Indian Army

CDS "Gen Bipin Rawat"  CDS "Gen Bipin Rawat" CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC is a four star general of the Indian Army. He is currently serving as the Chief of Defence Staff of India. On 30 Dec 2019, he was appointed as the first (CDS) Chief of Defence Staff of India. Prior to CDS, he served as the 27th Chief of Army Staff as well as he was the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Early Life and Education  General Bipin Rawat was born on 16 March 1958 in pauri, Uttarakhand. He belonged to a Hindu Garhwali Rajput family. His family had been serving inthe Indian Army for several generations, and his father Laxman Singh Rawat was also an army officer and got retired at the rank of Lieutenant General. Rawat studied at teh Cambrian Hall School in Dehradun and then he was shifted to the St. Edward's School in Shimla. Fortunately he was able to join the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and then the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun ,

 PARA Special Forces PARA SF Hell March at Rajpath The Para Special Forces also known as th Para SF , is the special operations unit of the Indian Army which is attached to the Parachute Regiment. The Headquarters are located in  Bengaluru Cantonment, Bengaluru. The nickname of Para SF is Shatrujeet ( The Conqueror) and the motto is "Men Apart, Every Men An Emperor" The parachute units of the Indian Army are one of the oldest airborne units in the world. The 50th Indian Parachute Brigade was formed on 27th Oct 1941, which a combination of the British 151st Parachute Battalion, the British Indian Army 152nd Indian Parachute Battalion , and the 153rd Gurkha Parachute Battalion. The Parachute Regiment was formed from these and several other units in 1952.                                                                                                  After the origin of Republic India , India retained only one parachute brigade - the 50th. This brigade then consisted of three d

 National Defence Academy (India) https://indianarmy14.blogspot.com/ The National Defence Academy plays a key role in building up the officers of the Indian Armed Forces. The NDA is a joint services academy of the Indian Armed Forces. Here cadets of all the three services , the Army, the Air-force and the Navy are trained together before they go to their respective service academies for further pre-commissioned training. The NDA has a prestigious title of the first tri-service in the world.  Academy Insignia and Motto Academy Insignia The present Academy insignia was selected in 1948. The background is maroon, which is an apt colour of heraldry but also a symbol of chivalry and sacrifice. The crest is composed of the symbols of the three Services superimposed on each other and mounted on top by the Ashoka Capitol. The anchor supports the sword and both support the eagle. In this combined form they are no longer four separate entities but fused into one whole representing jointmanship o

 OTA Chennai https://indianarmy14.blogspot.com/ The "Officers Training Academy (OTA)" are training establishments of the Indian Army   that trains officers for the Short Service Commission (SSC). The 49-week course at the OTA prepares graduates for all branches of the Indian Army, except for the Army Medical Corps. The motto of OTA Chennai is "Serve with Honour" . OTA Chennai https://indianarmy14.blogspot.com/ The  "OTA  or Officers Training Academy Chennai" is a premier institute of the India Army which traind Men and Women into officers for the "Short Service Commission (SSC)" into the Indian Army. This institute holds a prestigious importance as it has been providing able officers to Indian Army since a long time. The main difference between the IMA and the OTA is that IMA only trains men for Permanent Commission , while the OTA trains both the men and women for Short Service Commission. The Academy is located in the outskirts of Chennai, abou

 Indian Military Academy Dehradun https://indianarmy14.blogspot.com/ The Indian Military Academy (IMA) is an officer-training academy of the Indian Army located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. It was established in 1932 under the chairmanship of Field Marshal Philip Chetwode. The first batch 40 male cadets in 1932, IMA now has sanctioned capacity of 1650 gentlemen cadets. The Cadets undergo a training course varying between 3 and 16 months depending upon the entry criteria. On completion of the course at IMA cadtes are permanently commissioned itno the Indian army as Lieutenants.   The Academy, spread over 1,400 acres (5.7 km2), houses the Chetwode Hall, Khetarpal Auditorium, Somnath Stadium, Salaria Aquatic Centre, Hoshiar Singh Gymnasium and other facilities that facilitate the training of cadets. Cadets in IMA are organized into a regiment with four battalions of four companies each. The Academy's mission, to train future military leaders of the Indian Army, goes hand in hand with the

 INDEPENDENCE DAY ( INDIA ) https://indianarmy14.blogspot.com/ An Overview Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August, as a national holiday in India commemorating the India's independence from the United Kingdom ( British Rule ) on 15 August 1947, the day when the provisions of the Indian Independent Act 1947, passed by the United Kingdom Parliament which transferred the legislative sovereignty to the Constituent Assembly of India came into effect. India retained King George VI as the head of the state until the became fully republic and the dominion prefix was replace by the  Constitution of India 1950. India attained its independence by following the Independent Movement for largely civil disobedience and non-violent resistance. The partition coincided with the Independence of India, in which British India was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan; the partition was carried out by mass casualties due to the violent riots. It led to a di

 Gallantry Awards Of Indian Army   https://indianarmy14.blogspot.com/ Review at a glance Post-independence, first three gallantry awards namely the Param Vir Chakra, the Maha Vir Chakra and the Vir Chakra were instituted by the Government of India on 26th January, 1950 which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August, 1947. Thereafter, other three gallantry awards i.e. the Ashoka Chakra Class-I, the Ashoka Chakra Class-II and the Ashoka Chakra Class-III were instituted by the Government of India on 4th January, 1952, which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August, 1947. These awards were renamed as the Ashoka Chakra, the Kirti Chakra and the Shaurya Chakra respectively in January, 1967. These gallantry awards are announced twice in a year - first on the occasion of the Republic Day and then on the occasion of the Independence Day. Order of precedence of these awards is the Param Vir Chakra, the Ashoka Chakra, the Mahavir Chakra, the Kirti Chakra, the Vir Chakra and the Shau

 SAM BAHADUR Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, MC (3 April 1914 – 27 June 2008), widely known as Sam Manekshaw and Sam Bahadur ("Sam the Brave"), was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. His military career spanned four decades and five wars, beginning with service in the British Indian Army in World War II.    https://indianarmy14.blogspot.com/       Manekshaw joined the first intake of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in 1932. He was commissioned into the 4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment. In World War II, he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry. Following the partition of India in 1947, he was reassigned to the 8th Gorkha Rifles. Manekshaw was seconded to a planning role during the 1947 Indo-Pakistani War and the Hyderabad crisis, and as a result, he never commanded an infantry battalion. He was promoted