Late CDS, General Bipin Rawat, honoured by Indian Army on eve of his birthday
India Today
On the eve of the late Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat’s 65th birthday, the Indian Army dedicated a Chair of Excellence in his memory at the United Service Institution of India (USI).
On the eve of the 65th birthday of the late Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, the Indian Army dedicated a Chair of Excellence in his memory at the United Service Institution of India (USI).
The formal announcement was made by General MM Naravane, Chief of Army Staff and Officiating Chairman, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), at a solemn ceremony organised at the South Block on March 15.
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande, the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS), Air Marshal Sandeep Singh, VCAS, Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, VCNS, Air Marshal BR Krishna, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) and Lt Gen SK Sharma, DCOAS (Strat) also attended the event.
A cheque of Rs 5 lakhs was handed over to Maj Gen BK Sharma (retd), Director, USI which will be paid as an honorarium to the nominated Chair of Excellence.
The late General Bipin Rawat, who served as India’s first CDS as well as the 27th Chief of the Indian Army, was an outstanding professional and was in the midst of steering one of the most radical transformations of the Indian military.
General Bipin Rawat Memorial Chair of Excellence will focus on the field of jointness and integration. The Chair of Excellence is a befitting tribute to the astute leadership and professionalism of the General.
On the occasion, the Army Chief recounted that General Rawat was passionate about strategic thoughts and invested considerable time and energy in the activities of various think tanks and therefore, his 65th birthday provided an opportune moment to reinforce the Services’ bond with their intellectual institutions.
