Konsam Himalay Singh

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2409:4066:E89:F92D:0:0:B349:980D: /* Personal life */Fixed unnecessary and complicated fact regarding his religion since Meitei are not fully hindu. Meitei are usually the followers of sanamahism.

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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]]
| name = Konsam Himalay Singh
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]]
| image = Lt. Gen Konsam Himalay Singh & wife.jpg
| image_size = 250px
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| caption = Lt. Gen. K.H. Singh and his wife, Dr. Mangala
| birth_place = Charangpat, [[Thoubal district]], [[Manipur]], [[India]]
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| serviceyears = June 1978 - 2016
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|22px]] [[Lieutenant General]]
| servicenumber = IC-35206W
| unit = [[Rajput Regiment|27 Rajput]]
| commands = [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]
| battles = [[Kargil War|Point 5770]]
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| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br>[[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]<br>[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br>[[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Yudh Seva Medal]]
| spouse = Dr. Mangala Devi
| relations =
| laterwork = Chairman, Manipur Public Service Commission
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Lieutenant General Dr. '''Konsam Himalay Singh''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]] is a former [[Lieutenant General]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He is the first officer from [[northeast India]] to reach the rank of Lieutenant General in the Indian Army<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/major-gen-kh-singh-to-be-first-lt-general-from-northeast/article5684997.ece|title=Major Gen. K.H. Singh to be first Lt. General from Northeast|date=2014-02-13|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-05-02|others=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and the first military officer from [[Manipur]] to reach the ranks of Brigadier and Major General.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kanglaonline.com/2011/05/brig-konsam-himalay-to-be-promoted-to-major-general-in-indian-army/|title=Brig Konsam Himalay to be promoted to Major General in Indian Army
|website=kanglaonline.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/K-Himalay-becomes-first-Manipuri-Maj-Gen-in-Army/articleshow/8669205.cms|title=K Himalay becomes first Manipuri Maj-Gen in Army | date=1 June 2011 | newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=8 December 2018}}</ref> He was the Chairman of Manipur Public Service Commission<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/rtd-lt-gen-himalaya-set-to-become-mpsc-head/|title=Rtd Lt Gen Himalaya set to become MPSC head {{!}} KanglaOnline|website=kanglaonline.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Lt-Gen-Himalay-Singh-gets-new-charge/articleshow/33834719.cms|title=Lt Gen Himalay Singh gets new charge - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110601/jsp/northeast/story_14054767.jsp The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Northeast | Manipur gets first Maj. Gen]</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.gomanipur.com/your-story/item/708-first-maj-general-from-manipur first Maj General from Manipur] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106085648/http://www.gomanipur.com/your-story/item/708-first-maj-general-from-manipur|date=2011-11-06}}</ref> and is currently a member of the Consultative Committee of Manipur Government on Naga Peace Talks as well as a visiting faculty member of [[Manipur University]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/biren-team-meets-delhi-officials-183162|title=Biren team meets Delhi officials|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-05-02|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Singh was born in Charangpat village in [[Thoubal district]], [[Manipur]], [[India]], and had his early education in schools there. In 1968, he joined [[Sainik School Goalpara]] in [[Assam]]. Singh joined the [[National Defence Academy]] in 1974 and received his [[bachelor's degree]] from that institution.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120823231326/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/guwahati/29608018_1_sky-diver-studies-rajput-regiment K Himalay becomes first Manipuri Maj-Gen in Army - Times Of India]</ref> He holds a [[master's degree]] in Defence Studies, and an [[MPhil]] in [[Strategic Studies]] from [[Madras University]]. Additionally, he has completed a postgraduate degree in management studies from [[Osmania University]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], with distinction.,<ref name=autogenerated2 /> and earned his PhD from the [[Central University of Jammu]] in March 2018.

==Military career==
Singh was commissioned into the 2nd battalion, [[Rajput Regiment]] in 1978. He commanded the 27th battalion, Rajput Regiment between 1998 and 2000 on the [[Siachen Glacier]] and commanded his battalion during the battle of Point 5770 in the [[Kargil War]] in 1999, for which he was awarded the [[Yudh Seva Medal]].<ref name="autogenerated6">[http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20140211/2338271.html]</ref> He later served as a battalion commander at his alma mater, the National Defence Academy. Singh is a keen mountaineer and took part in the 1987 [[Kanchenjunga]] expedition. He has been awarded the Chief of Army Staff's commendation card three times during his career.<ref name=autogenerated3>[http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=14..010611.jun11 K Himalay becomes state's first Major General : 01st jun11 ~ E-Pao! Headlines]</ref> Singh is also a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and the National Defence College, New Delhi. He is also a recipient of the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] and [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]].

He has vast operational experience in counter-insurgency operations in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], where he served five tenures within 35 years, and four tenures in [[northeast India]]. His experience included counter-insurgency operations along the [[Line of Control]], [[Line of Actual Control]] and HAA (High Altitude Area) environments. He was the commandant of the Infantry School, Mhow after becoming the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]] (Nagrota). Before that, he was posted with the Military Secretary's branch at Army Headquarters, [[New Delhi]].<ref name="autogenerated1" />

==Personal life==
Singh is the son of K. Ibopishak Singh and is married to a physician working with the Central Government Health Service, Delhi, as a Chief Medical Officer. The couple have two daughters.<ref name=autogenerated3 />

==Military awards and decorations==

{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|colspan="4"|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]] [[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]] [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay star.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
| colspan="1"| [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| colspan= "2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]
| colspan="1"| [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Yudh Seva Medal]]
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Operation Vijay Star]]
|-
|[[Siachen Glacier Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}

==References==

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{{succession box
| title = [[General Officer Commanding]] [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]
| years = 16 April 2014 - 22 July 2015
| before = [[DS Hooda|D S Hooda]]
| after = [[Rajendra Ramrao Nimbhorkar]]
}}
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[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from Thoubal district]]
[[Category:Sainik School alumni]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Alumni of the National Defence College, India]]

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