India, July 26 -- As India commemorates Kargil Vijay Diwas, and pays tribute to the heroes of the 1999 conflict, actor Priyanshu Painyuli talks about his father Retd. Colonel V.K. Painyuli, who was posted in Bangalore during the Kargil war. The actor mentions: "My father had just finished his posting in May before being transferred to Bangalore. Back then, he was a Major and was connected to the development in Kargil and Siachen. While he was not posted in the war region, many of his course mates and fellow officers were posted out there. So when the war broke out, even though we were geographically away from it, emotionally we were right in the middle of it."

Priyanshu remembers the sudden shift in energy in their home. "The news was co...