Captain Vikram Batra died fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil war in 1999 at the age of 24. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award 'Param Vir Chakra' posthumously.
'For me, he's the brother and friend I lost so early.' 'It is like a part of me has been amputated.'
'It feels like a roller coaster ride, but I am slowly coming into my own in this industry.'
At a height of 17,200 feet, his handwriting mangled by the cold, Captain Vikram Batra wrote this letter to his twin brother.
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