CAPTAIN MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY

CAPTAIN MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey was born on 25 June 1975, to Gopichand Pandey and Mohini Pandey. His family is from a small village called Rudha at Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. He joined the Indian Army and was commissioned into 1/11 Gorkha Rifles in 1997.
During the Kargil War in 1999, the 1/11 Gorkha Rifles was moved to participate in Operation Vijay. Captain Pandey fought a heroic battle in capturing Khalubar in July 1999. For his demonstration of bravery and leadership, he was awarded posthumously with the nation's highest honour for gallantry, the Param Vir Chakra.

• Title : CAPTAIN MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY
• Serial: ..
• No. Of Pages : 34
• Language : English
• Publisher : National Book Trust