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'''Vijay Diwas''' (Victory Day) is celebrated in [[India]] on [[16 December]] to mark the Indian victory in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>
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In [[Bangladesh]], this is commemorated as [[Victory Day (Bangladesh)|Victory Day]].<ref>


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[[Image:Drass.jpg|thumb|right|Vijay Diwas being celebrated in Drass.]]
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'''Vijay Diwas''' is celebrated annually on July 26 in [[India]] to give remembrance to the soldiers who died in the 1999 [[Kargil War]] between India And [[Pakistan]] . This event is held In [[Drass]]. People believe that Vijay Diwas is celebrated for the war of 1971. It is marked as a national event in the Indian history.
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[[Image:Drass.jpg|thumb|Kargil Vijay Diwas being celebrated in Drass]]
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[[Image:Kargilwarmemorial.JPG|thumb|The Kargil War Memorial, also in Drass]]

In addition, '''Kargil Vijay Diwas''', sometimes also called Vijay Diwas,<ref>

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|title = Vijay Diwas will be a grand affair
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|date = 2005-12-11
|publisher = [[The Times of India]]
|quote = If the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] regime could celebrate the Vijay Diwas for the 1999 Kargil conflict, the [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] government has turned its attention to the original Vijay Diwas, the one for the 1971 war.
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</ref> is celebrated on July 26 in India with an event held in [[Drass]], giving remembrance to the soldiers who died in the 1999 [[Kargil War]] between India And [[Pakistan]].<ref>

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|url = http://news.oneindia.in/2006/07/26/nation-remembers-kargil-heroes-on-vijay-diwas-1153924683.html
|title = Nation remembers Kargil heroes on Vijay Diwas
|accessdate = 2007-11-25
|date = 2006-07-26
|publisher = [[Oneindia.in]]
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==See also==
* [[Victory Day]] in other countries

==References==
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[[Category:Indo-Pakistan Wars]]
[[Category:Indo-Pakistan Wars]]

Revision as of 06:42, 26 November 2007

Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) is celebrated in India on 16 December to mark the Indian victory in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[1]

In Bangladesh, this is commemorated as Victory Day.[2]

File:Drass.jpg
Kargil Vijay Diwas being celebrated in Drass
The Kargil War Memorial, also in Drass

In addition, Kargil Vijay Diwas, sometimes also called Vijay Diwas,[3] is celebrated on July 26 in India with an event held in Drass, giving remembrance to the soldiers who died in the 1999 Kargil War between India And Pakistan.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "India celebrates Vijay Diwas today". CNN-IBN. 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
  2. ^ "National Holidays". Virtual Bangladesh. Retrieved 2007-11-25. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Vijay Diwas will be a grand affair". The Times of India. 2005-12-11. Retrieved 2007-11-25. If the NDA regime could celebrate the Vijay Diwas for the 1999 Kargil conflict, the UPA government has turned its attention to the original Vijay Diwas, the one for the 1971 war.
  4. ^ "Nation remembers Kargil heroes on Vijay Diwas". Oneindia.in. 2006-07-26. Retrieved 2007-11-25.


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