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{{Infobox Military Memorial<br />
|name=Kargil Chowk<br />
|country=[[File:Flag of India.svg|32px]] [[India]]<br />
|image=<br />
|caption=Kagil Chowk War Memorial<br />
|commemorates=The Great Martyrs of [[Kargil War]]<br />
|use_dates=2000 - Till now.<br />
|established=1999<br />
|unveiled=2000<br />
|coordinates={{coord|25|36|28.77|N|85|10|03.06|E|}}<br />
|nearest_town=[[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]<br />
|designer=<br />
|inscription=To the great soldiers of [[Bihar]] & [[Jharkhand]] who sacrificed their lives in [[Kargil War]].<br />
|source=[http://patna.bih.nic.in/html/kargil.htm Official site of Patna]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kargil Chowk''' is a [[War memorial]]. It was established in year 2000, at the North-East corner of [[Gandhi Maidan]], [[Patna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140201/jsp/bihar/story_17885833.jsp#.U5i6pIGDkTA |title=Diktat to mend auto manners |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2014-02-01 |access-date=2014-06-11}}</ref> It is dedicated to the soldiers from [[Bihar]] & [[Jharkhand]] who had sacrificed their lives in the [[Kargil War]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.go4patna.com/index.php/tourism/in-nations-service/kargil-chowk-memorial-patna |title=Kargil Chowk |publisher=Go4patna.com |access-date=2014-06-11}}</ref><br />
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==List engraved names on Kargil Chowk==<br />
Following are the martyrs whose names are engraved on Kargil Chowk war memorial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://patna.bih.nic.in/District/landmarks.htm |title=Landmarks |publisher=Patna.bih.nic.in |date=1912-03-22 |access-date=2014-06-11}}</ref><br />
* Major Chandrabhushan Divedi<br />
* General Digambar Dixit, [[Palamu]]<br />
* General Prabhakar Kumar Singh, [[Bhagalpur]]<br />
* Nayak Ganesh Prasad Yadav, [[Patna]]<br />
* Lance Naik Rambachan Rai, [[Vaishali district|Vaishali]]<br />
* Lance Naik Vidyanand Singh, [[Bhojpur district, Bihar|Bhojpur]]<br />
* Naik Bishuni Rai, [[Saran district|Saran]]<br />
* Naik Subedar Nageshwar Mahato, [[Ranchi]]<br />
* Naik Neeraj Kumar, [[Lakhisarai]]<br />
* Naik Sunil Kumar Singh, [[Muzaffarpur]]<br />
* Havaldar Ratan Kumar Singh, [[Bhagalpur]]<br />
* Sepoy Hardeo Prasad Singh, [[Nalanda]]<br />
* Sepoy Rambhu Singh, [[Siwan district|Siwan]]<br />
* Sepoy Arvind Kumar Pandey, [[Poorvi Champaran]]<br />
* Sepoy Pramod Kumar, [[Poorvi Champaran]]<br />
* Sepoy Arvind Kumar Pandey, [[Poorvi Champaran]]<br />
* Sepoy Raman Kumar Jha, [[Saharsa district |Saharsa]]<br />
* Sepoy Harikrishna Ram, [[Siwan district |Siwan]]<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
Of late Kargil Chowk has witnessed several candle light marches by the general public to pay homage, to protest and to demand justice.<ref>{{cite web|title=Candle Light March in support of Irom Sharmila at Kargil Chowk| url=http://www.e-pao.net/epGallery.asp?id=1&src=AFSPA_Related/SaveSharmila20110701 |publisher=e-pao.net |date=1 July 2011 |access-date = 24 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=About Kargil Chowk |url=http://www.ftd.travel/m/kargil-chowk-attraction-patna |work=ftd.travel |access-date= 24 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Candle Light March in Patna in honour of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's memory| url=https://lockerdome.com/iamindna/7894949089783828 |publisher=lockerdome.com | access-date= 24 August 2022}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Kargil (disambiguation)]]<br />
*[[Kargil War]]<br />
*[[Bihar Regiment]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080731203328/http://patnadaily.com/news2008/july/072608/kargil_martyrs_remembered.html Kargil Martyrs Remembered]<br />
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[[Category:Kargil War]]<br />
[[Category:Indian military memorials and cemeteries]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Patna]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Patna]]<br />
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Bihar]]<br />
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