Vikram Batra was an Indian army officer who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honor, for his actions during the Kargil War in 1999. He was born in 1974 in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh and joined the Indian Military Academy in 1996. After graduating in 1997, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 13th battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. During the Kargil War, he led capture of strategic military points and was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery, becoming the only officer to receive the award twice.

1. Gallantry award
winner
DEVASYA PANCHAL 6THA
ROLL NO :10
VASHISTHA
Captain Vikram Batra
I n d i a n a r m y o f f i c e r
P R O J E C T O F V E E R G A T H A

2. C a p t a i n
Vikram Batra
Param Veer Chakra (PVC)
Official military portrait, 1997
Born : 9 September 1974
Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
Died : 7 July 1999 (aged 24)
Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir (now Ladakh)
Allegiance : Republic of India
Service/branch : Indian Army
Years of service : 1997–1999
Rank : Captain
Service number : IC-57556H
Unit : 13 Jammu And Kashmir Rifle
Battles/wars : Kargil War (1999)
Battle of Point 5140
Battle of Point 4875 †
Awards : Param Vir Chakra
Alma mater : DAV College (BMSc)
Punjab University (MA; unfinished)
Indian Military Academy

3. Vikram Batra was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military
honour on 15 August 1999, the 52nd anniversary of India's independence. His
father G.L. Batra received the honour for his deceased son from the President of
India, the late K. R. Narayanan
Batra was born on 9 September 1974, in a Punjabi Khatri family in a small town in
Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was the third child of Girdhari Lal Batra, a
government school principal, and Kamal Kanta Batra, a school teacher. He was the
elder of twin sons, born fourteen minutes before his brother, Vishal. The twins were
nicknamed: 'Luv' (Vikram) and 'Kush' (Vishal), after the twin sons of the Hindu
deity Rama, by their mother who was a professed devotee of Rama. He had two
sisters: Seema and Nutan. As a young child, Batra received his primary education
under the tutelage of his mother. He then attended the D.A.V. Public School in
Palampur, where he studied up to middle standard. He received his senior
secondary education at Central School in Palampur.
Captain Vikram Batra joined the Indian Military Academy (IMA) at Dehradun, in June
1996 in the Manekshaw Battalion. After completing his 19-month training course, he
graduated from the IMA on 6 December 1997 and was commissioned as a lieutenant
into the Indian Army. He was commissioned into the 13th battalion of the Jammu and
Kashmir Rifles (13 JAK Rif). After commissioning, he was sent to Jabalpur, Madhya
Pradesh for regimental training. The training lasted one month, from December 1997 to
the end of January 1998.
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