Vivek Gupta

Major Vivek Gupta MVC (2 January 1970 – 13 June 1999) was an officer in the Indian Army. He was posthumously conferred the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest war-time military honour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War (Operation Vijay).

He belonged to the second battalion of the Rajputana Rifles, also known as 2 Raj Rif. He was also awarded the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) commendation card during his service.

Biography Vivek Gupta was born on January 2, 1970, in Deharadun, Uttarakhand, to Lieutenant Colonel BRS Gupta.

This, like so many later operations in Kargil, was a dangerous mission that required an uphill accent toward the entrenched enemy posts with the benefit of vertical position and good vantage point.

Major Vivek was killed in action on June 13, exactly seven years after joining the Rajputana Rifles.

Maha Vir Chakra Posthumously, he was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra by then President of India, late K. R. Narayanan on 15 August 2000.

In popular culture Major Vivek Gupta was portrayed by Bollywood actor Himanshu Malik in the 2003 historical battle film LOC: Kargil.