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CAPT NEIKEZHAKUO KENGURUSE

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous) , 15-08-1999
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-58396
Rank CAPT
Unit/Regiments/Corps ASC, 2 RAJ RIF
Son Of NEISELIE KENGURUSE
Mother's Name DINUO KENGURUSE
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) KOHIMA
War/Operation/Battle
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Citation

Bust of Capt Neikehzhakuo Kenguruse, MVC (Posthumous) unveiled by his parents at Sainik School, Punglwa, Peren District, Nagaland facilitated by Assam Rifles.
(Source: Twitter EasternCommand_IA @easterncomd)

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Statue of Kargil War hero Captain Neikehzhakuo Kengururse, MVC(Posthumous) unveiled by his parents at ASC (Bengaluru), (Source: TimesNow Twitter)

Statue of Kargil War hero Captain Neikehzhakuo Kengururse, MVC(Posthumous) unveiled by his parents at ASC (Bengaluru), (Source: TimesNow Twitter)

Capt Kenguruse’s memorial unveiled in Jalukie by his parents in Peren district, Nagaland (Source: easternmirrornagaland.com)

  1. Gandhi, S.S. Portraits of Valour: India’s Highest Gallantry Awards and Their Recipients. The Defence Review. (Ed 2006).
  2. Col. Gurmeet Kanwal. Heroes of Kargil. Army Headquarters, New Delhi. (2002)
  3. Lt General (retd) YM Bammi, Kargil 1999: The Impregnable Conquered, Gorkha Publishers, New Delhi (2002)
  4. Col SC Tyagi, “The Kargil Victory: Battles from Peak to Peak, Speaking Tiger Publication”, New Delhi, 2009
  5. Ballabh, Anand, “Insights into Indian Infantry Regiment: A Basic Factbook”, Forward Books publication, New Delhi
  6. The War Decorated India & Trust (Accessed on 4 April 2022) https://twdi.in/node/1180
  7. Kargil Heroes: The Story of a Soldier who climbed Kargil’s Icy slopes Barefoot to Defeat the Enemy (betterindia.com) (Accessed on 10 April 2022) https://www.thebetterindia.com/62903/kargil-hero-neikezhakuo-kenguruse/
  8. Meet Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse-The Kargil War Hero you have never heard of by Abhishek Saxena (indiatimes.com) (Accessed 21 April 2022) https://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/meet-captain-neikezhakuo-kenguruse--the-kargil-hero-you-have-never-heard-of-234587.html
  9. Captain Neikehzhakuo Kenguruse of 2 Rajputana Rifles- Heroism beyond Kargil, (thestorypedia.com) (Accessed on 24 May 2022) http://www.thestorypedia.com/news/captain-neikezhakuo-kenguruse-2-rajputana-rifles-heroism-beyond-kargil
  10. Captain Neikehzhakuo climbed Kargil’s Icy slopes barefoot to defeat the enemy, (Arise Bharat) (Accessed on 24 May 2022) https://arisebharat.com/2020/12/16/captain-neikezhakuo-climbed-kargils-icy-slopes-barefoot-to-defeat-the-enemy
  11. Statue of Kargil hero unveiled, (tribuneindia.com) (Accessed on 24 May 2022) https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/statue-of-kargil-hero-unveiled-155623
  12. Army Service Corps honours its sole Mahavir Chakra Awardee (thehindu.com) (Accessed on 08 June 2022) https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/army-services-corps-honours-its-sole-mahavir-chakra-awardee/article7850346.ece

NCC Kohima pays homage to late Captain Kenguruse (Source: NLTV)

Story of Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse narrated by Shri Sunil Rane for “One for All and All for One” (Source: One for All, All for One)

Shaurya Tales, Episode 4 narrated by Capt Yashika Hatwal Tyagi (Source: Capt Yashika Hatwal Tyagi)

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