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MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION Project Veer Gatha was instituted under Gallantry Awards Portal ( GAP ) GATHA in 2021 with the aim disseminate the details of acts of bravery of the Gallantry Awardees and the life-stories of these brave hearts amon...

MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION Project Veer Gatha was instituted under Gallantry Awards Portal ( GAP ) GATHA in 2021 with the aim disseminate the details of acts of bravery of the Gallantry Awardees and the life-stories of these brave hearts among the students to raise the spirit of patriotism and instill amongst them PROJECT 4.0 values of civil consciousness.  Rani Lakshmibai came into my dream and wanted me to serve our nation by being brave and patriotic like Vikram Batra. Rani Lakshmibai also known as Rani of Jhansi was a pivotal figure in the Indian revolt 1857. She was one of the first woman freedom fighter of India. Born – 9 September 1974 Palampur, Himachal Pradesh , India Died – 7 July 1999 ( aged 24 ) Kargil , Jammu and Kashmir 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 ( Battle of point = 5140 ; Battle of point = 4875 ) Awards – Param Veer chakra On September 9,1974, Vikram Batra was born in Himachal Pradesh village of Palampur to Girdhari Lal Batra and Kamal Kanta Batra. Gidhari Lal Bhatra, Vikram father, was a government school head master, and Kamal Kanta Batra, Vikram mother, was also a teacher. Vikram has two sisters Seema and Nutan , and a twin brother named Vishal. Because Vikram’s mother was spiritual , she called his twin brother ‘ Kush ‘ and used to call Vikram ‘ Luv ‘. CAPTAIN VIKRAM BATRA EDUCATION Vikram Batra attended D.A.V. in Palampur , Himachal Pradesh , for his early education. He then transferred from public school to the Kendriya Vidhyalay in Palampur , where he studied from clas VIII to XII. He used to play table tennis during his studies at kendriya Vidhyalaya and he had mastered the sport better than his studies. Vikram’s Kendriya Vidhyalay was in the Army area , so he saw army training , discipline , and other things every day , which sparked his desire to join the Army. Vikram entered Chandigarh D.A.V. College to get his degree in science after completing his schooling up to class XII. Vikram joined Punjab University , Chandigarh , to pursue an M.A. in English after finishing his deree in science at D.A.V. College in Chandigarh in 1995. He also began preparing for the combined Defence Sevices ( C.D.S. ). Vikram Batra was awarded the Param Veer Chakra for his outstanding contribution to the Kargil War of 1999. This war was fought at heights ranging from 15,000 to 19,000 feet , in a rarified de – oxygenated atmosphere. The troops had to scale near perpendicular walls , encumbered with heavy loads of arms and ammunition.  DEATH OF VIKRAM BATRA During the narrow-peaked war of 4875, he received numerous critical wounds in a one-on-one battle with the Pakistani Army. He could not walk because of his deep wound, so he crawled and used dynamite to destroy the attackers. Vikram and his unit continue to attack the attackers without regard for their lives, killing each enemy. One of his colleagues was shot during the fight ,and as soon as he stood up, he was in the eyes of the attackers. An enemy sniper shot him in the chest at close range, and after a short time, another bullet struck his head, and Vikram fell near his near colleauge, where he did and was so sacrificed. Following his death, his by vengeance, wreaked havoc on the adversaries and grabbed control of the narrow peak of 4875. Last word spoken by Vikram Batra was that ‘ I’LL EITHER COME BACK AFTER RAISING THE INDIAN FLAG IN VICTORY OR RETURN WRAPPED IN IT, BUT I WILL COME FOR SURE.  IN 2013, actor Abhishek Bachchan represented Captain Vikram Batra in the film “ LOC Kargil “ , based on the kargil war. Sidharth Malhotra plays Batra in the biography Shershaah, directed by Vishnuvardhan and produced by Dharma productions and Pen India Ltd , released in 2021. NAME – APURV CLASS – VI ‘C’ ROLL NO. - 15