Biography of Manoj Mukund Naravane
| Real Name | Manoj Mukund Naravane |
| Famous as | Being the 28th Chief of the Army Staff of India |
Personal Life | |
| Height | 173 cm 1.73m 5'8''In |
| Weight | 70 kg 154.35 lbs |
| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | Salt and Pepper (Black and White) |
| Birthplace | Pune, Bombay State, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Pune, Maharashtra |
| School | Jnana Prabodhini Prashala, Pune, Maharashtra |
| Family | Father- Name Not Known Mother- Name Not Known Daughter-1.Isha (performing artist), 2.Amala (PR Consultant in Singapore) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Net worth | 80,000 pm. With 3% increment every year |
Girls, Affairs and more | |
| Wife/Husband: | Veena Naravane (Regional President, Army Wives' Welfare Association of the Eastern Command) |
Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane arrived at Dimpaur, Nagaland on Monday, 23 November 2020 on a three days visit to review the security situation in North East Region.
On arrival at Dimapur, the Army Chief was briefed by Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Command and Lieutenant General R P Kalita GOC Spear Corps on operational preparedness along the Northern borders as well as operations in hinterland of Assam, Nagala,
Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane will take charge as the Chief of Army Staff on Tuesday succeeding Gen Bipin Rawat.
Gen Rawat is retiring on Tuesday as Army Chief after a three-year stint. He has been appointed as the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff.
Lt Gen Naravane is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Army.
Before taking charge as vice chief of the Army Staff in September, Lt Gen Naravane was heading the Eastern Command of the Army which takes care of India’s nearly 4,000-km border with China.
In his 37 years of service, Lt Gen Naravane has served in numerous command and staff appointments in peace, field and highly active counter-insurgency environments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.
He has also commanded a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in Jammu and Kashmir and an infantry brigade on the eastern front.
He was also part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka and had served as India’s defence attache at the Indian Embassy in Myanmar for three years.
Lt Gen Naravane is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.
He was commissioned into the 7th battalion, the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment in June 1980.
The general is a decorated officer who has been awarded the ‘Sena Medal’ (Distinguished) for effectively commanding his battalion in Jammu and Kashmir.
As per tradition, on Independence Day, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), Delhi Area, a lieutenant general-rank officer, escorts the Prime Minister to the dais, stands behind him as he delivers his speech from the ramparts of Red Fort, and then escorts him back to his seat. In 2016, the then GOC, Delhi Area, Lt General Vijay Singh, followed the protocol. However, during Narendra Modi’s speech, he was asked to shift to the side so that he was not visible in the same frame as the Prime Minister.
The following year, there was a new GOC, Delhi Area. During Independence Day rehearsals, the Special Protection Group (SPG) once again raised the 2016 argument and objected to his presence behind the Prime Minister. This time, however, the new GOC did not stand behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi or shift to the side. After escorting Modi to the dais, he returned to his seat in the audience and after his speech ended, he got up to escort the Prime Minister back.
The officer was Lt General Manoj Mukund Naravane, who took over as the 28th Chief of Army Staff on the last day of the previous decade. General Naravane will serve as the head of the 1.3 million strong Army till he turns 62 in April 2022.
