6 Facts About Vikram Batra

1. Captain Vikram Batra is well known in India for using the slogan, Yeh Dil Maange More! as his signal to communicate mission success.

2. Captain Vikram Batra was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honor on 15 August 1999, the 52nd anniversary of India's independence.

3. Captain Vikram Batra, accompanied by Subedar Raghunath Singh and Major Bhat, his artillery observation officer, took out a patrol to recce a route to re-inforce Naveen from a flank.

4. Captain Vikram Batra was lying in a sleeping bag in a tent on the rocky ground near the Mushkoh nullah, and was down with fever and fatigue.

5. In January 1999, Vikram Batra was sent on a Commando Course at Belgaum, Karnataka where he excelled.

6. Besides being brilliant at studies, Vikram Batra was a keen sportsman and represented his school at the national level during the Youth Parliamentary competitions at Delhi.