Manoj Mukund Naravane

Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane, AVSM, SM, VSM is the current and 20th General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Army Training Command of the Indian Army and assumed office on 1 December 2017. He assumed the post after Lt General Dewan Rabindranath Soni.

Early life and education
Naravane is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He also has a master's degree in Defence Studies from Chennai University and a MPhil in Defence and Management Studies from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore.

Career
Naravane was commissioned into 7th Sikh Light Infantry in June 1980. He has vast experience and has served in Counter-Insurgency Operations in Kashmir and Northeast India. He has commanded a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Jammu and Kashmir; an Infantry brigade; Assam Rifles in Northeast India as Inspector General (North); a Strike Corps and General Officer Commanding (GOC), Delhi Area. In addition, he was an instructor at the Army War College, Mhow and served as the Indian Defence Attache to Myanmar. He was also the commander of the 2017 Republic Day parade.

During his career, he has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2017), Sena Medal and Vishist Seva Medal (2015) for his service.

Personal life
Naravane likes painting, yoga and gardening. He is married to Veena Naravane who is a teacher and has 25 years of experience. She is now the Regional President, Army Wives Welfare Association of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC). They have a son who is also in the Indian Army.