The Last Letter: Captain Vijayant Thapar’s Words Home
Before the assault on Knoll, Captain Vijayant Thapar wrote a letter to be opened only if he did not return. It remains one of the war’s most-read documents.
By Priya Nair1 min read
Stories from the Memorial
Reportage, veteran voices, and battle histories.
Veteran Stories‘We Moved Only at Night’: A Tololing Veteran Remembers
Twenty-six years on, a havildar who fought on Tololing recalls the cold, the climb, and the comrades who did not come down.
By Priya Nair1 min read
Tiger Hill: Anatomy of an Assault at 16,000 Feet
The recapture of Tiger Hill combined the heaviest artillery concentration of the war with a near-impossible climb up its unguarded eastern face.
By Col. Anil Mehra (Retd.)1 min read
Press ReleasesKhalubar: Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey’s Final Charge
On Khalubar Ridge in the Batalik sub-sector, Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey cleared four enemy bunkers in succession before he fell. He was awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
By Col. Anil Mehra (Retd.)1 min read
The Battle of Tololing: The Climb That Turned the War
For three weeks the assault on Tololing stalled against sheer rock and dug-in defenders. Its eventual capture broke the enemy hold over National Highway 1.
By Col. Anil Mehra (Retd.)2 min read