Kargil Chowk

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.^[1] It is dedicated to the soldiers from Bihar & Jharkhand who had sacrificed their lives in the Kargil War in 1999.^[2]

List engraved names on Kargil Chowk

Following are the martyrs whose names are engraved on Kargil Chowk war memorial.^[3]

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.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Diktat to mend auto manners". Telegraphindia.com. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ "Kargil Chowk". Go4patna.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ "Landmarks". Patna.bih.nic.in. 22 March 1912. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ "Candle Light March in support of Irom Sharmila at Kargil Chowk". e-pao.net. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ "About Kargil Chowk". ftd.travel. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ "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

Patna

Patna, Bihar, India

History of Patna

Civic

Economy

Satellite town

Bihta
Sonpur

Localities/
neighbourhoods

Neighbourhoods in Patna

Buildings
and landmarks

Transport

Air	Jay Prakash Narayan Airport Bihta Air Force Station
Rail	Patna Junction Rajendra Nagar Terminal Patliputra Junction Patna Saheb Gulzarbagh Station Phulwari Sharif railway station Danapur Station Fatuha Junction railway station Patna Metro
Road	Loknayak Ganga Path Mahatma Gandhi Setu Digha–Sonpur Bridge

Hospitals

PMCH
NMCH
AIIMS
Jay Prabha Medanta Super Specialty Hospital, Patna
Mediversal Multi Superspecialty Hospital
Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre
Ford Hospital and Research Centre
Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

Education

Universities & colleges	Patna University Aryabhatta Knowledge University Chanakya National Law University Nalanda Open University Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University Magadh University Central University of South Bihar IIT Patna National Institute of Technology, Patna (NIT-P) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT Patna) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna Women's College Patna Dental College Patna College Bihar National College St. Xavier's College, Patna A N College Birla Institute of Technology, Patna R.P. Sharma Institute of Technology Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences Magadh Mahila College Maulana Azad College of Engineering and Technology
Schools	St. Xavier's High School Don Bosco Academy St. Michael's High School Loyola High School Delhi Public School, Patna DAV BSEB

Universities
& colleges