CDS General Bipin Rawat
admin On the ill-fated day of 8th December India lost her brave son and a gallant soldier. In an Helicopter crash. In this accident which occurred on Nilgiri hills in Coonoor – Tamilnadu, eleven other army officials and the wife of General Bipin Rawat Madhulika also died. This incident came as a shock not only to the three forces of India army but also for the whole country and many other admirers living abroad. His last rites shall be performed tomorrow at Delhi Cantonment area with full army honor. Bipin Laxman Singh Rawat was born in Hindu Garhwali Rajput family in Pauri town of Pauri Garhwal district, modern-day Uttarakhand state, on 16 March 1958.His family had been serving in the Indian Army for multiple generations. His father Laxman Singh Rawat was from Sainj village of the Pauri Garhwal district and rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. His mother was from the Uttarkashi district and was the daughter of Kishan Singh Parmar, the ex-Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Uttarkashi. Rawat was commissioned into the 5th battalion, the 11 Gorkha Rifles (5/11 GR) on 16 December 1978, the same unit as his father. In 1985, Rawat married Madhulika Raje Singh. He has much experience in high-altitude warfare and spent ten years conducting counter-insurgency operations. On 17 December 2016, the Government of India appointed him as the 27th Chief of the Army Staff, superseding two more senior Lieutenant Generals, Praveen Bakshi and P. M. Hariz. He took office of Chief of Army Staff as the 27th COAS on 31 December 2016, after retirement of General Dalbir Singh Suhag. He was the third officer from the Gorkha Brigade to become the Chief of the Army Staff, after Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and General Dalbir Singh Suhag. He served as COAS till 31st December 2019 and after that he was made the first Chief of Defense Staff of India. General Bipin Rawat was appointed India’s first Chief of Defense Staff on 31 Dec 2019. Countrymen will never forget his selfless service to the Nation and in making the borders of the country safe during his tenure. Good bye General Rawat the nation shall always remain indebted to your valuable service.
