Bipin Rawat

General

Bipin Rawat

PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC
General; Bipin Rawat; PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC
	Official Military Portrait
27th Chief of the Army Staff
	In office; 31 December 2016 – 31 November 2019
President	Pranab Mukherjee; Ram Nath Kovind
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Dalbir Singh
Personal details
Born	16 March 1958; Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
Died	8 December 2021 (aged 63); Coonoor, Tamil Nadu
Spouse(s)	Madhulika Rawat
Relations	Lt. Gen. Laxman Singh Rawat (Father)
Alma mater	National Defence Academy (BSc); Indian Military Academy; Defence Services Staff College (MPhil); U.S. Army Command & General Staff College (ILE); Chaudhary Charan Singh University (PhD)
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal; Uttam Yudh Seva Medal; Ati Vishisht Seva Medal; Yudh Seva Medal; Sena Medal; Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Years of service	16 December 1978 – 8 December 2021
Rank	General
Unit	5/11 Gorkha Rifles
Commands	Chief of the Army Staff; Vice Chief of the Army Staff; Southern Command; III Corps; 19 Infantry Division; MONUSCO North Kivu Brigade; Rashtriya Rifles, Sector 5; 5/11 Gorkha Rifles

General Bipin Rawat (16 March 1958 – 8 December 2021), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC was the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces and the former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He became Chief of Army Staff on 31 December 2016 after retirement of General Dalbir Singh.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Death

Rawat died on 8 December 2021 in a helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.^[4] General Rawat, his wife, Madhulika Rawat and 11 others were on the way to Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington when the helicopter crashed, killing all the people on board.^[5] General Rawat was 63.

References

↑ Gautam Sharma (1988). The path of glory: exploits of the 11 Gorkha Rifles. Allied Publishers.
↑ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
↑ "GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT takes over as the 27th COAS of the INDIAN ARMY". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
↑ "Bipin Rawat: India's top general dies in helicopter crash". BBC News. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
↑ Correspondent, Special (2021-12-08). "Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat, wife, 11 others die in IAF helicopter crash near Coonoor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-12-08. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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[1] Gautam Sharma (1988). The path of glory: exploits of the 11 Gorkha Rifles. Allied Publishers.

[2] "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-21.

[:3-3] "GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT takes over as the 27th COAS of the INDIAN ARMY". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-31.

[4] "Bipin Rawat: India's top general dies in helicopter crash". BBC News. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.

[5] Correspondent, Special (2021-12-08). "Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat, wife, 11 others die in IAF helicopter crash near Coonoor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-12-08. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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General Bipin Rawat PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC
Official Military Portrait

27th Chief of the Army Staff
In office 31 December 2016 – 31 November 2019
President	Pranab Mukherjee Ram Nath Kovind
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Dalbir Singh

Personal details
Born	(1958-03-16)16 March 1958 Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
Died	8 December 2021(2021-12-08) (aged 63) Coonoor, Tamil Nadu
Spouse(s)	Madhulika Rawat
Relations	Lt. Gen. Laxman Singh Rawat (Father)
Alma mater	National Defence Academy (BSc) Indian Military Academy Defence Services Staff College (MPhil) U.S. Army Command & General Staff College (ILE) Chaudhary Charan Singh University (PhD)
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Years of service	16 December 1978 – 8 December 2021
Rank	General
Unit	5/11 Gorkha Rifles
Commands	Chief of the Army Staff Vice Chief of the Army Staff Southern Command III Corps 19 Infantry Division MONUSCO North Kivu Brigade Rashtriya Rifles, Sector 5 5/11 Gorkha Rifles