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Indian Army on eve of his birthday

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).
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A cheque of Rs 5 lakhs was given to Maj Gen BK Sharma, Director, USI to be paid as honorarium to the nominated Chair of
Excellence.

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n 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.

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