a third generation in the Indian Army and that too in the same Regiment. After I was commissioned, I joined the 11 Gorkha […]
