He was commanding the Indian Army's 2 Rajputana Rifles battalion that successfully captured the strategic heights of Tololing, Point 4590 and Black Rock in the Drass sector that dominated the Srinagar - Leh Highway (NH 1D), the first major victory that changed the course of the Kargil War.

[5] Ravindranath was born to Sarojamma and Magod Basappa in 1959 in Kunduru in Honnali Taluk, Davangere district, Karnataka, India.

2 RAJ RIF was tasked with capturing the strategic heights of Tololing, Point 4590 and Black Rock in the Dras sector.

According to his citation, Ravindranath personally led his battalion's reconnaissance teams under enemy artillery and small arms fire.

[9] On June 12, 1999, during the assault on Tololing, 2 RAJ RIF troops were under constant enemy artillery and heavy automatic fire.