Shankar Roychowdhury

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General Shankar Roychowdhury
Born	(1937-09-06) 6 September 1937 Calcutta
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Army
Years of service	9 June 1957 to 30 September 1997
Rank	General

General Shankar Roychowdhury (born 6 September 1937, Kolkata) is a former Indian soldier, parliamentarian, and defence expert. Commissioned into the 20th Lancers in 1957, General Roychowdhury rose to become the 18th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 22 November 1994 to 30 September 1997.^[1]

An alumnus of St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata, he has received the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service to the Indian Army and to the nation.

He also became a member of Rajya Sabha after his retirement.

References

↑ Abidi, S. Sartaj Alam; Sharma, Satinder (2007-01-01). Services Chiefs of India. Northern Book Centre. pp. 82–. ISBN 9788172111625. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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Military offices
Preceded by Bipin Chandra Joshi	Chief of Army Staff 1994–1997	Succeeded by Ved Prakash Malik

Chief of the Army Staff (India)

Authority control	VIAF: 21680443

Persondata
Name	Roychowdhury, Shankar
Alternative names
Short description	Indian Army Chief of Staff
Date of birth	6 September 1937
Place of birth	Calcutta
Date of death
Place of death

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