Vikram Batra ~ Yeh dil mange more

                                                    

Vikram Batra  as an officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra,India's highest award for valour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir between India and Pakistan.

We saw patriot and thrilling stories in movie but there are Numbers of story in real and we know nothing about those .

Pakistani invaders had taken positions in bunkers at a height of 17,000 feet on Peak 5140 in Jammu and Kashmir. Lieutenant Batra and Captain Sanjeev Jamwal -- both from the Kangra valley in Himachal Pradesh -- were ordered to recapture the peak on the night of June 19, 1999, about five weeks after the Kargil war began.

 But on that day he follow the motto of Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun :

                       "The safety, honour and welfare of your country come first always and every time. The honor, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next. Your own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time."

Vikram was elated. 'Yeh Dil Maangey More' -- the Pepsi catch line those days -- he told his commander at base camp. His words became the catchline for the Kargil war.

Vikram Batra with Team :-

Vikram with another young officer, Anuj Nayyar, fought the enemy's counter-attack ferociously.

They cleared enemy bunkers, egged their men forward, engaged in a hand-to-hand combat and forced the Pakistani retreat. The mission was almost over when Vikram ran out of the bunker to rescue another junior officer who had injured his legs in an explosion. 

"His subedar begged him not to go and said he would go instead," says his father, "but Vikram told him: 'Tu baal-bacchedar hain, hat ja peeche. [You have children, step aside]" 

He lunged forward to save the young lieutenant, when a bullet pierced through his chest.By the morning India won back Peak 4875 but lost Vikram Batra.

Vikram Batra parents are also show great courage and patriotism  :-

Mr Batra collapsed when he heard : "Batrasaab, Vikram Batra is no more." said by one officer 

The next day, his son's body received a hero's welcome and was cremated with full military honours.

Father said :-  Guru Gobind Singh sacrificed four sons for the country. Maybe there was some reason why God gave me twins -- one he had marked for the country and one for me." when God gives you a mortal blow, he gives you the strength to cope with the grief.

Vikram Batra and His Love story  :-

Vikram had met her at university and planned to marry her when he returned from the war. 

'Make it a point to meet her whenever you are in Chandigarh,' Vikram had told Vishal when he left to join the army and Vishal had kept the promise.

Five days before Vikram's death, he was in Chandigarh and she came to see him at the station. 

As Vishal stepped onto the platform, she called out his name and said, 'This time make sure to marry me off.'

'Pucca,' he replied. 

When the news came, Vishal could not muster the courage to speak to her. At the funeral she stood with her parents and wept quietly.

Five years after she lost the only man she loved, his cards and the stuffed teddy he gave her still adorn her cupboard. 

She is a teacher now and has sworn to never marry. 

Vikram's parents tried to make her change her mind but it has all been in vain

He siad : "Ya toh Tiranga lehrake awunga, ya fir Tirange mein lipta huwa chala awunga, lekin awunga zaroor"

Batra's last words were the battle-cry "Jai Mata Di!

He is always live in the hearts of Indians ....