kargil. when someone utters that name, the listener’s mind goes back to 1999 when pakistan had intruded into the indian territory and the indian soldiers responded firmly to recapture the heights from the enemy. however, much of the public discourse regarding kargil revolves around that war. similarly, when it comes to ladakh, of which kargil is a district, public discourse revolves around 1962 war and recent 2020 galwan valley clash with china, and road and trekking expeditions. but, when one visits ladakh