CAPTAIN VIJYANT THAPER

CAPTAIN VIJYANT THAPER

Vijyant thaper is a name which ends with Vijay (victory). He was a guy with loving disposition & was like to play with toy guns. He wants to go in army and one day his hard work put off and he got selected in Indian military academy Dehradun; on the 12^th dec1998. he joined 2 Rajputana Rifels at Gwalior.

            He was chosen the battle field instead of luxurious colorful life because he know that the real glory is in battle field. he was a buddy guy, he had taken the revenge of his buddy’s murder named ‘sourav kalia’. Sourav kalia is that army man who was arrested by Pakistani troops and had given his body in pieces. Vijyant was very kind hearted man…. the example of his kind heartiness is Rukhsana. Rukhsana is a girl lived in Kashmir; where in front of his eyes her father was killed. Vijay was said to his family to give Rs/- 50 per month to rukhsana and which is going on till today. 

TOLLOLING VICTORY

Vijyant thaper was also known as hero of ‘Tolling Knoll’. 2 Rajputana Rifels was given the task of capturing the tolloling knoll. In this action vijyant fought like a men and a true soldier. Pakistani had well constructed fortification, very well stock, well sited. Dominating the narrow ridge line on which 2 rajputana rifles had to attack. During this battle vijyant captured a Pakistani position named barbad banker. Tolloling was the first victory of Indian army on 12^th June 1999 and has gone into the history as a turning pointing the war.

                 After successful capture of tolloling; Knoll & Cone hill area was the second task or 2 rajputana rifles on 28 June 1999. Captain Vijyant thaper was commanding the leading platoon ‘Alfa Company’. The attack started with vijyant’s platoon leading in the full moon night along a razor sharp ridge with no cover to offer.

During heavy enemy fire he lost some of his army men and some more were injured. While the exchange of fire was going on full excitement, vijyant reached his company which had already secured a foothold (grip) on knoll, by this time his company commander MAJOR P.ACHARYA had been killed. At this news vijyant’s anger was explosive, he and his colleague ‘NAIK TILAK SINGH’ both of them started engaging the enemy merely 15 minutes away.

After about an hour and forceful exchange of bullets and abuses; vijyant decided that he had to end the enemy. As he moved to do so a burst of fire stuck on him on his head. He fell in the arms of comrades ‘NAIK TILAK SINGH’. A brave son of INDIA had felled. It was after that the man of his company charged and fully captured the knoll.

              While an interview; her mother told one incident of 29 june 1999. I.e. vijyant didn’t eat the food from past two days. In evening near about 5pm he did make a call and said that “we are hungry……will food comes”? Answer from other side is “no sir…. Due to heavy firing it doesn’t reaches. Vijyant says send the food; may be tomorrow I will not eat your food…..and the food didn’t reach to vijyant and near about 7:30pm he got martyrdom.

                   The victory of knoll on 29 June 1999 is a saga of bravery unmatched and unbounded grit. Vijyant was a die hard soldier and a proud Indian. Lt. Vijyant thaper got a direct shot through left eye. Vijyant displayed remarkable cool, raw courage and exemplary valor and made the supreme sacrifice while facing the enemy. Captain Vijyant thaper received the VIR CHAKRA for his courageous deeds at knoll.

He was the founder of kargil war as he captured the tolloling knoll but most of us doesn’t know that who is vijyant thaper…… what did he do for us? We all are the very selfish personality. The amount of freedom is always responsibility. Are we fulfilling our responsibility???????