Captain Vikram Batra was an officer in the Indian Army. He attained Veergati while fighting valiantly in the 1999 Kargil War, at that time his age was only 24 years. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest gallantry award, for his unprecedented contribution to the Indian Army.

Captain Vikram Batra Biography (Captain Vikram Batra Biography)

Vikram Batra Early Life & Education (Vikram Batra Early life and education of

Vikram Batra was born on 9 September 1974 in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. His father was the principal of Girdhari Lal Batra Government School and his mother was a school teacher. Vikram Batra was the third child of his parents. She was born 14 minutes before her twin brother Vishal. After that, both the twin brothers got nicknames Luv (Vikram) and Kush (Vishal). Apart from this, Vikram also has two sisters Seema and Nutan (Neetu).

Vikram’s mother was a teacher himself, so he got his primary education from him, after that he got secondary education from DAV Public School in Palampur and completed his senior secondary education at Kendriya Vidyalaya. Apart from being good at studies, Vikram was also a prolific sportsperson. He represented his school at the Youth Parliamentary Competition, Delhi at the national level. Vikram had represented his school and college in many sports like table tennis, karate. In 1990, Vikram and his twin brother Vishal represented their school in the KVS National Competition of Table Tennis. Vikram was a Green Belt Holder in Karate.

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Physical Appearance

Captain Vikram Batra Army CareerVikram Batra military career)

After graduating in Medical Science, Vikram cleared the CDS exam in 1996 and got a call for an interview from SSB, Allahabad, which he passed. He had 35th rank. After that, he got selected in the Indian Army. In the year 1996, he joined the Indian Military Academy located in Dehradun for training. After the completion of his training in December, he was appointed as a lieutenant in the 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles of the Army on 6 December 1997 at a place called Sopore in Jammu. Vikram took commando training in 1999 along with other training. On 1 June 1999, his contingent was sent to the Kargil War, where Vikram was made Captain after winning Hump and Raki Nab places.

Vikram Batra Family (Vikram Batra Family)

Vikram Batra is survived by his parents, a twin brother, and two sisters.

Captain Vikram Batra Wife/Girlfriend (Vikram Batra wife/girlfriend)

Vikram Batra had attained Veergati at the age of just 24 and he was not married yet. He was in love with a girl named Dimple and she also loved him. The two met in 1995 at Chandigarh University, where both had taken admission to pursue an MA in English, but both could not complete it. Both of them were going to get married very soon after Vikram came from the Kargil war, but they definitely came but wrapped in the tricolor.

Dimple waited for him for many days even after his martyrdom and after that did not marry anyone else, but Vikram is living the life of a widow, perhaps this is called true love.

Award

India’s highest gallantry award on 15 August 1999 to Captain Vikram Batra posthumously PVC Found, which was accepted by his father Girdhari Lal Batra.

Vikram Batra Biopic – Shershah

A film on the life of martyr Captain Vikram Batra in the year 2021 Sher Shah In which Siddharth Malhotra played the character of Vikram Batra and his girlfriend Dimple was played by Kiara Advani. Produced by Dharma Productions and Pen India Limited, this biopic is directed by Vishnuvardhan.

Vikram Batra facts related to

• Vikram Batra’s commanding officer, Lt Col Y.K. Joshi had bestowed him with the surname Sher Shah.
• Vikram Batra told his father before going to the Kargil war that “Either I will come after hoisting the tricolor of victory or I will come wrapped in the tricolor but I will definitely come.“
• Vikram Batra had killed three enemy soldiers in a wounded condition even after being shot.
• Vikram Batra’s slogan was “Yeh Dil Mange More” which became very famous.

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