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Kargil Chowk
India
For The Great Martyrs of Kargil War
Established	1999
Unveiled	2000
Location	25°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. It is dedicated to the soldiers from Bihar & Jharkhand who had sacrificed their lives in the Kargil War in 1999.

List engraved names on Kargil Chowk

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

• 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, Saharsa
• 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.

See also

• Kargil (disambiguation)
• Kargil War
• Bihar Regiment

References

1. "Diktat to mend auto manners". Telegraphindia.com. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 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.

External links

• Kargil Martyrs Remembered

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