Apurba Kumar Bardalai (born 4 April 1956), is a retired Major General from the

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. He holds a

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from

Tilburg University Tilburg University is a Catholic research university specializing in the social and behavioral sciences, economics, law, business sciences, theology and humanities, located in Tilburg, Netherlands. Tilburg has a student population of about 19,1 ...

, where he is a Member of the Department of Organisation Studies. He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the United Service Institution of India, New Delhi.

Career

Having completed his training at the

National Defence Academy The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces. Here, cadets of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force train together before they go on to their respective service a ...

and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Apurba Kumar Bardalai was commissioned into the 15th Battalion, the

Rajput Regiment The Rajput Regiment is one of the oldest infantry regiments of the Indian Army. The regiment traces its history back to 1778, when the 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry was formed. The regiment's 1st Battalion was later formed in 1798 ...

on 11 June 1977. Apurba Kumar Bardalai has served on foreign assignments including as Deputy Head of the Mission & Deputy Force Commander at the

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and as the

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of the Indian Military Training Team at Bhutan.

Dates of rank

Writing

Specialising in

United Nations peacekeeping Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a role of the United Nations's Department of Peace Operations and an "instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace". It is ...

, Defence and Security, Apurba Kumar Bardalai has published one book, a

Thesis and several Journal Articles and other academic research material in his field. In addition to his published works, he has delivered several lectures and public speeches on his subject of expertise, at various institutions.

Honours and decorations

For his dedication to duty as the Commander of a Mountain

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, Apurba Kumar Bardalai was awarded the

Vishisht Seva Medal The Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM, ) is a decoration of the Indian Armed Forces. It is awarded to recognize "distinguished service of a high order" to all ranks of the Indian Armed Forces. From 1980, the Yudh Seva Medal was introduced to recognize ex ...

Republic Day Republic Day is the name of a holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they became republics. List January 1 January in Slovak Republic The day of creation of Slovak republic. A national holiday since 1993. Officially calle ...

, 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bardalai, Apurba Kumar Living people Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal National Defence Academy (India) alumni 1956 births Indian generals Tilburg University alumni United Nations peacekeeping