He was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service to the Indian Army and the nation. He took over as GOC-in-C, Army Training Command (ARTRAC) in August 1992. He assumed charge of the Indian Army as the 18th Chief of Army Staff on 22 November 1994, upon the untimely death of his predecessor, General B.C. Joshi.[5] He retired from the Indian Army on 30 September 1997, after 40 years of military service.[4][6]
Post-retirementedit
After retirement from the Army, General Roychowdhury became a member of the Rajya Sabha, where he highlighted defence related issues.[3] Since 21 January 2008, he has been a Director of Indian Metal & Ferro Alloys Ltd.[2][4] His autobiography titled Officially at Peace was published by Penguin Books in 2002.[7]
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For the fictional character see Shankar Roy Chowdhury character General Shankar Roychowdhury PVSM ADC is a former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army and a former member of the Indian Parliament 2 3 GeneralShankar RoychowdhuryPVSM ADC37th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff CommitteeIn office 1 October 1996 30 September 1997PresidentShankar Dayal SharmaK R NarayananPrime MinisterP V Narasimha RaoAtal Bihari VajpayeeH D Deve GowdaInder Kumar GujralPreceded byVijai Singh ShekhawatSucceeded bySatish Sareen17th Chief of Army StaffIn office 22 November 1994 30 September 1997PresidentShankar Dayal SharmaK R NarayananPrime MinisterP V Narasimha RaoAtal Bihari VajpayeeH D Deve GowdaInder Kumar GujralPreceded byBipin Chandra JoshiSucceeded byVed Prakash MalikMember of Parliament Rajya SabhaIn office 19 August 1999 18 August 2005ConstituencyWest BengalPersonal detailsBorn 1937 09 06 6 September 1937 age 86 Calcutta Bengal Presidency British IndiaPolitical partyIndian National CongressMilitary serviceAllegiance IndiaBranch service Indian ArmyYears of service1957 1997RankGeneralUnit20 LancersCommandsArmy Training Command ARTRAC 16 CorpsBattles warsIndo Pakistani War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation WarService numberIC 8417 1 AwardsParam Vishisht Seva Medal Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 Post retirement 4 Honours and decorations 5 Dates of rank 6 References 7 External links 7 1 Notable publicationsEarly life editGeneral Roychowdhury was born in Kolkata West Bengal India into the Zamindar family of Taki India a Bengali Kayastha family on 6 September 1937 He received his schooling at St Xavier s Collegiate School in Kolkata and later at Wynberg Allen School Mussoorie and St George s College Mussoorie He then became a cadet in the Joint Services Wing of the Indian Armed Forces in 1953 3 4 Military career editGeneral Shankar Roychowdhury was commissioned into the 20 Lancers of the Indian Army Armoured Corps on 9 June 1957 after graduating from the Indian Military Academy He took part in the Indo Pakistani War of 1965 in the Chamb Jaurian sector and in Jessore and Khulna during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 He commanded the 20 Lancers from 1974 to 1976 an Independent Armoured Brigade from December 1980 to July 1983 and an Armoured Division from May 1988 to May 1990 He subsequently commanded the 16 Corps in Jammu and Kashmir from 1991 to 1992 3 4 He is a graduate of the Indian Military Academy Dehradun National Defence Academy Pune Defence Services Staff College Army War College National Defence College and also holds a Doctorate D Litt Honoris CAVSA 2 He held several staff and instructional appointments including that of Director General Combat Vehicles dealing with the Arjun tank 3 4 He was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service to the Indian Army and the nation He took over as GOC in C Army Training Command ARTRAC in August 1992 He assumed charge of the Indian Army as the 18th Chief of Army Staff on 22 November 1994 upon the untimely death of his predecessor General B C Joshi 5 He retired from the Indian Army on 30 September 1997 after 40 years of military service 4 6 Post retirement editAfter retirement from the Army General Roychowdhury became a member of the Rajya Sabha where he highlighted defence related issues 3 Since 21 January 2008 he has been a Director of Indian Metal amp Ferro Alloys Ltd 2 4 His autobiography titled Officially at Peace was published by Penguin Books in 2002 7 Honours and decorations edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Param Vishisht Seva Medal Samar Seva Star Poorvi Star Paschimi Star Raksha Medal Sangram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal 25th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service MedalDates of rank editInsignia Rank Component Date of rank nbsp Second Lieutenant Indian Army 9 June 1957 8 nbsp Lieutenant Indian Army 9 June 1959 9 nbsp Captain Indian Army 9 June 1963 10 nbsp Major Indian Army 9 June 1970 11 nbsp Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army 1976 nbsp Colonel Indian Army 24 October 1982 12 nbsp Brigadier Indian Army 12 April 1983 13 nbsp Major General Indian Army 2 January 1988 14 nbsp Lieutenant General Indian Army 1 July 1991 15 nbsp General COAS Indian Army 22 November 1994 1 References edit a b Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Army Branch The Gazette of India 21 January 1995 p 97 a b c Executive Profile of Shankar Roychowdhury Retd Bloomberg Businessweek Retrieved 13 May 2014 dead link a b c d e General Shankar Roy Chowdhury Indian Army Retrieved 13 May 2014 a b c d e General Shankar Roychowdhury Bharat Rakshak Retrieved 13 May 2014 Shankar Roy Chowdhury appointed new chief of army staff India Today 15 December 1995 Retrieved 13 May 2014 Abidi S Sartaj Alam Sharma Satinder 1 January 2007 Services Chiefs of India Northern Book Centre pp 82 ISBN 9788172111625 Retrieved 29 May 2012 Roychowdhury Shankar 2002 Officially at peace New Delhi Viking ISBN 0670885851 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Army Branch The Gazette of India 5 April 1958 p 78 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Army Branch The Gazette of India 15 August 1959 p 301 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Army Branch The Gazette of India 14 September 1963 p 308 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Army Branch The Gazette of India 30 January 1971 p 112 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Army Branch The Gazette of India 19 January 1985 p 84 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Army Branch The Gazette of India 11 January 1986 p 24 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Army Branch The Gazette of India 4 November 1989 p 1631 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Army Branch The Gazette of India 16 November 1991 p 1771 External links editMaoists are also our fellow Indians General Shankar Roychowdhury IBN Live 29 May 2013 Ex Indian Army chief talks about Indo Bangla ties Hindustan Times 16 March 2013 Former Army chief Shankar Roychowdhury backs General VK Singh in age row The Economic Times 22 January 2012 Notable publications edit Deccan Chronicle The Asian Age Military offices Preceded byS K Kaul Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee1 October 1996 30 September 1997 Succeeded bySatish Sareen Preceded byBipin Chandra Joshi Chief of Army Staff1994 1997 Succeeded byVed Prakash Malik Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shankar Roychowdhury amp oldid 1182516084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
