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He has had a firsthand experience in Counter Insurgency Operations in Jammu & Kashmir and in the North-East, apart from an exposure in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the desert and high altitude sectors of India. He holds twin Diplomas in Journalism from Dateline Delhi and from Manchester,
A Defence Services Staff College graduate from Wellington, he commanded with distinction 15 Punjab, a 300 year old battalion, after which he has held various prestigious appointments such as the Colonel General Staff (GS) of 'Delta Force' in Doda (J&K), where he was the chief coordinator of all counter terrorist operations. Highly qualified in the field of Public Relations, he did a tenure as PRO (Defence) of the Rajasthan and Gujarat Zone for fifteen months as a Major. Following this, he did a 15 month stint overseas on promotion in Somalia and Rwanda, where he was PRO and Chief Spokesman of the Indian Brigade that operated there. He has also held prestigious staff appointments at the Military Operations Directorate, Delhi, an armoured brigade in the desert sector and at the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) Directorate, Delhi, where he, as Director GS, was involved with the 100% expansion and modernization of the RR Force operating in J&K. A Kargil War veteran, he superannuated from his last appointment as the PRO and Chief Spokesman Indian Army, South Block, New Delhi. He continues to be an active faculty member of the Centre of UN Peacekeeping, New Delhi, and an active member of the Historical Research Division of USI and MOD's Historical Section, all at Delhi.

A prolific writer and poet, he has been awarded a number of international awards for prose and poetic achievements. He contributes regularly to a number of national and international newspapers and professional journals. He has authored eight books on defense subjects, two of which are being sold as bestsellers globally through the famous retail and auction houses of Amazon.Com & E-Bay, apart from finding their way to 200 universities of India and seven universities oversees. Presently, apart from writing many more books, he is pursuing creative writings, producing quality audio-visual films and bringing out world class publications under the personalised brand name - 'Force Multipliers'.

He is a motivational speaker and trainer and has led many innovative training sessions on leadership and team building and brings his rich and varied defence experience on board.

His recent book is a unique venture. It is an Indian Army’s book of outstanding landmarks through the ages, titled ‘Milestones’, and was recently released by General Deepak Kapoor, Indian Army’s Chief, during the recently concluded Army Commander’s Conference- 2009.

He has also recently authored high quality books, to include one on the Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi, tracing its rich history from 1919 till 2009; on a veteran State Force battalion -19 Maratha Light Infantry, aesthetically covering its glorious history from 1854 to 2009;on the famous Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, charting its meterioc rise from 1953 to 2010; another illustrated history book on India's famous 'Black Cats', or National Security Guard on its Silver Jubilee in 2009; a book on the honours and awards earned by the veteran Rajputana Rifles Regiment; yet another on the Bihar Regiment covering its action studded history from 1780 till 2008; and is about to complete another illustrated book of the oldest Sapper Regiment of Indian Army .