Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC is the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) designate, he will succeed General Bipin Rawat, currently he is the 40th Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) of the Indian Army.[1] He assumed office on 1 September 2019 following the retirement of Lt Gen Devraj Anbu.[2]
Prior to his appointment as VCOAS, he was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Eastern Command and before that General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
Early Life and education
Naravane hails from a Marathi family.[5] He completed his school education in Jnana Prabodhini Prashala, Pune. Naravane is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He also holds a master's degree in Defence Studies from University of Madras, Chennai and an M.Phil. in Defence and Management Studies from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore.[6][7]
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); Kharga Strike Corps the Ambala based 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.[7][6][8] He was also the commander of the 2017 Republic Day Parade.[9][10]
Naravane served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Training Command from 1 December 2017 to 30 September 2018. Later, he also served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command from 1 October 2018 to 31 August 2019, succeeding Lt Gen Abhay Krishna.[11][12][7][6]
On 1st September 2019, he was appointed Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCoAS) when Lt Gen Devraj Anbu retired on 31 August, and became the senior-most serving general after General Bipin Rawat.[13] On 16th December 2019 (Vijay Diwas eve) he was announced as the successor of General Rawat, who will relinquish COAS office on 31st December 2019.[14]
General Naravane is the 3rd officer from Sikh Light Infantry to become Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, the other officers from this regiment were the 19th COAS General Ved Prakash Malik and the 25th COAS General Bikram Singh.
Personal life
Naravane is a Marathi, he hails from Pune, Maharashtra, he likes painting, yoga and gardening. He is married to Veena Naravane who is a teacher and has 25 years of experience. She is the Vice President, Army Wives Welfare Association . They have two daughters
Prior to his appointment as VCOAS, he was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Eastern Command and before that General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
Early Life and education
Naravane hails from a Marathi family.[5] He completed his school education in Jnana Prabodhini Prashala, Pune. Naravane is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He also holds a master's degree in Defence Studies from University of Madras, Chennai and an M.Phil. in Defence and Management Studies from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore.[6][7]
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); Kharga Strike Corps the Ambala based 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.[7][6][8] He was also the commander of the 2017 Republic Day Parade.[9][10]
Naravane served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Training Command from 1 December 2017 to 30 September 2018. Later, he also served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command from 1 October 2018 to 31 August 2019, succeeding Lt Gen Abhay Krishna.[11][12][7][6]
On 1st September 2019, he was appointed Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCoAS) when Lt Gen Devraj Anbu retired on 31 August, and became the senior-most serving general after General Bipin Rawat.[13] On 16th December 2019 (Vijay Diwas eve) he was announced as the successor of General Rawat, who will relinquish COAS office on 31st December 2019.[14]
General Naravane is the 3rd officer from Sikh Light Infantry to become Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, the other officers from this regiment were the 19th COAS General Ved Prakash Malik and the 25th COAS General Bikram Singh.
Personal life
Naravane is a Marathi, he hails from Pune, Maharashtra, he likes painting, yoga and gardening. He is married to Veena Naravane who is a teacher and has 25 years of experience. She is the Vice President, Army Wives Welfare Association . They have two daughters
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