This document provides information about Indian military heroes who were awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honor. It discusses heroes from several Indo-Pakistan wars and conflicts including the 1962 Sino-Indian War, 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan Wars, the 1999 Kargil War, and the ongoing conflict in Siachen. It then profiles the stories of two Param Vir Chakra recipients in more depth: Captain Vikram Batra who fought in the Kargil War and Captain Vijayant Thapar who fought in the 1999 Kargil War.

1. 1962 Indo-Sino war Indian Soldiers -1962 war Major Dhan Singh Thapa Param Vir Chakra Subedar Joginder Singh Param Vir Chakra

2. 1965 Indo-Pak war Air Force No 2 Squadron Lieutenant-Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore Param Vir Chakra Wing Cdr Bharat Singh (right) with Air Marshal Arjan Singh

3. 1971 Indo -Pak War Major Hoshiar Singh Param Vir Chakra Battle of Longewala Flying Officer Nirmal Jat Singh Sekhon Param Vir Chakra PAK Army Surrender

4. Kargil Conflict SIACHEN TIGER HILL POINT 4825

5. What is Lata Mangeshkar persuading us to do in the song “Aye Mere Watanke Logon” Remember the sacrifices and remember the people who died making them We do have some knowledge about popular freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi, S.C Bose and Pandit Nehru But what about those who have been guarding us throughout our history.. From Siachen to kanyakumari..from Nagaland to Barmer

6. REMEMBER THE HEROES Presented By:-Siddharth Setia

7. Have we forgotten about them ?? Param Vir chakra is the highest military honor in our country and is given in extremely heroic circumstances.. Now can we as a class come up with 5 names who have won Param Vir Chakra till date…. If we can than shouldn’t we also know Who were really this people Where did they came from Where were they born

8. How well do we know them ?? Where did they studied.. How old were they when they laid down their lives for our better future I am sure none of us have too many answers to the above questions.. From WW-II to till date 22869 heroes have died.. Lets make an attempt to know 2 of them today….

9. REMEMBERING THE HEROES Captain Vikram Batra Captain Vijayant Thapar

11. Born on 09 September 1974 at Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.

12. Received his education in Palampur.

13. Nick name : Luv, but his true nick name “SHER SHAH” was given by army

14. After passing out from IMA in December 1997, he joined the army as a Lieutenant of the 13 JAK Rifles at Sopore, Jammu & Kashmir

15. During Kargil Conflict Captain Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles, and his Delta Company was given the task of recapturing Point 5140Captain Vikram Batra PVC (September 9, 1974 – July 7, 1999) Officers, 13 JAK

17. Captain Vikram Batra is said to have replied, "We shall see within one hour, who remains on the top.“

18. Captain Batra's Yeh Dil Maange More!

19. Either I will come back after hoisting the Indian flag, or I will come back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure

20. Point 4875 where he lost his life has now been renamed as Captain Vikram Batra Top

21. HE WAS just 25 years old Captain Vikram Batra PVC (September 9, 1974 – July 7, 1999) Officers, 13 JAK

23. Studied at the prestigious Army Public School, DhaulaKuan, New Delhi (1993 batch).

24. Favorite toys were guns

25. Among his family and unit members he is better known as Robin

26. Captain Vijayant after getting commissioned on 12 December 1998 joined the 2 Rajputana Rifles at Gwalior

27. His battalion was given the task of capturing Tololing

28. Nearly 1.5 Lac people were present during his last rites

29. Capt Vijayant was 22 when he laid down his life for our better tomorrowCaptain Vijayant Thapar, VrC, 2 Raj (1977 – 1999)

30. HEROES Sometime before the final assault Capt. Vijayant Thapar (Robin) left this letter at the from the attack area, to be handed over to his family in case he failed to return.

31. When you walk out of this room and you hear this song again I am sure you feel proud to say “ Yes, I do know about some of them” Pay homage to these heroes by remembering them through their sacrifices. I think they have earned it ..