B. D. Mishra - Revision history

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-'''B. D. Mishra''' is a former brigadier of the [[Indian Army]]. He is the present [[governor of Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/new-governors-appointed-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/60893472.cms | title=New governors appointed: All you need to know | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
+'''B. D. Mishra''' is a former brigadier of the [[Indian Army]]. He is the present [[governor of Arunachal Pradesh]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/new-governors-appointed-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/60893472.cms | title=New governors appointed: All you need to know | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>and also has additional charge of [[Governor of Meghalaya]].
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 Mishra has served in various wars and operational roles for India:
-* Against Chinese attack on [[India]] (1962)
+* Against [[Sino-Indian War|Chinese attack on India]] (1962)
-* Against [[Naga insurgents]] in [[Nagaland]] (1963-1964)
+* Against [[Naga insurgents]] in [[Nagaland]] (1963–1964)
 * Against Pakistan in [[Sialkot Sector]] (1965)
 * Against Pakistan in [[Liberation of Bangladesh]] (1971)
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 Mishra holds an MA from [[Allahabad University]], an M.Sc from [[Madras University]] and a PhD from [[Jiwaji University]], [[Gwalior]]. He has five years’ postgraduate and graduate level teaching experience in College of Combat at [[Mhow]] and in [[Defence Services Staff College]] at [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]]. He also holds an LL.B. degree from [[University of Delhi]].
 <ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-b-d-mishra-arunachal-pradesh-governor-4868074/ | title=Who is B D Mishra? | newspaper=[[Indian Express]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/centre-appoints-5-new-governors/articleshow/60890752.cms | title=President appoints new governors | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
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>GaiusAugustine at 19:07, 6 July 2021

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = B. D. Mishra
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| image = The Minister of State for Tourism (IC), Shri Alphons Kannanthanam meeting the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Brigadier (Retd.) (Dr.) B.D. Mishra, in New Delhi on July 31, 2018 (cropped).JPG
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| birth_date ={{Birth date and age |1939|7|20|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://arunachalgovernor.gov.in/html/profile.htm | title=His Excellency Brigadier (Dr.) B. D. Mishra... (Retd) (Governor of Arunachal Pradesh wef. 3rd October 2017) | publisher=Arunachal Pradesh Government | access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref>
| birth_place = Kathauta, [[Bhadohi district]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], India)
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan, Itanagar]]
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| office = 19th [[Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]]
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| term_start = 3 October 2017
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| spouse = Ms. Neelam Misra
| children = one son and one daughter
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| allegiance = India
| branch = [[Indian Army]]
|serviceyears = 1961 - 1995
| honorific_prefix = [[Brigadier]]
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|battles = [[Sino-Indian War]],<br/>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Indo-Pakistani War, 1965]] &<br/>[[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
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'''B. D. Mishra''' is a former brigadier of the [[Indian Army]]. He is the present [[governor of Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/new-governors-appointed-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/60893472.cms | title=New governors appointed: All you need to know | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Mishra retired from the [[Indian Army]] on 31 July 1995, after a career that began as a permanent regular infantry officer, on 17 December 1961. He was born on 20 July 1939.

Mishra was the commander of the [[National Security Guard|NSG]] (Black Cat Commandos) Counter Hijack Task Force that assaulted the hijacked aircraft of Indian Airlines and successfully executed the rescue operation, at [[Raja Sansi Airfield]], [[Amritsar]], on 24 April 1993. All 124 travellers and crew members were rescued in the operation, after eliminating the hijackers, without any casualty or damage. Mishra received the Prime Minister's appreciation for his role in ending this hijack crisis.

==Operational roles==
Mishra has served in various wars and operational roles for India:

* Against Chinese attack on [[India]] (1962)
* Against [[Naga insurgents]] in [[Nagaland]] (1963-1964)
* Against Pakistan in [[Sialkot Sector]] (1965)
* Against Pakistan in [[Liberation of Bangladesh]] (1971)
* Against Pakistan on [[Line of Control|LoC]] in [[Poonch Sector]], as Battalion Commander (1979-1981)
* Against [[LTTE]] as the Leading Brigade Commander of the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force]] in [[Jaffna]], [[Vavunia]] and [[Trincomalee]] in [[Sri Lanka]] (1987-1988)
* Against [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|J&K]] and [[Punjab terrorists]], as [[National Security Guard|NSG]] Force Commander (1990-1995)
* Volunteered for [[Kargil War]], after retirement

He has received Commendation for Gallant Role in Counter Terrorist Operations.

==Education==

Mishra holds an MA from [[Allahabad University]], an M.Sc from [[Madras University]] and a PhD from [[Jiwaji University]], [[Gwalior]]. He has five years’ postgraduate and graduate level teaching experience in College of Combat at [[Mhow]] and in [[Defence Services Staff College]] at [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]]. He also holds an LL.B. degree from [[University of Delhi]].
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-b-d-mishra-arunachal-pradesh-governor-4868074/ | title=Who is B D Mishra? | newspaper=[[Indian Express]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/centre-appoints-5-new-governors/articleshow/60890752.cms | title=President appoints new governors | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://arunachalgovernor.gov.in/html/profile.htm Official Profile from Arunachal Pradesh government website]

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