detail of captain vikram batra

1. LEST WE FORGET
THE SOLDIER WHO
BECOME A
LEGEND……….
CAPTAIN
VIKRAM BATRA

2. EARLY LIFE AND CAREER
 Vikram Batra was born on 9 September 1974 in Ghuggar village near Palampur,
Himachal Pradesh, to G.L. Batra and Jai Kamal Batra.
 He got his primary education from his mother, who herself was a teacher. He
received his education up to Middle Standard at the D.A.V. Public School in
Palampur and up to senior secondary stage in Central School, Palampur.
 After passing his 10+2 in 1992 from Central School Palampur, he got admitted in
D.A.V. College, Chandigarh in B.Sc where he was adjudged the best N.C.C. Cadet
(Air Wing) in two zones. Later, he was selected to join the Indian Military Academy in
Dehradun in 1996 in Jessore company of Manekshaw Battalion, and was
commissioned in the Indian Army as a Lieutenant of the 13 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles
at Sopore, in Jammu and Kashmir. He rose to the rank of Captain

3. KARGIL WAR
uring the Kargil invasion of 1999 by Pakistan, Lt. Batra (at time), 13 JAK Rifles,
and his Delta Company were ordered to recapture peak 5140 on June 19,
1999 five weeks after the war began.
On 1st June 1999, Lt Vikram Batra’s unit proceeded towards Kargil Sector. Here he was
sent along with his company on the strategic and daring operation to recapture the first
peak of utmost importance – Point 5140, which was at an altitude of 17000 feet.
The enemy on Point 5140 had to be neutralised so that the rest of the peaks could be
cleared
He remains the only Lieutenant who got promoted to be a Captain while the war was
still being fought. When his Commanding officer asked him what he wished to do now,
Capt Vikram Batra replied, “Sir, Ye Dil Mange More
“YeDilMangeMore”

4. IN POPULAR CULTURE
 In the 2003 Hindi film
LOC Kargil, based on
the entire Kargil
conflict Abhishek
Bachchan played the
role of Captain Batra

5. LEGACY
 Captain Batra is also well known in India for using the slogan, Yeh Dil Maange More! as his
signal to communicate mission success. He is also known for an interview in which he stated
that Pakistani Soldiers were aware of him as "Sher Shah" and addressed him as such in the
middle of engagements.
 He is also honoured with several landmarks being named after him: The historic capture of
point 4875 led to the mountain being named 'Batra top' in his honor. A hall at Service
Selection Center Allahabad is named 'Vikram Batra Block', a residential area in the Jabalpur
Cantonment is called 'Captain Vikram Batra Enclave' and the combined cadet's mess at the
IMA is named 'Vikram Batra Mess'.
 A memorial for war veterans including Batra stands at his alma matter DAV College,
Chandigarh honouring the services of the soldiers.

6. QUOTES
"Either I will come back after hoisting the Tricolour (Indian flag), or I will come back wrapped
in it, but I will be back for sure."
"Yeh Dil Maange More! (My heart asks for more!)"
"Don't worry about us, Pray for your safety."
Batra's last words were the battle-cry "Jai Mata Di!" ("Victory to Mother Durga!" in Dogri/
Punjabi)"[11]

7. THE PRESIDENT, SHRI K. R. NARAYANAN, PRESENTING THE PARAM VIR
CHAKRA TO THE FATHER OF CAPT VIKRAM BATRA (POSTHUMOUS) AT THE
REPUBLIC DAY PARADE IN 2000

8. VIKRAM BATRA MESS, INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY

9. Jai hind ………
jai bharat………