Nickname(s) Nimbu Sahib
Neibu Rank Captain Award Maha Vir Chakra Service/branch Indian Army | Years of service 1998-1999 Awards Maha Vir Chakra Unit Rajputana Rifles Allegiance India | |
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Born July 15, 1974
Nerhema, Kohima district, Nagaland, India ( 1974-07-15 ) Battles/wars Kargil War
Operation Vijay Died 28 June 1999, Kargil district Battles and wars Kargil War, Annexation of Goa | ||
Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, MVC (July 15, 1974 - June 28, 1999) was an Indian Army officer of 2 Rajputana Rifles, who was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest gallantry award, for exemplary valour in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999.
Kenguruse was born in Nerhema village in Kohima district, Nagaland, India. His father was Neisielie Kenguruse. He had two brothers named Ngseue Kenguruse and Atoulie Kenguruse. He did his schooling at St Xavier School in Jalukie and graduated from Kohima Science College. He was as a teacher at the Government High School in Kohima from 1994 to 1997. He later commissioned into the Indian Army on December 12, 1998.
He was fondly nicknamed Neibu by his family and friends. North Indian soldiers under his command called him Nimbu Sahib (Lemon Sir). A memorial was constructed at Pheza Village in his memory. The Army Service Corps in Bangalore has an entrance gate named in his honour.
