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LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAMAKRISHNAN VISHWANATHAN

Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Vir Chakra (Posthumous) , 03-06-1999
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-39584
Rank LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Unit/Regiments/Corps 18 GDRS
Son Of VENKATESH RAMAKRISHNA
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) BOMBAY
War/Operation/Battle Kargil War/Op VIJAY
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Citation

A Bust statue of Lt Col R Vishwanathan is installed in Ernakulam, Kerala.

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Wife of Lt Col R Vishwanathan receiving Vir Chakra from President KR Narayanan. (Photo Source: Rashtrapati Bhavan Achieves)

Wife of Lt Col R Vishwanathan’s wife weeping in memory of her husband at the defence investiture ceremony. (Photo Source: Rediff)

Lt Col Vishwanathan with his daughter Anjali and Wife Jalja Vishwanathan. (Photo Source: Twitter Vikas Manhas @37VManhas)

Deceased Lt Col R Vishwanathan being carried by his fellow colleagues. (Photo Source: DESH @TEAM_DESH)

  1. Tyagi, Satish Chandra. 2019. The Kargil Victory Battles From Peak to Peak. The Speaking Tigers in association with The United Service Institute of India
  2. Kargil 1999: The Impregnable Conquered Lt. Gen Y M Bammi. (2002) Gorkha Publisher
  3. From Surprise to Reckoning: The Kargil Review Committee Report (2000) Sage Publications, New Delhi (Pg no 104-105)
  4. Singh, Amarinder . (2001). A Ridge Too Far: War in the Kargil heights 1999. Patiala: Motibagh Palace
  5. Gandhi, S.S. Portraits of Valour: India’s Highest Gallantry Awards and Their Recipients. The Defence Review. (Ed 2006).
  6. Honour point: Online memorial for every Indian solider (Accessed on April 15, 2022) https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/lt-col-ramakrishnan-vishwanathan-vrc/
  7. The War Decorated India & Trust (Accessed on April 15, 2022) http://twdi.in/node/3444

Recounting the Valour of Col R Vishwanathan (Source: Youtube DD News)

NCC honours Kargil War Hero Lt Col Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan, VrC (Source: Official Youtube Channel NCC)

Special Programme #KargilBattle for the Peaks PART-2 (Source: Youtube Madhu MultiMedia Production)

Battle of Tololing – 1999 – Kargil War (Source: Youtube History Media-HD)

Mount Tololing from Kargil War Memorial (Source: Youtube Wild Films India)

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