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==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Batra was born on 9 September 1974, in a small town in [[Palampur]], Himachal Pradesh. He was the third child of Girdhari Lal Batra, a government school principal, and Kamal Kanta Batra, a school teacher. He was the | Batra was born on 9 September 1974, in a small town in [[Palampur]], Himachal Pradesh. He was the third child of Girdhari Lal Batra, a government school principal, and Kamal Kanta Batra, a school teacher. He was the elder of twin sons, born fourteen minutes before his brother, Vishal. The twins were nicknamed: '[[Lava (Ramayana)|Luv]]' (Vikram) and '[[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kush]]' (Vishal), after the twin sons of the Hindu deity [[Rama]], by their mother who was a professed devotee of Rama.{{sfn|Batra|2016|p=21}} He had two sisters: Seema and Nutan.{{sfn|Batra|2016|pp=19–21}} As a young child, Batra received his primary education under the tutelage of his mother.{{sfn|Batra|2016|p=22}}{{sfn|Batra|2017}} He then attended the D.A.V. Public School in Palampur, where he studied up to [[Middle school#India|middle standard]].{{sfn|Batra|2016|p=22}} He received his [[Education in India#Secondary education|senior secondary education]] at [[Kendriya Vidyalaya|Central School]] in Palampur.{{sfn|Batra|2016|p=22}}{{sfn|Batra|2017}} | ||
Besides his academic | Besides his academic endeavours, Batra also dabbled in a variety of sports at his school, which he represented at the national level during the Youth Parliamentary competitions in [[Delhi]]. He also represented his school and college in [[table tennis]], [[Karate]] and other such sports. In 1990, he and his twin brother represented their school in table tennis at All India [[Kendriya Vidyalaya|KVS]] Nationals.{{sfn|Batra|2016|pp=24–26}}{{sfn|Batra|2017}}{{sfn|Rawat|2014|pp=266–267}}{{sfn|Rediff|2000}} He also was a green belt holder in Karate and went on to attend a national level camp in [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]].{{sfn|Batra|2016|p=24}} | ||
After completing his [[Twelfth grade#India|Class XII]] board examinations in 1992 from Central School, he attended [[DAV College, Chandigarh]] in [[Bachelor of Medical Sciences#India|B.Sc Medical Sciences]].{{sfn|Batra|2017}}{{sfn|Batra|2016|p=24}} At college, he joined the Air Wing of the [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]] (NCC) while he was in his first year.{{sfn|Kapur|2015}} During the Inter-State NCC Camp, he was adjudged the best NCC Air Wing cadet of Punjab Directorate in North Zone.{{sfn|Rawat|2014|p=267}}{{sfn|Batra|2016|p=33}} He was selected and underwent a 40-day paratrooping training with his NCC Air Wing unit at Pinjore Airfield and Flying Club, about 35 kilometres away from Chandigarh.{{sfn|Batra|2017}}{{sfn|Batra|2016|p=28}} During the next two years in DAV, he remained a cadet of the Army Wing of NCC.{{sfn|Kapur|2015}} In addition, he was the president of the Youth Service Club of his college.{{sfn|Kapur|2015}} | After completing his [[Twelfth grade#India|Class XII]] board examinations in 1992 from Central School, he attended [[DAV College, Chandigarh]] in [[Bachelor of Medical Sciences#India|B.Sc Medical Sciences]].{{sfn|Batra|2017}}{{sfn|Batra|2016|p=24}} At college, he joined the Air Wing of the [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]] (NCC) while he was in his first year.{{sfn|Kapur|2015}} During the Inter-State NCC Camp, he was adjudged the best NCC Air Wing cadet of Punjab Directorate in North Zone.{{sfn|Rawat|2014|p=267}}{{sfn|Batra|2016|p=33}} He was selected and underwent a 40-day paratrooping training with his NCC Air Wing unit at Pinjore Airfield and Flying Club, about 35 kilometres away from Chandigarh.{{sfn|Batra|2017}}{{sfn|Batra|2016|p=28}} During the next two years in DAV, he remained a cadet of the Army Wing of NCC.{{sfn|Kapur|2015}} In addition, he was the president of the Youth Service Club of his college.{{sfn|Kapur|2015}} | ||
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URF World Records (Universal Records Forum) certified the largest underwater portrait of Batra on the eve of [[Kargil Vijay Diwas]] 26 July 2022 at swimming pool Pangode Military Station, [[Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Largest underwater portrait of Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra bags URF World Records |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-kargil-diwas-captain-vikram-batra-largest-underwater-portrait-kargil-war-hero-bags-urf-world-records-2971688 |access-date=30 July 2022 |work=DNA |date=Jul 27, 2022}}</ref> | URF World Records (Universal Records Forum) certified the largest underwater portrait of Batra on the eve of [[Kargil Vijay Diwas]] 26 July 2022 at swimming pool Pangode Military Station, [[Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Largest underwater portrait of Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra bags URF World Records |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-kargil-diwas-captain-vikram-batra-largest-underwater-portrait-kargil-war-hero-bags-urf-world-records-2971688 |access-date=30 July 2022 |work=DNA |date=Jul 27, 2022}}</ref> | ||
On the occasion of [[Netaji_Jayanti|Parakram Diwas]], Indian Government announced that its naming 21 largest unnamed islands of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman and Nicobar]] after the 21 [[Param Vir Chakra|Param Vir Chakra awardees]]. As a Param Vir Chakra Awardee, an island is named after Vikram Batra as '''Batra Island'''. | |||
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/pm-modi-to-name-21-islands-after-param-vir-chakra-awardees20230122225912/ | title=PM Modi to name 21 islands after Param vir Chakra awardees }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||