Captain Vijyant Thapar (26 December 1976 – 29 June 1999), originally from Noida, Uttar Pradesh, was an officer of the Indian Army and belonged to the infantry regiment 2 Rajputana Rifles. Thapar was posthumously awarded India's high military honour the Vir Chakra by the President of India, for his acts of bravery during the Kargil War. He died on duty while leading an attack of the 2 Rajputana Rifles at the Battle of Tololing on 29 June 1999, at the age of 22.
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