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	'''Major Mariappan Saravanan ''' (10 August 1972 – 29 May 1999), was an [[Officer (armed forces)\|officer]] in the prestigious [[Bihar Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]] who was martyred during the [[Kargil War]]. He was killed in hand-to-hand combat with intruders after killing four intruders in the Batalik area of Kargil Sector on 29 May 1999, along with 33 soldiers and four other officers. Saravanan had just completed four years of service on 10 March 1999.		'''Major Mariappan Saravanan ''' (10 August 1972 – 29 May 1999), was an [[Officer (armed forces)\|officer]] in the prestigious [[Bihar Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]] who was martyred during the [[Kargil War]]. He was killed in hand-to-hand combat with intruders after killing four intruders in the Batalik area of Kargil Sector on 29 May 1999, along with 33 soldiers and four other officers. Saravanan had just completed four years of service on 10 March 1999.

	Major Saravanan was possibly the first officer killed in the Kargil War. The attack led by him came in the early stages of the conflict when adequate [[military intelligence\|information]] was not available.<ref>{{Cite web \| last = \| first = \| title = Shaheed Acting Major Mariappan Saravanan \| work = Kargil War Heroes \| publisher = Kashmir News Network \| date = 10 July 1999 \| url = http://ikashmir.net/kargilheroes/saravanan.html \| accessdate = 11 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> His actions have led to him being referred to as the "Hero of Batalik".		Major Saravanan was possibly the first officer killed in the Kargil War. The attack led by him came in the early stages of the conflict when adequate [[military intelligence\|information]] was not available.<ref>{{Cite web \| last = \| first = \| title = Shaheed Acting Major Mariappan Saravanan \| work = Kargil War Heroes \| publisher = Kashmir News Network \| date = 10 July 1999 \| url = http://ikashmir.net/kargilheroes/saravanan.html \| accessdate = 11 November 2010}}</ref> His actions have led to him being referred to as the "Hero of Batalik".

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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	'''Major Mariappan Saravanan''' (10 August 1972 – 29 May 1999), was an [[Officer (armed forces)\|officer]] in the prestigious [[Bihar Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]] who was martyred during the [[Kargil War]]. He was killed in hand-to-hand combat with intruders after killing four intruders in the Batalik area of Kargil Sector on 29 May 1999, along with 33 soldiers and four other officers. Saravanan had just completed four years of service on 10 March 1999.		'''Major Mariappan Saravanan ''' (10 August 1972 – 29 May 1999), was an [[Officer (armed forces)\|officer]] in the prestigious [[Bihar Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]] who was martyred during the [[Kargil War]]. He was killed in hand-to-hand combat with intruders after killing four intruders in the Batalik area of Kargil Sector on 29 May 1999, along with 33 soldiers and four other officers. Saravanan had just completed four years of service on 10 March 1999.

	Major Saravanan was possibly the first officer killed in the Kargil War. The attack led by him came in the early stages of the conflict when adequate [[military intelligence\|information]] was not available.<ref>{{Cite web \| last = \| first = \| title = Shaheed Acting Major Mariappan Saravanan \| work = Kargil War Heroes \| publisher = Kashmir News Network \| date = 10 July 1999 \| url = http://ikashmir.net/kargilheroes/saravanan.html \| accessdate = 11 November ~~2010~~}}</ref> His actions have led to him being referred to as the "Hero of Batalik".		Major Saravanan was possibly the first officer killed in the Kargil War. The attack led by him came in the early stages of the conflict when adequate [[military intelligence\|information]] was not available.<ref>{{Cite web \| last = \| first = \| title = Shaheed Acting Major Mariappan Saravanan \| work = Kargil War Heroes \| publisher = Kashmir News Network \| date = 10 July 1999 \| url = http://ikashmir.net/kargilheroes/saravanan.html \| accessdate = 11 November 2022}}</ref> His actions have led to him being referred to as the "Hero of Batalik".

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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{{Infobox military person
|honorific_prefix=Major
|name = Mariappan Saravanan
|honorific_suffix=[[Vir Chakra|VrC]]
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|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1972|08|10}}
|birth_place = [[Rameswaram]] , [[Tamil Nadu]], India
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1999|05|29|1972|08|10}}
|death_place = Batalik Sector, [[Kargil district|Kargil]]
|nickname = "Hero of Batalik"
|branch= {{army|India}}
| allegiance ={{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
|unit= [[Bihar Regiment]]
|serviceyears= 1995–1999
|battles= [[Kargil War]]
|awards= [[File:Vir Chakra ribbon bar.svg|32px]] [[Vir Chakra]]

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'''Major Mariappan Saravanan''' (10 August 1972 – 29 May 1999), was an [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] in the prestigious [[Bihar Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]] who was martyred during the [[Kargil War]]. He was killed in hand-to-hand combat with intruders after killing four intruders in the Batalik area of Kargil Sector on 29 May 1999, along with 33 soldiers and four other officers. Saravanan had just completed four years of service on 10 March 1999.

Major Saravanan was possibly the first officer killed in the Kargil War. The attack led by him came in the early stages of the conflict when adequate [[military intelligence|information]] was not available.<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Shaheed Acting Major Mariappan Saravanan | work = Kargil War Heroes | publisher = Kashmir News Network | date = 10 July 1999 | url = http://ikashmir.net/kargilheroes/saravanan.html | accessdate = 11 November 2010}}</ref> His actions have led to him being referred to as the "Hero of Batalik".

==Early life==
Born on 10 August 1972 on the island of [[Rameswaram]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]], Saravanan began his schooling at [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] in [[Gaya district]] and continued his high school in [[Campion Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School]] in [[Tiruchirapalli]] and later graduated from [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli]] in 1992. Saravanan was also the president of the student union at St. Joseph's College in 1992 and was a C certificate holder of NCC. His father Lt. Colonel Adi Mariappan died in a road accident in [[Bangalore]] on 19 June 1989 while serving in the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force]] during [[Operation Pawan]] in Sri Lanka. He has two sisters.

==Military career==
Saravanan graduated from the OTA in 1995 and joined 1 Bihar as a lieutenant in 1995. After joining the army he was posted to Tamulpur, [[Cooch Behar]] and [[Bhutan]] before moving to Kargil. He was promoted to captain in 1996 and to major in 1999.

===The Kargil War===
1 Bihar was in [[Assam]] when the Kargil War broke out. They were ordered to move to [[Kargil district|Kargil]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. On the night of 28 May 1999, Major Saravanan was assigned the task of capturing a well-fortified Pakistani position at {{Convert|14229|ft|m}} in the Batalik sector. He and his men launched an attack at 04:00 IST. Despite intensive firing from the enemy with [[artillery]] and [[automatic weapon]]s, they charged into a volley of bullets. Saravanan fired a [[rocket launcher]] into the enemy position that killed two enemy soldiers. During the combat, he was hit by [[Shrapnel shell|shrapnel]] and injured but continued fighting. His [[commanding officer]] ordered him to retreat because too many Indian soldiers had been injured. He killed two more invaders but this time he was hit by a bullet in the head and died at around 06:30 IST.

===Vir Chakra===
The [[Vir Chakra]] was awarded to Saravanan posthumously and presented to his mother by President [[K. R. Narayanan]]. It reads:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/4528|title=Vir Chakra (VrC), Awardee: Maj M Sarvanan, VrC @ TWDI|publisher=}}</ref>
{{Quotation|Gazette Notification: 113Pres/98,15-8-99
Operation: –

Date of Award: 15 Aug 1999

Citation:<br>
Major M Saravanan was the Company Commander of one of the companies of 1 Bihar launched in the battalion attack on Point 4268 In the Batalik sector during "Operation Vijay” While moving forward to eliminate the last position held by the enemy, Major Saravanan was fired upon by the enemy with a heavy volume of small arms fire. Unmindful of the enemyfire, he crawled forward to destroy the last remaining enemy position and before being fatally hit by an enemy bullet, killed two enemy soldiers.

Major M Saravanan displayed exceptional bravery, valour and exemplary leadership, fighting from front, destroying two enemy sagars and killing few enemy soldiers before laying his life for the motherland and in the process eliminating an important enemy position.}}

==Trust and memorial==
A trust has been created on his name, meant for the welfare of the poor, indigent and needy to serve the society at large without any discrimination as to caste, color and creed. Also, it aims at motivating the youngsters to "Join the Army and serve the nation". Eight years post Kargil war, a memorial was unveiled on the collector office road in Tiruchirapalli. The memorial was constructed and is maintained by Major Saravanan Memorial Trust. On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Divas on 26 July 2008, the Postal Department brought out a special cover in memory of Major M. Saravanan.

==References==
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