History :

"Saurabh was born on 29 June 1976 at Amritsar, India to Mrs. Vijay and Dr. N.K. Kalia. He was selected in the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in August 1997 through Combined Defense Services and was commissioned on 12 December 1998. His first posting was in the 4 JAT Regiment (Infantry) in the Kargil Sector. Captain Kalia and his men were in captivity for over twenty two (15 May 1999 – 7 June 1999) days and subjected to torture as evident from their bodies handed over by Pakistan Army on 9 June 1999. Saurabh Kalia's personal belongings such as photographs, uniforms, shoes and mementoes are kept in a separate room, named as 'Saurabh Smriti Kaksha' (a museum), in his house 'Saurabh Niketan' in the hills of Palampur."