Nimbu Saab- The Barefoot Naga Kargil Hero

"Nimbu Saab" is the affectionate nickname of Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse, a brave Indian Army officer who died a martyr during the Kargil War.

Diksha Dwivedi

Diksha Dwivedi is the editor-in-chief and founder of AkkarBakkar.com, India\'s first open storytelling platform. After an economics degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce and a master\'s in journalism from Cardiff University, Diksha has finally found her calling. From her father, she has inherited an undying urge to make a difference.

Neha Dwivedi

Neha Dwivedi is an alumnus of DPS RK Puram and Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi. She is the founder of Happy Birth-day, a brand for a team of birth workers dedicated to empowering new parents through the pregnancy, birth and post-partum phases. A daughter of a Kargil War martyr, she sought and found solace and strength in writing.

Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, affectionately called 'Nimbu Saab', is a lesser known hero of the Kargil War. He belonged to the second battalion of the Rajputana Rifles. It played a crucial role in defending Point 4590 - an operation during which it lost twenty-three soldiers. One of the fallen heroes was the twenty-five-year-old Captain Kenguruse, who led his men barefoot into combat in temperatures of -10 degrees Celsius.