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Why is fighter pilot Raghu Nambiar handpicked for the bombing of Tiger Hill? Why does Manoj Pandey always carry a twenty-one-year-old Rs 2 wooden flute in his black fauji trunk? 'Congratulations Mrs Batra. We are now man and wife.' When does Vikram Batra say this to Dimple? Why do a group of stranded paratroopers call for Bofors' fire upon their own position? Why is an old man in Palampur fighting for justice for his dead soldier son? Interviewing war survivors and martyrs' families, Rachna Bisht Rawat tells stories of extraordinary human courage, of not just men in uniform but also those who…mehr

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Why is fighter pilot Raghu Nambiar handpicked for the bombing of Tiger Hill? Why does Manoj Pandey always carry a twenty-one-year-old Rs 2 wooden flute in his black fauji trunk? 'Congratulations Mrs Batra. We are now man and wife.' When does Vikram Batra say this to Dimple? Why do a group of stranded paratroopers call for Bofors' fire upon their own position? Why is an old man in Palampur fighting for justice for his dead soldier son? Interviewing war survivors and martyrs' families, Rachna Bisht Rawat tells stories of extraordinary human courage, of not just men in uniform but also those who loved them the most. Kargil is a tribute to the 527 young braves who gave up their lives for us and many others who were ready to do it too.
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Rachna Bisht Rawat is a journalist, writer, mom to a precocious twelve-year-old and gypsy wife to an army officer whose work has taken the Rawats to some of the quirkiest places in India. Rachna has written for publications such as the Statesman, the Indian Express, Deccan Herald, Outlook, Discover India and Femina. She is a 2005 Harry Brittain fellow and winner of the 2006 Commonwealth Press Quarterly's Rolls Royce Award.