Lieutenant General Premindra Singh Bhagat,PVSM,VC was a general in the Indian Army and an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross,the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. The Victoria Cross was conferred on him for his actions in the Sudan Theatre during World War II.
General Tapishwar "Tappy" Narain Raina,best known as T.N. Raina,was a senior army officer and a diplomat who served as the 9th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army between 1975 and 1978.
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) is a statutory office held by the professional head of the Indian Army (IA),the land forces branch of the Indian Armed Forces. Customarily held by a four-star general officer,the COAS is the senior-most operational officer of the IA,tasked with the roles of overseeing the overall functioning of the force during peace and wartime,committing to the preparation and maintenance of the force's operational effectiveness and defending the nation's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
General Bipin Chandra Joshi,PVSM,AVSM,ADC was the 16th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He is the only Chief of the Indian Army to die in office,and until the 2021 death of General Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash,the only full general and serving Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee to have died in office.
General Joginder Jaswant Singh,PVSM,AVSM,VSM,ADC is an Indian politician and former Army Chief. He was the 21st Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He was appointed on 27 November 2004,and took over the role when his predecessor,General N C Vij,retired on 31 January 2005. He was succeeded by General Deepak Kapoor. He served as the COAS from 31 January 2005,to 30 September 2007.
Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri,was an Indian general who served as the 5th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949. After his retirement from the Indian Army,he served as the Indian High Commissioner to Canada from 19 July 1966 until August 1969.
General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam,DSO,MBE,FRHS was the 6th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army from 1967 to 1969. He was one of the last British-trained King's Commissioned Indian Officer (KCIO) to serve in the Indian Army,and the last KCIO to lead the Indian Army.
General Gopal Gurunath Bewoor PVSM was a senior officer of the Indian Army who served as the 8th Chief of Army Staff,and later an Indian diplomat to Denmark.
General Vishwa Nath Sharma,PVSM,AVSM,ADC was the 14th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army,serving between 1988–1990. He was the first Indian COAS to have begun his career in the post-Independence Indian Army.
Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat,KC,SC,SM,VSM is a former Indian Army officer of the 21 Para (SF) and an avid mountaineer. He is one of Indian Army's most decorated officers,with one war-time gallantry award and two peace-time gallantry awards to his name.
General Bipin Rawat was an Indian military officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army. He served as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020 until his death in a helicopter crash in December 2021. Prior to taking over as the CDS,he served as the 57th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Indian Armed Forces as well as 27th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army.
General Vijay Kumar Singh(retd),PVSM,AVSM,YSM,ADC is an Indian politician and a former four-star General in the Indian Army. He is former Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Civil Aviation in the Second Modi ministry. He previously served as Minister of State for External Affairs,Minister of State for Development of the North-Eastern Region and Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation in the First Modi ministry.
General Dalbir Singh Suhag,PVSM,UYSM,AVSM,VSM,ADC is the former Indian High Commissioner to Seychelles and a former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He was the 25th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army,serving from 31 July 2014 to 31 December 2016,and Vice Chief of the Army Staff prior to that.
Lieutenant General Kashmir Singh Katoch,MC was an Indian Army General and military adviser to the Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir,officiating as the Chief of Staff of the State Forces during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. He later served as the Vice Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.
Qamar Javed Bajwa is a retired Pakistani army general who served as the tenth chief of the army staff of Pakistan from 29 November 2016 to 29 November 2022. In 2018 he was ranked 68th in the Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People.
General Manoj Mukund Naravane,is a retired Indian Army General who served as the 28th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS),as well as the temporary Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee from 15 December 2021 until his superannuation on 30 April 2022. He took over as COAS from General Bipin Rawat on 31 December 2019. Prior to his appointment as the COAS,the general officer served as the 40th Vice Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army,General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Eastern Command and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Army Training Command. He also served as General Officer Commanding II Corps and also as General Officer Commanding Delhi Area.
General Anil Chauhan is a four-star general of the Indian Army,who is the current and 2nd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces,since 30 September 2022.
Lieutenant General Raj Shukla,PVSM,YSM,SM,ADC is a retired General Officer of the Indian Army who served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command. He assumed office on 1 May 2020,succeeding Lt Gen P C Thimayya. He superannuated on 31 March 2022. He is currently,a member of the Union Public Service Commission.
General Manoj Pande,is a retired four star general officer of the Indian Army. He last served as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff. He previously served as 43rd Vice Chief of the Army Staff,prior to that he was General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command and also as the Commander-in-Chief (CINCAN) of Andaman and Nicobar Command. He also served as General Officer Commanding IV Corps,before assuming the appointment as commander of Gajraj Corps he was serving as the Chief of Staff,Southern Command. He is the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the Army Chief.
Lieutenant General Ajai Singh PVSM,AVSM is a retired Indian Army general. He served as the 16th Commander-in-Chief,Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN). He assumed command from Lieutenant-General Manoj Pande,PVSM,AVSM,VSM on 1 June 2021.
Param Vishisht Seva Medal 
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal 
Vishisht Seva Medal 
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal 
Sena Medal 
Commander of the Legion of Merit 
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