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General Vishwa Nath Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, was the 15th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He is the younger brother of the late Major Som Nath Sharma, recipient of Independent India's first posthumous Param Vir Chakra. Both brothers were educated at the Prince of Wales' Royal Indian Military College, Dehradun. V.N. Sharma went on to join the fifth Regular Course at the Indian Military Academy and he was commissioned on 4 June 1950 into the 16th Light Cavalry.

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  • General Vishwa Nath Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, was the 15th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He is the younger brother of the late Major Som Nath Sharma, recipient of Independent India's first posthumous Param Vir Chakra. Both brothers were educated at the Prince of Wales' Royal Indian Military College, Dehradun. V.N. Sharma went on to join the fifth Regular Course at the Indian Military Academy and he was commissioned on 4 June 1950 into the 16th Light Cavalry.
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  • --06-04
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  • 1930-06-06(xsd:date)
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  • Sunny
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  • Vishwa Nath Sharma
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  • London, United Kingdom
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  • India
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  • 1988(xsd:integer)
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  • Member, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 1990-present
  • Member, United Services Institute of India, 1955-present
  • Board of directors, Diamond & Gem Development Corporation, 1993-97
  • Member, National Security Advisory Board, 2006-09
  • Board of directors, Hawkins Cookers Limited, 2001-present
  • Free Tuberculosis & Medical Center, Dadh, Himachal Pradesh, 1992-present
  • Board of directors, Local Advisory Board of India, ABN AMRO, 1991-97
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  • General Vishwa Nath Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, was the 15th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He is the younger brother of the late Major Som Nath Sharma, recipient of Independent India's first posthumous Param Vir Chakra. Both brothers were educated at the Prince of Wales' Royal Indian Military College, Dehradun. V.N. Sharma went on to join the fifth Regular Course at the Indian Military Academy and he was commissioned on 4 June 1950 into the 16th Light Cavalry. He fought in the 1965 War against Pakistan in the Lahore Sector. He has commanded an Armoured Regiment and also a Mountain Brigade in an insurgency affected area. Awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service, General Sharma took over as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, on 1 June 1987 and was appointed Honorary Army ADC to the President on 25 July 1987. He took over as the Chief of Army Staff on 1 May 1988. He retired on 30 June 1990.
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