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	''Kumar'' is an alumnus of [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]], [[Defence Services Staff College\|Defence Service Staff College]], Wellington and [[National Defence College (India)\|National Defence College]], New Delhi.<ref name=":0" />		''Kumar'' is an alumnus of [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]] [[Dehradun]], [[National Defence Academy]] , [[Defence Services Staff College\|Defence Service Staff College]], Wellington and [[National Defence College (India)\|National Defence College]], New Delhi.<ref name=":0" />

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| honorific_prefix = [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
| name = Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar
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[[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] '''Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] is a retired officer of the [[Indian Air Force]]. He served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]] from 1 January 2017 to 28 February 2019. He assumed the office from Air Marshal [[Shirish Baban Deo]] and was succeeded by Air Marshal [[Raghunath Nambiar]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=IAF_MCC|number=1101457245974470656|title=Air Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar, AOC-in-C, Western Air Command IAF retired on 28 Feb 2019 after an illustrious career spanning over 39 yrs. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the Flying Branch of Indian Air Force in the year 1979.|date=2019-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=189119|title=Air Marshal C Hari Kumar PVSM AVSM VM VSM ADC Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, WAC IAF Retires|date=2019-03-01|accessdate=2019-03-01|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=IAF_MCC|number=1101470198996054017|title=Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, took over as the Air Officer Commanding in Chief (AOC-in-C) of Western Air Command (WAC) wef 01 Mar 19. Air Marshal C Hari Kumar handed over the command of WAC on his superannuation after 39 yrs of glorious service.|date=2019-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=ANI|number=1101409609649147905|title=Western Air Command Chief Air Marshal C Hari Kumar retired yesterday on his due date of retirement after completing more than 39 years of service. Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar took over as his successor|date=2019-03-01}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:156052)|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102080406/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A156052%29|archivedate=2017-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/12/29/air-marshal-c-hari-kumar-to-take-charge-of-western-air-command/|title=Air Marshal C. Hari Kumar To Take Charge Of Western Air Command|website=Huffington Post India|access-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101001007/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/12/29/air-marshal-c-hari-kumar-to-take-charge-of-western-air-command/|archivedate=2017-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=27&page_type=command&comm_id=2#|title=WESTERN AIR COMMAND|website=indianairforce.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-10|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327193656/http://www.indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=27&page_type=command&comm_id=2|archivedate=2017-03-27}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
''Kumar'' is an alumnus of [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]], [[Defence Services Staff College|Defence Service Staff College]], Wellington and [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]], New Delhi.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
''Kumar'' was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 14 December 1979.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shillong/Hari-Kumar-new-Eastern-Air-Command-chief/articleshow/48768103.cms|title=Hari Kumar new Eastern Air Command chief - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919070625/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shillong/Hari-Kumar-new-Eastern-Air-Command-chief/articleshow/48768103.cms|archivedate=2015-09-19}}</ref> He has clocked over 3300 hours of flying and is a qualified flying instructor. He held several key operational and administrative appointments at various stages of his service including Fighter Combat Leader of a [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21]] squadron; Commander of a front line fighter base; Ops-1A; Air-I at HQ WAC; Deputy Director Air Staff Inspection; Director Operations (Joint Planning); Assistant Chief of the Air Staff Operations (Offensive) at Air HQ; Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at HQ [[South Western Air Command]]; instructor at Fighter Training Wing (FTW), Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and College of Air Warfare (CAW). He was the AOC-in-C [[Eastern Air Command (India)|Eastern Air Command]] prior to his appointment as AOC-in-C [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

''Kumar'' has been awarded several medals: the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] (January 2018), the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (January 2016), the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] (January 2015), the [[Vayu Sena Medal]] (January 2011) and the CAS commendation (October 1997).<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517875|title=Press Information Bureau|website=www.pib.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
''Kumar'' is married to Mrs. Devika and they have two sons. He enjoys travelling and reading.<ref name=":0" />

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{{s-mil}}{{Succession box
| title = Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Western Air Command]]
| years = 1 January 2017 - 28 February 2019
| before = [[Shirish Baban Deo]]
| after = [[Raghunath Nambiar]]
}}{{Succession box
| title = Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Eastern Air Command (India)|Eastern Air Command]]
| years = 1 September 2015 - 31 December 2016
| before = [[Shirish Baban Deo]]
| after =[[Anil Khosla]]
}}{{s-end}}

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