Military Digest: Kargil hero Colonel Sonam Wangchuk and indomitable spirit of Ladakhi soldiers

While Colonel Sonam Wangchuk became famous throughout India for his part in the Battle of Chorbatla during the Kargil conflict, fighting with the Ladakh Scouts, not many are aware that he was originally from the Assam Regiment and returned to his parent regiment after completing his secondment to the Ladakh Scouts. In an interview with the website ‘Reach Ladakh’ in 2014, Colonel Wangchuk revealed that although he was born in Sankar, a suburb of Leh, he never studied in Leh. “We were here for just two years before my dad was transferred to Nubra and Changthang. In 1969, when I…