Kargil A Saga of Sacrifice & Heroism

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About the Book This book is a great tribute to our brave soldiers who fought fiercely in the Kargil War. In this book, you will know about the lives of various Kargil heroes such as Captain Saurabh Kalia, Captain Vijyant Thapar, Captain Vikram Batra, Captain Manoj Pandey and many other young soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the pride of Mother India. You will learn how our heroes had refused to admit defeat, even under adverse conditions and how they turned the tables on Pakistan who had assumed the war to be already won. In this book, the author is also sharing his experience of meeting the families of the martyrs.

The Kargil war was an outcome of Pakistan's betrayal as they had used stealth to occupy 150 posts located along the 160 Km long Line of Control. This book also sheds light on our political and diplomatic victory and various other aspects of the Kargil War like the refusal of both China and the United States to provide any support to the Pakistani forces. This book is an attempt by the author to keep alive the memories of all those martyrs, who laid their lives in service of the nation.

About the Author Born on September 4, 1975, in Delhi, Shri Rishi Raj is presently working as Joint General Manager at Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. His journey of roam- ing India started in the year 1994 when he joined Indian Railways.

He made his writing debut in the year 2013 with the book 'Kailash Darshan: Kuch Yaadein, Kuch Baatein', based on his experiences of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra undertaken in the year 2012. In 2015, his book 'Atulya Bharat Ki Khoj' and in 2017, 'Deshbhakti ke Pawan Teerth' were published. The book 'Ek Bhartiya Ki Japan Yatra' was published in the year 2019. All these books have been awarded the prestigious 'Rahul Sankri- tyayan Award' initiated by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

In December 2019, the book '50 Mahan Swatantrata Senani' was released, which gives a subtle introduction to the life of our country's great freedom fighters. In the year 2022, his book 'Kargil: Ek Yatri Ki Zubani' has been released, which was dedicated to the martyrs of the Kargil War. Along with this, he has also written seven pictorial illustrations, depicting the life story of Kargil war heroes, for the children.

Apart from writing books, he has also produced around 125 short films on patriotic subjects, major tourist and historical places in India, etc. These short films are available on his YouTube channel, 'Exploring India with Rishi.

Foreword That day of 12 December 1998 is still fresh in T my mind when my son Saurabh Kalia was commissioned as Lieutenant Saurabh Kalia. Vijay (Saurabh's mother) and I were invited to Dehradun to witness the memorable event. The stars decorated on his shoulders bore testimony to his transformation into a disciplined soldier. But we did not realise that very soon, he would be laying down his life for the pride and honour of the Indian Army uniform that he was wearing.

Acknowledgments I wish to express my sincere gratitude to: God and my Guru Sai Baba, who encouraged and inspired me to write this book.

My parents, who are the reason for my existence. My wife Sonia, who takes care of our home, our family during the periods of my travels; not only that, she is also my greatest critic as well as guide.

My lovely children Niyati and Kartikaye, who constantly keep me updated with the latest technologies.