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{{for|the fictional character|Shankar Roy Chowdhury (character)}} | {{for|the fictional character|Shankar Roy Chowdhury (character)}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=May | {{Use Indian English|date=May 2013}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[General (India)|General]] | | honorific_prefix = [[General (India)|General]] | ||
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| office = 37th [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] | | office = 37th [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] | ||
| term = 1 | | term = 1 October 1996 – 30 September 1997 | ||
| president = [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]<br/>[[K. R. Narayanan]] | | president = [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]<br/>[[K. R. Narayanan]] | ||
| primeminister = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]<br/>[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]<br/>[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]<br/>[[Inder Kumar Gujral]] | | primeminister = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]<br/>[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]<br/>[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]<br/>[[Inder Kumar Gujral]] | ||
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[[General (India)|General]] '''Shankar Roychowdhury''' {{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|ADC}} is a former [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army]], and a former [[Member of parliament#India|member of the Indian Parliament]].<ref name=bwep>{{cite web|title=Executive Profile of Shankar Roychowdhury (Retd.)|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=83526406&ticker=IMFA:IN&previousCapId=880178&previousTitle=NATIONAL%20ALUMINIUM%20CO%20LTD|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|access-date=13 May | [[General (India)|General]] '''Shankar Roychowdhury''' {{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|ADC}} is a former [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army]], and a former [[Member of parliament#India|member of the Indian Parliament]].<ref name=bwep>{{cite web|title=Executive Profile of Shankar Roychowdhury (Retd.)|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=83526406&ticker=IMFA:IN&previousCapId=880178&previousTitle=NATIONAL%20ALUMINIUM%20CO%20LTD|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|access-date=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=iagsrc/> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
General Roychowdhury was born in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] into the Zamindar family of [[Taki (India)]], a [[Bengali Kayastha]] family, on 6 September 1937. He received his schooling at [[St. Xavier's Collegiate School]] in Kolkata and later at [[Wynberg Allen School]], [[Mussoorie]] and [[St George's College, Mussoorie|St. George's College]], [[Mussoorie]]. He then became a cadet in the Joint Services Wing of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] in 1953.<ref name=iagsrc/><ref name=brgr>{{cite web|title=General Shankar Roychowdhury|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/159-S-Roychowdhury.html|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|accessdate=13 May | General Roychowdhury was born in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] into the Zamindar family of [[Taki (India)]], a [[Bengali Kayastha]] family, on 6 September 1937. He received his schooling at [[St. Xavier's Collegiate School]] in Kolkata and later at [[Wynberg Allen School]], [[Mussoorie]] and [[St George's College, Mussoorie|St. George's College]], [[Mussoorie]]. He then became a cadet in the Joint Services Wing of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] in 1953.<ref name=iagsrc/><ref name=brgr>{{cite web|title=General Shankar Roychowdhury|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/159-S-Roychowdhury.html|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
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==Post-retirement== | ==Post-retirement== | ||
After retirement from the Army, General Roychowdhury became a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], where he highlighted defence related issues.<ref name=iagsrc>{{cite web|title=General Shankar Roy Chowdhury|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PTC2C.aspx?MnId=g6hlaDpG3IzfU9rEx8miEQ==&ParentID=a/P1/YYfOkrcbmJWxEWdoA==|publisher=Indian Army|accessdate=13 May | After retirement from the Army, General Roychowdhury became a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], where he highlighted defence related issues.<ref name=iagsrc>{{cite web|title=General Shankar Roy Chowdhury|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PTC2C.aspx?MnId=g6hlaDpG3IzfU9rEx8miEQ==&ParentID=a/P1/YYfOkrcbmJWxEWdoA==|publisher=Indian Army|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> Since 21 January 2008, he has been a Director of Indian Metal & Ferro Alloys Ltd.<ref name=bwep/><ref name=brgr/> His autobiography titled ''Officially at Peace'' was published by [[Penguin Books]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite book|last=Roychowdhury|first=Shankar|title=Officially at peace|date=2002|publisher=Viking|location=New Delhi|isbn=0670885851|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Officially-at-Peace-Shankar-Roychowdhury/dp/0670885851}}</ref> | ||
==Honours and decorations== | ==Honours and decorations== | ||
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{{s-bef|before=[[S. K. Kaul]]}} | {{s-bef|before=[[S. K. Kaul]]}} | ||
{{s-ttl|title=[[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] | {{s-ttl|title=[[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] | ||
|years=1 | |years=1 October 1996 – 30 September 1997}} | ||
{{s-aft|after=[[Satish Sareen]]}} | {{s-aft|after=[[Satish Sareen]]}} | ||
{{succession box | before = [[Bipin Chandra Joshi]] | {{succession box | before = [[Bipin Chandra Joshi]] | ||