This year marks the 23rd year of Kargil Vijay Diwas, which is celebrated on July 26 every year to honour the valour and sacrifice of the soldiers who laid down their lives in the line of duty during the Kargil War.
On July 7, 1999, at the height of the Kargil War, Captain Anuj Nayyar fell to a rocket-propelled grenade as he led a charge up the Pimple 2 peak to clear it of Pakistani infiltrators. He died instantly but saved the lives of 15 soldiers who .
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): The book captures Anuj s journey of barely twenty-three years, during which he transformed from a reserved but righteous child to a gem of a military professional.