Devraj Anbu

Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM is the current Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) of the Indian Army and assumed office on 1 June 2018 following the retirement of Lt General Sarath Chand. He also served as General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command of the Indian Army.

Early life and education
Anbu is an alumnus of Sainik School, Amaravathinagar; National Defence Academy, Pune and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He also attended the higher command course at Army War College, Mhow and a National Defence College equivalent university at Jakarta, Indonesia.

Career
Anbu was commissioned into 14th Sikh Light Infantry on 7 June 1980. He has vast experience and has served in all types of operational environments ranging including Siachen Glacier; Counter-Insurgency Operations in Kashmir and Manipur; Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka. He has commanded a unit during Operation Parakram; a 53 Infantry brigade on the Line Of Control; 17 Mountain Division in Sikkim; Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan; IV Corps (Tezpur). He has held staff appointments which include General Staff Operation at the Division level in North-East India; General Staff Operation at Corps Level in Kashmir; Military observer with UN peacekeeping mission in Nambia (UNTAG).

During 37 years of his career he has been awarded the Sena Medal for Operation Meghdoot, Yudh Seva Medal (2010) for command of 53 Infantry brigade, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal for the command of 17 Mountain division, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (2016) and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (2017) for his service as G-O-C Northern Command. He is also the Colonel Of The Regiment The Sikh Light Infantry.

Personal life
He is married to Mrs Gowri Anbu and they have a son who is serving in the Indian Army. He likes yoga, painting and gardening.