Kargil Vijay Diwas: How Indian soldiers won back nation's Himalayan crown

India remembered its brave martyrs on the 19th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas on Thursday. The day marks India's victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil War and commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the country.

On July 26, 1999, India successfully took command of the high outposts that had been lost to Pakistani intruders after more than 60 days of fighting.

The three-day celebrations began on Tuesday at the Drass War Memorial in Kargil town in Jammu and Kashmir. On the first day, tributes were paid to the war heroes by laying a wreath at the memorial.