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Subedar Major (Then Rifleman) SANJAY KUMAR

Param Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Param Vir Chakra , 04-07-1999
Service Indian Army
Service Number 13760533
Rank Subedar Major (Then Rifleman)
Unit/Regiments/Corps 13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES
Son Of Durga Ram
Mother's Name Bhag Devi
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Bilaspur State - (HP)
War/Operation/Battle Kargil War/ Op VIJAY
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A bust of Param Vir Chakra Awardee Rifleman Sanjay Kumar at the National War Memorial in Delhi.   (Source: National War Memorial)

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Rfn Sanjay Kumar receives the Param Vir Chakra from the then President of India, KR Narayanan. (Source: Photo Division DPR MOD)

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar promoted to the rank of Subedar Major by Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor (Source: indianexpress.com)

Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar at the start of Republic Day Parade (Source: Rediff.com)

Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar at Rashtrapati Bhawan in the President’s house (Source: Rediff.com)

Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar at Kargil War Memorial (Source: Rediff.com)

The two living PVC’s from Kargil- Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, (Source: hindustantimes.com)

Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar with Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor and other officers shortly after being promoted to the rank of Subedar Major (Source: ssbcrackexams.com)

The Kargil Heroes- Rfn Sanjay Kumar(PVC), Gdr Yogendra Singh Yadav(PVC) and Lt Balwan Singh (MVC)(Source: Rediff.com)

Subedar Major(Hony Captain)Yogendra Singh Yadav, Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar and Captain Bana Singh at National War Memorial. (Source:twitter.com)

The legendary heroes from Kargil Rfn Sanjay Kumar (PVC) and Gdr Yogendra Yadav (PVC) with Captain Bana Singh (PVC). (Source: Rediff.com)

A picture of Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar (Then Rifleman) with his wife. (Source: starsunfolded.com)

A picture of Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar (Then Rifleman) with his children. (Source: starsunfolded.com)

Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar (Then Rifleman) at snow clad mountains. (Source: starsunfolded.com)

Painted portrait of young Rfn Sanjay Kumar

  1. Col. Gurmeet Kanwal. Heroes of Kargil. Army Headquarters, New Delhi. (2002)
  2. Lt General (retd) YM Bammi, Kargil 1999: The Impregnable Conquered, Gorkha Publishers, New Delhi (2002)
  3. Colonel SC Tyagi, The Kargil Victory: Battles from Peak to Peak. Speaking Tiger publication (2019)
  4. Cardozo, Ian, Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle (2003)
  5. Ballabh, Anand, Insights into Infantry Regiments: A Basic Factbook. Forward Books publications. New Delhi (2013)
  6. Gandhi, S.S. Portraits of Valour: India’s Highest Gallantry Awards and Their Recipients. The Defence Review. (Ed 2006).
  7. Maj Gen Ian Cardozo, Rishi Kumar, “Param Vir Chakra: Sanjay Kumar”, Comic book, Roli Books,https://www.flipkart.com/param-vir-chakra-sanjay-kumar/p/itmf4hwhdn96f6sv
  8. Sanjay Kumar, Param Vir Chakra, Promoted, (rediff.com) (Accessed on 25 May 2022) https://www.rediff.com/news/report/sanjay-kumar-param-vir-chakra-promoted/20220209.htm
  9. Pune: Param Vir Chakra Awardee Sub Maj Sanjay Kumar becomes Instructor for NDA Cadets (punekarnews.in) (Accessed on 25 May 2022) https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-param-vir-chakra-awardee-sub-maj-sanjay-kumar-becomes-instructor-for-nda-cadets/
  10. How wounded Sanjay Kumar facilitated capture of Area Flat Top in Kargil War (myindiamyglory.com) (Accessed on 25 May 2022) https://www.myindiamyglory.com/2017/05/16/how-wounded-sanjay-kumar-facilitated-capture-of-area-flat-top-in-kargil-war/
  11. Capture of crucial Point-4875 important objective: Goswami, (earlytimes.in) (Accessed on 25 May 2022) http://www.earlytimes.in/newsdet.aspx?q=154556
  12. Sanjay Kumar (timesofindia.indiatimes) (Accessed on 25 May 2022) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/miscellaneous/sanjay-kumar/articleshow/55980042.cms
  13. The War Decorated India & Trust (Accessed on 25 may 2022) http://twdi.in/node/1072
  14. Kargil Vijay Diwas 2019: The Story of Param Vir Chakra Awardee Sanjay Kumar (news18.com) (Accessed on 25 May 2022) https://www.news18.com/news/india/kargil-vijay-diwas-2019-the-story-of-param-vir-chakra-awardee-sanjay-kumar-2246717.html
  15. Pune: Posted at NDA, Param Vir Chakra recipient promoted as Subedar Major (indianexpress.com) (Accessed on 25 May 2022) https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-posted-nda-param-vir-chakra-subedar-major-7762605/

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, Param Vir Chakra, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles

Exclusive Interview of PVC Sanjay Kumar, (Source: Bharat Tak)

Kargil Heroes: Meet Captain Vikram Batra and Riflemen Sanjay Kumar, by Major Gaurav Arya, (Source: Republic TV)

Kargil War Story: Param Vir Chakra Sanjay Kumar, (Source: Josh Talks Hindi)

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, (Source: Para defence)

Havildar Sanjay Kumar, PVC 13 JAK RIF, (Source: Ananthakrishna Bhat K)

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