Kargil Chowk

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Kargil Chowk
Flag of India.svg India
For The Great Martyrs of Kargil War
Established1999
Unveiled2000
Location25°36′28.77″N 85°10′03.06″E / 25.6079917°N 85.1675167°E / 25.6079917; 85.1675167
near 
Patna, Bihar, India
To the great soldiers of Bihar & Jharkhand who sacrificed their lives in Kargil War.
Statistics source: Official site of Patna

Kargil Chowk is a War memorial. It was established in year 2000, at the North-East corner of Gandhi Maidan, Patna.[1] It is dedicated to the soldiers from Bihar & Jharkhand who had sacrificed their lives in the Kargil War in 1999.[2]

List engraved names on Kargil Chowk[]

Following are the martyrs whose names are engraved on Kargil Chowk war memorial.[3]

  • Major Chandrabhushan Divedi
  • General Digambar Dixit, Palamu
  • General Prabhakar Kumar Singh, Bhagalpur
  • Nayak Ganesh Prasad Yadav, Patna
  • Lance Naik Rambachan Rai, Vaishali
  • Lance Naik Vidyanand Singh, Bhojpur
  • Naik Bishuni Rai, Saran
  • Naik Subedar Nageshwar Mahato, Ranchi
  • Naik Neeraj Kumar, Lakhisarai
  • Naik Sunil Kumar Singh, Muzaffarpur
  • Havaldar Ratan Kumar Singh, Bhagalpur
  • Sepoy Hardeo Prasad Singh, Nalanda
  • Sepoy Rambhu Singh, Siwan
  • Sepoy Arvind Kumar Pandey, Poorvi Champaran
  • Sepoy Pramod Kumar, Poorvi Champaran
  • Sepoy Arvind Kumar Pandey, Poorvi Champaran
  • Sepoy Raman Kumar Jha, Saharanpur
  • Sepoy Harikrishna Ram, Siwan

In popular culture[]

Of late Kargil Chowk has witnessed several candle light marches by the general public to pay homage, to protest and to demand justice.[4][5][6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Diktat to mend auto manners". Telegraphindia.com. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Kargil Chowk". Go4patna.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Landmarks". Patna.bih.nic.in. 22 March 1912. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Candle Light March in support of Irom Sharmila at Kargil Chowk". e-pao.net. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. ^ "About Kargil Chowk". ftd.travel. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Candle Light March in Patna in honour of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's memory". lockerdome.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

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