Commemorating 26 years since the victory at Kargil, the Indian Army is set to inaugurate three initiatives on Saturday designed to deepen public engagement with stories of valour, sacrifice, and national service. The launches coincide with Kargil Vijay Diwas and seek to bridge the distance between civilians and the realities of war through technology and direct access to battle sites.
The projects include a digital tribute portal titled e-Shradhanjali, an audio application using QR codes to narrate battle stories from the 1999 Kargil conflict, and the inauguration of the Indus Viewpoint at the Line of Control in the Batalik sector.
“The citizens can now pay e-shradhanjali to the heroes who made the supreme sacrifice for the country without visiting memorials,” an Army official told PTI. The platform will allow people across the nation to honour martyrs from their homes and learn about their service through curated content.
The second project, a QR code-based mobile audio guide, will offer visitors access to oral histories and accounts of key battles such as those at Tololing, Tiger Hill, and Batalik. “The concept is similar to museums, where the visitors can listen to the details of the exhibits using earphones. Here people will get to listen to the saga of courage, valour, bravery and sacrifice by the soldiers,” the official said.
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Perhaps the most ambitious of the three ventures is the Indus Viewpoint, a designated site at the LoC in the high-altitude Batalik sector, from where civilians will be able to see first-hand the environment in which soldiers operate. “This will give an idea to the visitors about the conditions in which soldiers serve, the difficulties and constant dangers they face on a day-to-day basis to ensure that the nation remains safe,” the official added.
Located at over 10,000 feet in the rugged terrain between Kargil and Leh, Batalik was one of the fiercest theatres of combat during the Kargil war. Its strategic importance and unforgiving geography made it a site of both tactical intensity and immense human endurance. Since the war, the village has emerged as a symbol of patriotic pilgrimage and has drawn growing interest from visitors.
The Army said the aim of these projects is not only to honour the fallen but also to sensitise citizens to the physical and emotional demands placed on soldiers stationed in hostile zones.
Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed each year on 26 July to mark the successful culmination of Operation Vijay, the Indian Army’s campaign in 1999 to reclaim territory occupied by Pakistani intruders in high-altitude areas along the LoC. The operation lasted nearly three months and involved intense fighting at extreme altitudes and sub-zero conditions.
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