Kargil Vijay Diwas 2023: 10 Famous Inspirational Quotes To Share On This Day
On Kargil Vijay Diwas the nation remembers the heroes of the Indian National Army who fought bravely and recaptured Tiger Hill as part of ‘Operation Vijay’.
New Delhi: Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed every year on July 26 to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War in 1999. On this day the nation remembers the heroes of the Indian National Army who fought bravely and recaptured Tiger Hill as part of ‘Operation Vijay’.
The Kargil war began in May 1999 in Jammu & Kashmir's Kargil area. During the two-month-long combat, India deployed numerous soldiers under 'Operation Vijay.' The battle was won by India on July 26, 1999. This battle against Pakistan was waged in three stages.
During the first phase, Indian troops controlled a portion of Kashmir, in the second phase, the Indian army began capturing important transit routes with the assistance of local shepherds.
In the third and last phase, the Indian Army completed the task of evicting Pakistani soldiers with the assistance of the Indian Air Force.
The Indian government, led by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Army Chief Ved Prakash Malik, replied to the infiltration with 200,000 Indian Jawans. According to official records, 527 troops gave their lives for India.
Quotes To Share On This Day:
1. The preservation of freedom is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong: Lal Bahadur Shastri
2. Either I will come back after hoisting the Tricolour, or I will come back wrapped in it but I will be back for sure: Captain Vikram Batra
3. So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you: Babasaheb Ambedkar
4. Every citizen of India must remember that... he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain... duties: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
5. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting stone of ideas: Bhagat Singh
6. Soldier is not just a person, one is our pride, army is our glory, honour we earned: Kaushik Dhakate
7. If death strikes me before I prove my blood, I swear I will kill death: Capt. Manoj Kumar Pandey PVC
8. We fight to win and win with a knockout, because there is no runner up in wars: General J.J. Singh
9. When you go home tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow, we gave our today: Kargil War Memorial
10. Soul is immortal. It can neither be pierced nor can it be burnt. Neither can it be dampened by water nor could be blown by air: IMA War Memorial
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