CDS General Bipin Rawat’s Biography – A Vital Cog In The Indian Army

Bipin Rawat Biography

General Bipin Rawat was a four-star General of the Indian army and his expertise in presenting India’s biggest defense reforms and modernization of armed forces made him a vital cog in the national security and defense apparatus. Throughout his 4 decades-long military careers, Bipin Rawat was finally appointed as the first chief of Defence staff of India on December 30, 2019. He was also awarded a distinguished service with the UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, and COAS.

He played a significant role in successfully responding to the NSCN-K militants during a cross-border operation in Myanmar in 2015. During the surgical strikes in 2016 when the Indian army crossed the Line of Control into the POK, Rawat was supervising the situation from the south block in New Delhi. With the recent IAF Mi17V5 helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu on December 8, 2021, the country lost a true hero and dedicated army personnel.

Bipin Rawat Personal Details

Name	Bipin Rawat
Profession	Army Personnel
Rank	Four-Star General
Unit	5/11 Gorkha Rifles
Years of service	December 16, 1978 – December 8, 2021 (till his death)
Date of birth	16-Mar-58
Place of birth	Saina village, Pauri, Uttarakhand
Wife’s name	Madhulika Rawat (President of Army Women Welfare Association)
Children	Kritika Rawat and Tarini Rawat
Father’s name	Lt. General Laxman Singh Rawat
Mother’s name	Not mentioned

Bipin Rawat Education

Bipin was awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
MPhil from Defence Services Staff College, Wellington
ILE from U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Kansas
Doctorate of Philosophy from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
Diplomas in management and computer studies from Madras University

Bipin Rawat Early Life

Bipin Rawat was born in a Rajput family Pauri town of Pauri Garhwal district, Modern day Uttarakhand
His family was serving the Indian Army for multiple generations
His father served the Indian Army as Lt. General Laxman Singh Rawat and retired as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff
Rawat’s mother was the daughter of Kishan Singh Parmar, an ex MLA from Uttarkashi

Bipin Rawat Military Career

Bipin Rawat was commissioned to the 5^th Batallion of the 11 Gorkha Rifles on December 16, 1978.
He spent 10 years in counterinsurgency operations.
He commanded a company in Uri, Jammu, and Kashmir and his battalion in LAC at Kibithu.
As a brigadier, Rawat directed the Sector 5 of the Rashtriya Rifles in Sopore and the multinational brigade during chapter VII mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
On being promoted as a General, he directed the 19^th Infantry Division in Uri.
As an army commander, Rawat assumed the post of Commander General (GOCinC) of Southern command.
On December 17, 2016, he was appointed as the 27^th Deputy Chief of Staff by the Government of India.
Finally, on December 30, 2019, Rawat was honored with the post of being the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India.