Bot: robot: Create/upgrade articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.

2022-11-02T09:43:25Z

robot: Create/upgrade articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.

New page

{{Short description|Indian army general}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General]]
| name = Rana Pratap Kalita
| honorific_suffix = [[UYSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
| image = LtGenRanaPratapKalia.jpg
| caption =
| office1 = [[Eastern Command (India)|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command]]
| term_start1 = {{start date|2022|02|01|df=yes}}
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]]
| 1namedata1 = [[Manoj Mukund Naravane]] [[Manoj Pande (general)|Manoj Pande]]
| predecessor1 = [[Manoj Pande (general)|Manoj Pande]]
| birth_place = [[Rangiya, Kamrup, Assam]], India
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|23px]] [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| servicenumber = IC-42004X<ref name="commission"/>
| unit = [[File:Kumaon Regiment Insignia (India).svg|20px]] [[Kumaon Regiment]]
| serviceyears = 9 June 1984 – present<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=www.indianarmy.nic.in}}</ref>
| commands = [[File:IA Eastern Command.jpg|20px]] [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] [[File:Spear corps.jpg|20px]] [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/lt-gen-rana-pratap-kalita-is-new-3-corps-commander/74041515|title=Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita is new 3 Corps commander - ET Government|website=ETGovernment.com}}</ref> [[Officers Training Academy]] 71 Infantry Brigade 13 Rastriya Rifle. UNIT - 9 KUMAON.
| awards = [[UYSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
| spouse = Nisha Kalita
| children = 2
}}
'''Rana Pratap Kalita''' [[UYSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a serving [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] in the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam's Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Awarded with Uttam Yudh Seva Medal - Sentinelassam|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assams-lt-gen-rana-pratap-kalita-awarded-with-uttam-yudh-seva-medal-564440|access-date=2021-11-23|website=The Sentinel Assam|language=en}}</ref> He is currently the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army's [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=Pratidin|title=Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Named GOC-In-Chief Of Army's Eastern Command|url=https://www.pratidintime.com/top-stories/lt-gen-rana-pratap-kalita-named-goc-in-chief-of-armys-eastern-command|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Pratidin Time|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is [[Assamese people|Assamese]] by ethnicity and was born in [[Rangiya|Rangia]] of [[Kamrup district|Kamrup District]] to Renu Kalita and Jogendra Kalita. He is an alumnus of [[Sainik School, Goalpara]] and [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] Khadakwasla.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SSG Alumni - Indian Army|url=https://www.sainikschoolgoalpara.org/2568-2/|access-date=2021-11-23|website=Sainik School Goalpara|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Military career==
General Kalita was commissioned in 9 Kumaon Regiment on 9 June 1984 from [[Indian Military Academy]] [[Dehradun]].<ref name="commission"/> He had commanded III Corps <ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam: Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita relinquishes command of Spear Corps|url=https://nenow.in/top-news/lt-gen-rana-pratap-kalita-relinquishes-command-of-spear-corps.html|access-date=2021-11-23|website=NORTHEAST NOW|language=en-US}}</ref> and was the Chief of Staff of Eastern Command.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lt General Rana Pratap Kalita joined as the COS of the Eastern Command of Indian Army – APN News|url=https://www.apnnews.com/lt-general-rana-pratap-kalita-joined-as-the-cos-of-the-eastern-command-of-indian-army/amp/?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw==#aoh=16376789230643&referrer=https://www.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251$s&ampshare=https://www.apnnews.com/lt-general-rana-pratap-kalita-joined-as-the-cos-of-the-eastern-command-of-indian-army/|access-date=2021-11-23|website=www-apnnews-com}}</ref> He served as Director General - Manpower Planning and Personnel Services at Army Headquarters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1427272254270763020|title=Lieutenant General RP Kalita Director General MP & PS and Colonel of the Kumaon & Naga Regiment & Kumaon Scouts felicitated Subedar Major Satish Kumar |date=2021-08-16|access-date=2021-11-24}}</ref> General Kalita is a recepeint of [[UYSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]] and [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Today|first=North East|date=2021-11-23|title=Assam's Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Receives Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/2021/11/23/assams-lt-gen-rana-pratap-kalita-receives-uttam-yudh-seva-medal/|access-date=2021-11-23|website=Northeast Today|language=en-US}}</ref>

He became the first [[Assamese people|Assamese]] to hold the charge of [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] of the [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]]. He succeeded [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Manoj Pande (lieutenant general)|Manoj Pande]] on his elevation to [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/lt-gen-rana-p-kalita-takes-charge-as-general-officer-commanding-in-chief-in-kolkata-574830|title=Lt. Gen. Rana P Kalita Takes Charge as General Officer Commanding in Chief in Kolkata|publisher=Sentinel Assam|date=2022-01-25}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==

{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|colspan="4" align="centre" |[[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]] [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Vishisht 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 Operation Parakram medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva 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]]
|[[File:UNAVEM Medal ribbon.gif|104px]]
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Sena Medal]]
|[[Vishisht 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]]
|[[Operation Parakram 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|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[United Nations Angola Verification Mission III|UNAVEM III Medal]]
|-
|}

==Dates of rank==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 9 June 1984<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1120 |date=10 August 1985 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0781-1985-0032-34609.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]]|| 9 June 1986<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1303 |date=3 September 1988 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1989/O-0635-1989-0036-28038.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || [[Indian Army]]|| 9 June 1989<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1016 |date=23 June 1990 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1990/O-0547-1990-0025-23299.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || [[Indian Army]]|| 9 June 1995<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1304 |date=30 September 1995 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1995/O-0318-1995-0039-12188.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || [[Indian Army]]|| 16 December 2004<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1900 |date=15 October 2005 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_42_2012_119.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || [[Indian Army]]|| 1 April 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=258 |date=21 February 2009 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2009/W_8_2010_009.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || [[Indian Army]]|| 13 June 2011 (acting) 8 August 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 19 March 2010)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=436 |date=22 March 2014 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158718.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]] || [[Indian Army]]|| 19 October 2016 (seniority from 1 February 2015)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=758 |date=16 April 2022 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/235171.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant-General]] || [[Indian Army]]|| 10 May 2019<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1670 |date=24 October 2020 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222713.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{s-start}}
{{s-mil}}
{{s-bef|before= [[Manoj Pande (lieutenant general)|Manoj Pande]]}}
{{s-ttl|title= [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]], [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] |years=1 February 2022 - Present}}
{{s-inc}}
{{s-end}}

[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]]
[[Category:Indian military personnel]]
[[Category:Assamese people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sena Medal]]

{{India-mil-bio-stub}}

Rana Pratap Kalita - Revision history

Bot: robot: Create/upgrade articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.