The National War Memorial is a war memorial in New Delhi, Delhi, India, located at India Gate Circle. It has been built to honour and remember soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who fought in armed conflicts of independent India. The names of armed forces personnel killed during the armed conflicts with Pakistan and China as well as the 1961 War in Goa, Operation Pawan, and other operations such as Operation Rakshak are inscribed on the memorial walls in golden letters.
Image: National War Memorial on the 21st anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, 2020
Image: National War Memorial, Tyag Chakra, Circle of Sacrifice, Ajay Ahuja
Image: National War Memorial India, Param Vir Chakra section, Major Somnath Sharma
Image: National war memorial text at bottom of pillar (cropped)
Bana Singh
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Captain Bana Singh PVC is an Indian soldier and a recipient of the nation's highest gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra. As a Naib Subedar in the Indian Army, he led the team that wrested control of the highest peak on the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir from Pakistani forces as part of Operation Rajiv. Following his success, India renamed the peak to Bana Post in his honour.
Singh's statue at Param Yodha Sthal, National War Memorial, New Delhi