The nation is filled with pride, honour and inspiration as it celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War. Several events have been planned to highlight the stories of valour by our brave soldiers and rekindle the pride among the youth.
The Kargil War will always be remembered for its strategic and tactical surprises, the self-imposed national strategy of restraint in keeping the war limited to Kargil Siachen sectors and swiftly executed tri-services military strategy and plans. The Kargil War will also be remembered for the determination and daring junior leadership and the raw courage of our jawans at tactical level.
among us, we ‘rejoice’ by celebrating the victory in Kargil and we ‘renew’ our resolve to safeguard the honour of the Tricolour.
The ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ celebrations for the year 2019 will be spread over three days from July 25-27 and will be organised at Dras and New Delhi. However, as part of the build up to the main event, numerous activities are planned to be organised all over the country with effect from first week of July.
The events being organised, include expeditions by the units, which participated in the Kargil War, to their respective battlefields at super high altitude locations such as Tololing, Tiger Hill, Pt 4875 to name a few. A ‘Wreath Memorial Ceremony’ has been organised at the ‘Kargil War Memorial’ in Dras on July 26 to honour the bravehearts who laid down their lives during the ‘Operation Vijay’. A ‘Commemoration Ceremony’ is being organised at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, where a panel discussion with the war veterans and serving officers will be conducted. The event will be followed by ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas Evening’ a cultural extravaganza, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on July 27, which will be graced by the dignitaries.