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{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General]] | ||
| name = Praveen | | name = Praveen Joshi | ||
| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] | | honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] | ||
| image = File:Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi.jpg | | image = File:Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi.jpg | ||
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==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
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| | |[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] | ||
| | |[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | ||
| | |[[Vishisht Seva Medal]] | ||
| | |Special Service Medal | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Operation Vijay Medal | ||
| | |[[Operation Parakram Medal]] | ||
| | |[[Sainya Seva Medal]] | ||
| | |Videsh Seva Medal | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |50th Anniversary of Independence Medal | ||
| | |30 Years Long Service Medal | ||
| | |20 Years Long Service Medal | ||
| | |9 Years Long Service Medal | ||
|} | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]] | ||
[[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]] | [[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]] | ||
[[Category:National Defence College, India alumni]] | |||
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||
[[Category:Army War College, Mhow alumni]] | |||
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Praveen Joshi | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Indian Army |
| Years of service | 17 December 1977 - 31 July 2017 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-34760F |
| Unit | Skinner's Horse |
| Commands held |  Eastern CommandIX Corps |
| Awards | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Param Vishisht Seva Medal Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ati Vishisht Seva Medal[1]  Vishisht Seva Medal |
Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC was the 25th General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command of the Indian Army and assumed office on 1 August 2015 after Lieutenant General Man Mohan Singh Rai. He retired on 31 July 2017 and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna.[2][3][4] Prior, he was chief of staff of the Northern Command based at Udhampur. He succeeded Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai who is appointed as the Vice Chief of Army Staff at the Headquarter of Indian Army in New Delhi.
Education[edit | edit source]
He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune. He has also attended the staff college course at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; senior command course at Army War College, Mhow and higher command course at National Defence College, New Delhi.[2][5]
Career[edit | edit source]
He was commissioned into the Skinner's Horse regiment on 17 December 1977. He has vast experience headed several formations of Indian Army including an armored brigade in the western sector, a division in Rajasthan and a corps in Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. On being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he was appointed as the commander of IX Corps (Dharamshala) and later as the Chief of Staff, Northern Command based. He took charge as the GOC-in-C of the Eastern Command on 1 August 2015. He has also served in Tanzania among other places. He was also the Colonel of Skinner's Horse, 18 Cavalry and 57 Armoured Regiment[2][3][5][6][7]
During his career spanning over decades, he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2017), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2015) and Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2013) for his service.[8][9][10][11][12]
Awards[edit | edit source]
| Param Vishisht Seva Medal | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Vishisht Seva Medal | Special Service Medal |
| Operation Vijay Medal | Operation Parakram Medal | Sainya Seva Medal | Videsh Seva Medal |
| 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal | 30 Years Long Service Medal | 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL". NET INDIAN. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi takes charge of army's Eastern Command". Economic Times. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Army's Eastern Command gets new chief". News X. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Lt Gen Abhay Krishna new chief of Eastern Command".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "» Lt General Praveen Bakshi". www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "374 defence personnel decorated, Ashok Chakra posthumously for Neeraj Kumar Singh | NetIndian". netindian.in. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "Tewari likely to be new GOC". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lt Gen Bakshi, Hariz get PVSM medal - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "President Confers Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards". Press Information Bureau. Govt.. of India. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
Release Id 117559
- ↑ "Army plans succession at highest ranks". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Man Mohan Singh Rai |
General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command 1 August 2015 - 31 July 2017 |
Succeeded by Abhay Krishna |
| Preceded by |
General Officer Commanding IX Corps - 30 October 2014 |
Succeeded by Rajeev Tewari |
