Manoj Mukund Naravane
| Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane AVSM, SM, VSM | |
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| Years of service | June 1980 – present |
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| Service number | IC-38750H |
| Unit | 7 Sikh Light Infantry |
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Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane, AVSM, SM, VSM is the current GOC-in-C, Eastern Command of the Indian Army and assumed office on 1 October 2018. He assumed the office from Lt General Abhay Krishna.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Naravane is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He also has a master's degree in Defence Studies from Chennai University and a MPhil in Defence and Management Studies from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore.[3][2]
Career
Naravane was commissioned into 7th Sikh Light Infantry in June 1980. He has vast experience and has served in Counter-Insurgency Operations in Kashmir and Northeast India. He has commanded a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Jammu and Kashmir; an Infantry brigade; Assam Rifles in Northeast India as Inspector General (North); a Strike Corps; General Officer Commanding (GOC), Delhi Area; and 20th General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Army Training Command (1 December 2017 - 30 September 2018). In addition, he was an instructor at the Army War College, Mhow and served as the Indian Defence Attache to Myanmar.[2][3][4] He was also the commander of the 2017 Republic Day parade.[5][6]
During his career, he has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2017), Sena Medal and Vishist Seva Medal (2015) for his service.[7][3][8]
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Personal life
Naravane likes painting, yoga and gardening. He is married to Veena Naravane who is a teacher and has 25 years of experience. She is now the Regional President, Army Wives Welfare Association of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC). They have a son who is also in the Indian Army.[3]
References
- ↑ "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes over as GOC-in-C of Indian Army's Eastern Command". The New Indian Express.
- 1 2 3 "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief". Archived from the original on 2017-12-03.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes over Gen officer Commanding-in-chief of ARTRAC". Archived from the original on 2017-12-04.
- ↑ "In break from past, Lt Gen doesn't stand behind Prime Minister during speech". The Indian Express. 2017-08-16. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ↑ News18 (2017-01-25). "#RepublicDay 2017 Parade is commanded by Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane,Sena Medal,Vishisht Seva Medal General Officer Commanding,Delhi Areapic.twitter.com/LBSSwAOQho". @CNNnews18. Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ↑ "Ashok Chakra Awarded to NK Neeraj Kumar Singh of 13 Rajputana Rifles (Posthumous) 374 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
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| Preceded by Abhay Krishna |
General Officer Commander-in-Chief Eastern Command 1 October 2018 - Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Dewan Rabindranath Soni |
General Officer Commander-in-Chief Army Training Command 1 December 2017 - 30 September 2018 |
Succeeded by Pattacheruvanda C Thimayya |
| Preceded by |
General Officer Commanding, Delhi Area 2016 - 2017 |
Succeeded by Asit Mistry |