ALPINE FLOWERS FROM SANDO TOP (TIGER HILL, DRASS LOC) OF KARGIL WAR (13,900 FT)

[vikram jit singh]

Dear Mr. Garg,

Could the members of the esteemed group assist in the ID of these alpine flowers from the wartime site of Sando Top, which lies to the east of Tiger Hill, in the Drass LoC sector. The altitude is about 13,900 feet and is a restricted area. 

The photos were taken by Col. (Dr.) Rajesh Adhau, Sena Medal (Gallantry), who was the RMO for the 13 JAK Rifles (Bravest of the Brave) infantry battalion during Op Vijay, 1999. Adhau had gone on a commemorative expedition to the high-altitude battlefields of Kargil in the first two weeks of July 2025.

With warm regards & best wishes,

Vikram Jit Singh.

Chandigarh.

(M: 9814019356)

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War correspondent at The Cliffs of Kargil, 1999

Line of fire CI-OPs / CT Ops reporter, The Indian Express, at Srinagar, 1997-1999; India TV, at Srinagar, 2004

1. My first-hand account of duels of artillery barrages that I witnessed at super-high altitudes, by way of a designated chapter in: WITH HONOUR AND GLORY  --- Five Great Artillery Battles, authored by Maj. Gen. AJS Sandhu (2021, Published by USI of India under the aegis of Directorate of Artillery, Army HQs, Delhi) and that book embodies the Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Vimy Ridge, Battle of Bir Hacheim, Battle of Chhamb, Battles of Tololing & Tiger Hill: Kargil War.

2. Author: Flowers on a Kargil Cliff --- India's first war correspondent in the line of fire in Kashmir & Kargil (2024, Published by The Browser / Fauji Days, Distributor: Simon & Schuster India)

 

[Saroj Kasaju]

P{leasew post different sps. in separate mail.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

Please post close up images of flowers and leaves also.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[vikram jit singh]

These are all the images I have.

Col. Adhau is neither a professional botanist nor a photographer. He took these photos while on an Army commemorative expedition of Op Vijay. 

[Saroj Kasaju]

OK Mr. Singh.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

I think close to images at 
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/heracleum-candicans-1/

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With regards,
J.M.Garg, 
https://efloraofindia.com/