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|name          = Neikezhakuo Kengurüse
| name          = Neikezhakuo Kengurüse
|honorific_suffix=[[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]
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|birth_place  = Nerhema, [[Kohima district]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]]
| birth_place  = Nerhema, [[Kohima district|Kohima District]], [[Nagaland]], India
|death_place  = Black Rock, [[Kargil district|Kargil]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], India
| death_place  = Black Rock, [[Kargil district|Kargil]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], India
|nickname = Nimbu Sahib<br>Neibu
| nickname     = Nimbu Sahib<br />Neibu
| allegiance    ={{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
| allegiance    = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
|branch= [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
| branch       = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
|serviceyears= 1998–1999
| serviceyears = 1998–1999
|rank= [[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|15px]] [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
| rank         = [[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|15px]] [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
| unit          = [[Rajputana Rifles|2nd Rajputana Rifles]] ([[Indian Army Service Corps|Army Service Corps]])
| servicenumber = IC-58396
|battles = [[Kargil War]]<br>[[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]]
| unit          = [[Rajputana Rifles|2nd Rajputana Rifles]] <br />([[Indian Army Service Corps|Army Service Corps]])
| awards= [[File:Maha Vir Chakra ribbon.svg|32px]] [[Maha Vir Chakra]]
| battles       = [[Kargil War]]<br />[[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]]
| awards       = [[File:Maha Vir Chakra ribbon.svg|32px]] [[Maha Vir Chakra]]
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[[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] '''Neikezhakuo Kengurüse''', [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (15 July 1974 – 28 June 1999) was an [[Indian Army]] officer from [[Nagaland]].


[[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] '''Neikezhakuo Kengurüse''', [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (15 July 1974 – 28 June 1999) was an [[Indian Army]] officer of 2 [[Rajputana Rifles]], who was posthumously awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]], India's second highest [[gallantry award]], for exemplary valour in combat during operations in the [[Kargil War]] in 1999.
Kengurüse was an officer of 2 [[Rajputana Rifles]], who was posthumously awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]], India's second highest [[gallantry award]], for his exemplary valour in combat during operations in the [[Kargil War]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/captain-neikezhakuo-kenguruse-mvc/|title=Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, MVC|publisher=Honoourpoint}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Kengurüse was born in Nerhema village in [[Kohima district]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]]. His father was Neisielie Kengurüse. He had two brothers named Ngseue Kengurüse and Atoulie Kengurüse. He did his schooling at St. Xavier School in [[Jalukie]] and graduated from [[Kohima Science College]].
Kengurüse was born at Nerhema village in [[Kohima district|Kohima District]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]]. His father was Neisielie Kengurüse. He had two brothers named Ngseue Kengurüse and Atoulie Kengurüse. He did his schooling at St. Xavier School in [[Jalukie]] and graduated from [[Kohima Science College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=18TH VIJAY DIWAS CELEBRATIONS: Remembering Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, Mahavir Chakra |url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2017/aug01-17/h14.htm |url-status=live |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=[[Sainik Samachar]]}}</ref>


He was as a teacher at the Government High School in [[Kohima]] from 1994 to 1997.
He worked as a teacher at the Government High School in [[Kohima]] from 1994 to 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ambrocia |first1=Medolenuo |title=Nagaland: Kargil War martyr Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse remembered |url=https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2020/07/26/nagaland-kargil-war-martyr-capt-neikezhakuo-kenguruse-remembered/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=EastMojo |date=26 July 2022}}</ref>


==Military career==
==Military career==
Kengurüse was commissioned into Army Service Corps of the Indian Army on 12 December 1998, and was in the midst of his field attachment with 2nd Rajputana Rifles battalion.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Eastern Mirror|url=http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/assam-rifles-pays-tribute-kargil-hero-capt-kenguruse/|publisher=The Eastern Mirror|accessdate=31 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/captain-neikezhakuo-kenguruse-mvc/|title=Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, MVC|publisher=Honoourpoint}}</ref>
Kengurüse passed the [[Combined Defence Services Examination]] in 1996 and joined the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]] in Jun 1997 to fulfill his dream of serving the [[Indian Army|Indian army]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Naga Kargil Hero Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse's Death Anniversary Commemorated in Kohima |url=http://www.hornbilltv.com/north_east_stories/death_anniversary_late_captain_neikezhakuo_kenguruse_naga_kargil_hero-223 |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=HORNBILL TV |date=28 June 2021}}</ref>


He was fondly nicknamed ''Neibu'' by his family and friends. Some soldiers under his command called him ''Nimbu Sahib'' (Lemon Sir).<ref>{{cite news
Kengurüse was commissioned into the Army Service Corps of the Indian Army on 12 December 1998, and was in the midst of his field attachment with the 2nd Rajputana Rifles battalion.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 July 2013 |title=Assam Rifles pays tribute to Kargil hero Capt Kenguruse |work=The Eastern Mirror |publisher= |url=http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/assam-rifles-pays-tribute-kargil-hero-capt-kenguruse/ |accessdate=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|title=Newsgram
|url=http://www.newsgram.com/capt-n-kenguruse-the-man-who-climbed-barefoot-at-16000-ft/
|publisher=Newsgram
|accessdate=31 December 2015}}</ref> A memorial was constructed at Pheza Village in his memory.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Kargil Martyr honored
|url=http://www.nagalandpost.com/channelnews/state/statenews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDAwMzIyNQ%3D%3D-ZnOT9ws7mQQ%3D
|publisher=Nagaland Post
|accessdate=31 December 2015}}</ref>


===Kargil War===
He was fondly nicknamed ''Neibu'' by his family and friends.<ref>{{cite book |last1=BAWEJA |first1=HARINDER |title=SOLDIER'S DIARY kargil the inside story. |date=2019 |publisher=ROLI BOOKS |isbn=978-81-941109-1-0 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/soldiers-diary-kargil-the-inside-story/oclc/1240772216 |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=English}}</ref> Some soldiers under his command called him ''Nimbu Sahib'' (Lemon Sir).<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |date=1975 |title=India today |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/india-today/oclc/2675526 |journal=India today. |language=English |volume=24 |pages=44 |issn=0254-8399 |oclc=2675526 |via=WORLDCAT}}</ref><ref>{{Dead link|date=April 2022}}{{cite news |title=Newsgram |publisher=Newsgram |url=http://www.newsgram.com/capt-n-kenguruse-the-man-who-climbed-barefoot-at-16000-ft/ |accessdate=31 December 2022}}</ref> A memorial was constructed at Pheza Village in his memory.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Capt Kenguruse honored on ‘Vijay Diwas’ |work=Nagaland Post |url=http://www.nagalandpost.com/channelnews/state/statenews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDAwMzIyNQ%3D%3D-ZnOT9ws7mQQ%3D |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065051/http://www.nagalandpost.com/channelnews/state/statenews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDAwMzIyNQ%3D%3D-ZnOT9ws7mQQ%3D |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 28 June 1999, at Lone Hill, Drass sector as a part of a commando platoon established foothold for his platoon at 16000 foot (-10 deg. Celsius) inspired by the renowned headhunter Perheile ,who was his great great grandfather he climbed barefeet and once on top killed 4 infiltrators before being shot.<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-war-india-can-t-forget/story-EVroOl7HM0nJqxZZuhvekO.html</ref>Capt. Kenguruse is one of the top 15 decorated soldiers and officers of [[Kargil War]].<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-war-india-can-t-forget/story-EVroOl7HM0nJqxZZuhvekO.html</ref>


===Maha Vir Chakra===
== Kargil War ==
On 28 June 1999, at Lone Hill, Drass sector as the commander of [[Ghatak Platoon|Ghatak platoon]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kanwal |first1=Gurmeet |title=Heroes of Kargil |date=2002 |publisher=Army Headquarters |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/heroes-of-kargil/oclc/51172199 |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kakoty |first1=Sanjeeb |title=Tri Colour atop the Himalayas: A North East Perspective |url=https://theshillongtimes.com/2017/08/30/tri-colour-atop-the-himalayas-a-north-east-perspective/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=[[The Shillong Times]] |date=30 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Dwivedi |first=Diksha |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1131777602 |title=Letters from Kargil : the war through our soldiers' eyes |publisher=Juggernaut |year=2017 |isbn=978-93-86228-43-7 |location=New Delhi, India |pages=68–69 |oclc=1131777602}}</ref> a commando platoon, Kenguruse was assigned the task to evict Pakistani soldiers holding a machine gun post at Black Rock, Dras Sector and to capture the area.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Ghatak platoon captain who scaled a rock wall and gave Pakistan a bloody nose |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india-defence/the-ghatak-platoon-captain-who-scaled-a-rock-wall-and-gave-pakistan-a-bloody-nose-vpn-qvf0j8 |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |date=28 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Kengurüse established foothold for his platoon at 16000 feet (environmental temperature was at -10 deg. Celsius).<ref>{{cite news |title=Late Capt Kenguruse honoured during Vijay Diwas |url=https://morungexpress.com/late-capt-kenguruse-honoured-during-vijay-diwas |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=[[The Morung Express]] |date=26 July 2022}}</ref>
 
Being inspired by the renowned headhunter Perheile, who was his great great grandfather,<ref name=":0" /> Kengurüse had to climb barefeet as he realised that his shoes are having gripping problem in the rocks. Without his shoes, Kengurüse reached the top and  killed 2 infiltrators with his rifle and other 2 enemies in a hand-to-hand combat despite being shot in his abdomen.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saksena |first1=Abhishek |title=Meet Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse - The Kargil Hero You Have Never Heard Of |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/meet-captain-neikezhakuo-kenguruse--the-kargil-hero-you-have-never-heard-of-234587.html |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=IndiaTimes |date=15 July 2015 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Chandar (Retd) |first1=Col Y. Udaya |title=Independent India’s All the Seven Wars |publisher=[[Notion Press]] |isbn=978-1948473217 |edition=1st |url=https://notionpress.com/read/independent-india-s-all-the-seven-wars/paperback |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Dutt |first1=Sanjay |title=War and peace in Kargil sector |date=2000 |publisher=A.P.H.Publ |isbn=978-81-7648-151-9 |pages=79 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/war-and-peace-in-kargil-sector/oclc/492081185 |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 July 2009 |title=The war India can’t forget |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-war-india-can-t-forget/story-EVroOl7HM0nJqxZZuhvekO.html}}</ref>
 
Capt. Kengurüse is one of the top 15 decorated soldiers and officers of [[Kargil War]].
 
== Maha Vir Chakra ==
The citation for the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] reads as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=NEIKEZHAKUO KENGURUSE {{!}} Gallantry Awards|url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/1505|website=gallantryawards.gov.in}}</ref>
The citation for the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] reads as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=NEIKEZHAKUO KENGURUSE {{!}} Gallantry Awards|url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/1505|website=gallantryawards.gov.in}}</ref>
{{Quotation|Operation: Op Vijay - Kargil
{{Quotation|Operation: Op Vijay - Kargil
Effective Date of Award: 28 Jun 1999
Effective Date of Award: 28 Jun 1999


<center>'''CITATION'''<br>
{{center|'''CITATION'''<br />
'''CAPTAIN NEIKEZHAKUO KENGURUSE (IC-58396)'''<br>
'''CAPTAIN NEIKEZHAKUO KENGURÜSE (IC-58396)'''<br />
'''2 RAJPUTANA RIFLES (ASC)'''<br/>
'''2 RAJPUTANA RIFLES (ASC)'''<br />
'''(POSTHUMOUS)'''</center>
'''(POSTHUMOUS)'''}}


Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse was the Ghatak Platoon Commander during the attack on Area Black Rock in the Drass Sector on the night of 28 June 1999 during Operation VIJAY.
Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse was the Ghatak Platoon Commander during the attack on Area Black Rock in the Drass Sector on the night of 28 June 1999 during Operation VIJAY.


He volunteered to undertake a daring commando mission of attacking a well-sited enemy machine gun position, on a cliff face, which was heavily interfering with all the approaches to the main objective of the Battalion. As the commando team scaled the cliff face, it came under intense mortar and automatic fire, which caused heavy casualties.
He volunteered to undertake a daring commando mission of attacking a well-sited enemy machine gun position, on a cliff face, which was heavily interfering with all the approaches to the main objective of the Battalion. As the commando team scaled the cliff face, it came under intense mortar and automatic fire, which caused heavy casualties.
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The officer sustained a splinter injury in his abdomen. Bleeding profusely yet undeterred, he urged his men to carry on with the assault. On reaching the final cliff face, the commando team was halted by a sheer rock wall that separated them from the enemy machine-gun post. The officer took off his shoes to get a good grip and scaled the rock wall carrying with him a rocket launcher, which he fired at the enemy position.
The officer sustained a splinter injury in his abdomen. Bleeding profusely yet undeterred, he urged his men to carry on with the assault. On reaching the final cliff face, the commando team was halted by a sheer rock wall that separated them from the enemy machine-gun post. The officer took off his shoes to get a good grip and scaled the rock wall carrying with him a rocket launcher, which he fired at the enemy position.


Unmindful of his personal safety, the officer thereafter charged at the enemy position and personally killed two men with his rifle and another two with his commando knife in a hand to hand combat before succumbing to his injury.
Unmindful of his personal safety, the officer thereafter charged at the enemy position and personally killed two men with his rifle and another two with his commando knife in a hand-to-hand combat before succumbing to his injury.
 
By his daredevil act, Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse single-handedly neutralised the enemy position, which had tied up the Battalion's progress.


Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse displayed conspicuous gallantry indomitable resolve, grit and determination beyond the call of duty and made the supreme sacrifice in the face of the enemy, in true traditions of the Indian Army.|sign=|source=}}
By his daredevil act, Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse single-handedly neutralised the enemy position, which had tied up the Battalion's progress.


Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse displayed conspicuous gallantry indomitable resolve, grit and determination beyond the call of duty and made the supreme sacrifice in the face of the enemy, in true traditions of the Indian Army.|sign=|source=}}


The Army Service Corps in Bangalore has an entrance gate named in his honour.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|title=Army Services Corps honours its sole Mahavir Chakra awardee |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/army-services-corps-honours-its-sole-mahavir-chakra-awardee/article7850346.ece|date=6 November 2015|author=Mohit Rao|place=Bangalore}}</ref>
== Honour==
* The Army Service Corps in Bangalore has an entrance gate named in his honour.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|title=Army Services Corps honours its sole Mahavir Chakra awardee |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/army-services-corps-honours-its-sole-mahavir-chakra-awardee/article7850346.ece|date=6 November 2015|author=Mohit Rao|place=Bangalore}}</ref>
* There is a statue of Capt Neikezhakuo Kengurüse near the gate of the Army Service Corps Centre (South).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=Statue of Kargil hero unveiled |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/statue-of-kargil-hero-unveiled-155623 |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=7 November 2015 |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Captain

Neikezhakuo Kengurüse

MVC
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Nickname(s)Nimbu Sahib
Neibu
Born(1974-07-15)15 July 1974
Nerhema, Kohima District, Nagaland, India
Died28 June 1999(1999-06-28) (aged 24)
Black Rock, Kargil, Jammu & Kashmir, India
AllegianceIndia Republic of India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1998–1999
Rank Captain
Service numberIC-58396
Unit2nd Rajputana Rifles
(Army Service Corps)
Battles/warsKargil War
Operation Vijay
Awards Maha Vir Chakra

Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse, MVC (15 July 1974 – 28 June 1999) was an Indian Army officer from Nagaland.

Kengurüse was an officer of 2 Rajputana Rifles, who was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest gallantry award, for his exemplary valour in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999.[1]

Early life

Kengurüse was born at Nerhema village in Kohima District, Nagaland, India. His father was Neisielie Kengurüse. He had two brothers named Ngseue Kengurüse and Atoulie Kengurüse. He did his schooling at St. Xavier School in Jalukie and graduated from Kohima Science College.[2]

He worked as a teacher at the Government High School in Kohima from 1994 to 1997.[3]

Military career

Kengurüse passed the Combined Defence Services Examination in 1996 and joined the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in Jun 1997 to fulfill his dream of serving the Indian army.[4]

Kengurüse was commissioned into the Army Service Corps of the Indian Army on 12 December 1998, and was in the midst of his field attachment with the 2nd Rajputana Rifles battalion.[5]

He was fondly nicknamed Neibu by his family and friends.[6] Some soldiers under his command called him Nimbu Sahib (Lemon Sir).[7][8] A memorial was constructed at Pheza Village in his memory.[9]

Kargil War

On 28 June 1999, at Lone Hill, Drass sector as the commander of Ghatak platoon,[10][11][12] a commando platoon, Kenguruse was assigned the task to evict Pakistani soldiers holding a machine gun post at Black Rock, Dras Sector and to capture the area.[13] Kengurüse established foothold for his platoon at 16000 feet (environmental temperature was at -10 deg. Celsius).[14]

Being inspired by the renowned headhunter Perheile, who was his great great grandfather,[7] Kengurüse had to climb barefeet as he realised that his shoes are having gripping problem in the rocks. Without his shoes, Kengurüse reached the top and killed 2 infiltrators with his rifle and other 2 enemies in a hand-to-hand combat despite being shot in his abdomen.[15][16][17][18]

Capt. Kengurüse is one of the top 15 decorated soldiers and officers of Kargil War.

Maha Vir Chakra

The citation for the Maha Vir Chakra reads as follows:[19]

Operation: Op Vijay - Kargil

Effective Date of Award: 28 Jun 1999

CITATION

CAPTAIN NEIKEZHAKUO KENGURÜSE (IC-58396)
2 RAJPUTANA RIFLES (ASC)

(POSTHUMOUS)

Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse was the Ghatak Platoon Commander during the attack on Area Black Rock in the Drass Sector on the night of 28 June 1999 during Operation VIJAY.

He volunteered to undertake a daring commando mission of attacking a well-sited enemy machine gun position, on a cliff face, which was heavily interfering with all the approaches to the main objective of the Battalion. As the commando team scaled the cliff face, it came under intense mortar and automatic fire, which caused heavy casualties.

The officer sustained a splinter injury in his abdomen. Bleeding profusely yet undeterred, he urged his men to carry on with the assault. On reaching the final cliff face, the commando team was halted by a sheer rock wall that separated them from the enemy machine-gun post. The officer took off his shoes to get a good grip and scaled the rock wall carrying with him a rocket launcher, which he fired at the enemy position.

Unmindful of his personal safety, the officer thereafter charged at the enemy position and personally killed two men with his rifle and another two with his commando knife in a hand-to-hand combat before succumbing to his injury.

By his daredevil act, Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse single-handedly neutralised the enemy position, which had tied up the Battalion's progress.

Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse displayed conspicuous gallantry indomitable resolve, grit and determination beyond the call of duty and made the supreme sacrifice in the face of the enemy, in true traditions of the Indian Army.

Honour

  • The Army Service Corps in Bangalore has an entrance gate named in his honour.[20]
  • There is a statue of Capt Neikezhakuo Kengurüse near the gate of the Army Service Corps Centre (South).[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, MVC". Honoourpoint.
  2. ↑ "18TH VIJAY DIWAS CELEBRATIONS: Remembering Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, Mahavir Chakra". Sainik Samachar. Retrieved 11 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Ambrocia, Medolenuo (26 July 2022). "Nagaland: Kargil War martyr Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse remembered". EastMojo. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Naga Kargil Hero Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse's Death Anniversary Commemorated in Kohima". HORNBILL TV. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Assam Rifles pays tribute to Kargil hero Capt Kenguruse". The Eastern Mirror. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  6. ↑ BAWEJA, HARINDER (2019). SOLDIER'S DIARY kargil the inside story. ROLI BOOKS. ISBN 978-81-941109-1-0. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "India today". India today. 24: 44. 1975. ISSN 0254-8399. OCLC 2675526 – via WORLDCAT.
  8. ↑ [dead link]"Newsgram". Newsgram. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Capt Kenguruse honored on 'Vijay Diwas'". Nagaland Post. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Kanwal, Gurmeet (2002). Heroes of Kargil. Army Headquarters. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Kakoty, Sanjeeb (30 August 2022). "Tri Colour atop the Himalayas: A North East Perspective". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  12. ↑ Dwivedi, Diksha (2017). Letters from Kargil : the war through our soldiers' eyes. New Delhi, India: Juggernaut. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-93-86228-43-7. OCLC 1131777602.
  13. ↑ "The Ghatak platoon captain who scaled a rock wall and gave Pakistan a bloody nose". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Late Capt Kenguruse honoured during Vijay Diwas". The Morung Express. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  15. ↑ Saksena, Abhishek (15 July 2015). "Meet Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse - The Kargil Hero You Have Never Heard Of". IndiaTimes. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  16. ↑ Chandar (Retd), Col Y. Udaya. Independent India’s All the Seven Wars (1st ed.). Notion Press. ISBN 978-1948473217. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  17. ↑ Dutt, Sanjay (2000). War and peace in Kargil sector. A.P.H.Publ. p. 79. ISBN 978-81-7648-151-9. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  18. ↑ "The war India can't forget". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2009.
  19. ↑ "NEIKEZHAKUO KENGURUSE | Gallantry Awards". gallantryawards.gov.in.
  20. ↑ Mohit Rao (6 November 2015). "Army Services Corps honours its sole Mahavir Chakra awardee". The Hindu. Bangalore.
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