It is a very proud moment for Prasar Bharati Parivar that Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane who will be the next Chief of the Indian Army is a son of Late Smt. Sudha Narawane, a very popular News Reader, AIR Pune.
Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane, a soldier who has experience on all operational fronts- both land borders as well as counter insurgency operations, will be the next Chief of the Indian Army.
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 has a master's degree in Defence Studies from Chennai University and a M.Phil in Defence and Management Studies from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore.
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 has a master's degree in Defence Studies from Chennai University and a M.Phil in Defence and Management Studies from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore.
Naravane will be replacing General Bipin Rawat, who retires on December 31. Naravane, who takes over thereafter, will serve until April 2022. He is currently serving as the army's Vice Chief. With his new appointment, the government has followed the principle of seniority. He and the other two service chiefs from the air force and navy belong to the same National Defence Academy (NDA) course - 56th.
Officers who have worked with him explained that Naravane has a 'well rounded personality', due to his vast experience of operating on the frontiers with China and Pakistan. Before taking over as the Vice Chief in September, he was heading the Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command which looks at India's eastern sectors of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with Ch ..
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