Kargil Vijay Divas - What was the Kargil war ?
My Dear Young and Little Indians, Today is Kargil Vijay Divas . Its been 22 years when our soldiers and families of soldiers sacrificed their all for us. वह क्या था जिसके लिए हमारे सैनिक लड़े और शहीद हुए ? वह क्या था जिसकी वह रक्षा कर रहे थे ? Why is the war of 1999 called the Kargil war? Because the mountain peaks on which this war was fought are situated in the Kargil district of Laddakh. Today we say- Kargil District in the Union Territory of Laddakh. In 1999 it was Kargil District in Laddakh region of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. On 5 August 2019, J&K was split into two. J&K and Laddakh after 5 August 2019 When you read about Kargil war, you come across names of places like- Mushkoh, Drass, Batalik and names of mountain peaks like Tiger Hill, Tololing, Point 4875, Pimple complex, Kahllubar. All these places and hill tops are in the Kargil District. Kargil is one the two districts in Laddakh. The other district is Leh. The capital of Laddakh is Leh