Meet Indian Army's First Lieutenant General from Northeast India

[Chanakya's_Chant]

First Lieutenant General from Northeast India​

February 11, 2014 by Pranab Doley

Lieutenant General Konsam Himalay Singh​

Bringing laurels to the North-East, an Army officer has become the first Lieutenant General from the region. Major General Konsam Himalay Singh who hails from (Thoubal,Charangpat) Manipur, is a proud alumni of Sainik School, Goalpara (Assam) and the National Defence Academy. He was commissioned into the Second Battalion of The Rajput Regiment (KALI CHINDI) in June 1978 and later commanded 27 RAJPUT .

The General Officer is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, College of Defence Management and the prestigious National Defence College. Major Gen Himalay Singh has held varied Commands, Staff and Instructional appointments during his career so far. He has vast operational experience in Counter Insurgency (CI) Operations in Jammu and Kashmir (J& K) where he served five tenures in the last 35 years and four tenures in North East which included CI Operations in LC (Line of Control), LAC(Line of Actual Control) and HAA(High Altitude Area) environments.

He commanded 27 RAJPUT in Siachen Glacier from 1998 to 2000. Honoured with ‘Yudh Seva Medal’ in 2000 for command of a unit during ‘OP VIJAY’ against Pakistan’s unsuccessful move to occupy Indian territory. The General Officer later commanded an Infantry Brigade in Delhi . He was General Officer Commanding(GOC) of 25 Infantry Division in J&K and was awarded with ‘Ati Vishisht Sewa Medal’ in 2013. He has also been awarded the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card thrice and also the GOC-in-C Eastern Command Commendation Card.

Maj Gen Himalay has held a number of prestigious staff appointments which included Assistant Military Secretary 1D, Colonel Administrator of a Mountain Division in Gangtok, Director PS-2, Deputy MS Eastern Command and Deputy MS (B) in the Military Secretary’s Branch at IHQ of MoD (Army). He has also been Battalion Commander and Senior Intructor at the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla.
A keen sportsman, the General has excelled in all troops games being brought up in a Sainik School environment. He is an avid golfer, mountaineer and skydiver. He also participated in Rajput Regiment expedition to Kedarnath Dome in 1980 and Kanchenjunga Expedition in 1987.

Sainik School Goalpara, Assam, in which Major Gen Himalay studied , was founded on November 12, 1964.He joined the school in the year 1968. It is a residential school for boys, providing Public School Education with an aim to prepare them to join the defence services. Sainik School, Goalpara, would be celebrating its golden jubilee this year has excelled in its primary role as a feeder institution to the Armed Forces and has over 200 ex-Sainik School Goalpara students (SSGians) to its credit as officers in the Armed Forces,which other than NDA, including OTA, IMA, AFA and NAVAC.

A good number of ex-students are IAS, IPS officers, doctors, engineers. The school serving not only in Assam and the North East but also all over the country and abroad. The school is a member of the IPSC (Indian Public School Conference).

Major Gen Himalay Singh is married to Dr (Mrs) Mangala Devi, an accomplished doctor and they have two daughters. He is currently posted as Chief of Staff of a Strike Corps.

Source(s) and Reference(s):- First Lieutenant General from Northeast India
Konsam Himalaya Singh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Star Wars]

OH wow....didn't he just become a Major General in 2011

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Does North-East have its own unique regiments?

 

[IND151]

First Lieutenant General from Northeast India​

February 11, 2014 by Pranab Doley

Lieutenant General Konsam Himalay Singh​

Bringing laurels to the North-East, an Army officer has become the first Lieutenant General from the region. Major General Konsam Himalay Singh who hails from (Thoubal,Charangpat) Manipur, is a proud alumni of Sainik School, Goalpara (Assam) and the National Defence Academy. He was commissioned into the Second Battalion of The Rajput Regiment (KALI CHINDI) in June 1978 and later commanded 27 RAJPUT .

The General Officer is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, College of Defence Management and the prestigious National Defence College. Major Gen Himalay Singh has held varied Commands, Staff and Instructional appointments during his career so far. He has vast operational experience in Counter Insurgency (CI) Operations in Jammu and Kashmir (J& K) where he served five tenures in the last 35 years and four tenures in North East which included CI Operations in LC (Line of Control), LAC(Line of Actual Control) and HAA(High Altitude Area) environments.

He commanded 27 RAJPUT in Siachen Glacier from 1998 to 2000. Honoured with ‘Yudh Seva Medal’ in 2000 for command of a unit during ‘OP VIJAY’ against Pakistan’s unsuccessful move to occupy Indian territory. The General Officer later commanded an Infantry Brigade in Delhi . He was General Officer Commanding(GOC) of 25 Infantry Division in J&K and was awarded with ‘Ati Vishisht Sewa Medal’ in 2013. He has also been awarded the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card thrice and also the GOC-in-C Eastern Command Commendation Card.

Maj Gen Himalay has held a number of prestigious staff appointments which included Assistant Military Secretary 1D, Colonel Administrator of a Mountain Division in Gangtok, Director PS-2, Deputy MS Eastern Command and Deputy MS (B) in the Military Secretary’s Branch at IHQ of MoD (Army). He has also been Battalion Commander and Senior Intructor at the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla.
A keen sportsman, the General has excelled in all troops games being brought up in a Sainik School environment. He is an avid golfer, mountaineer and skydiver. He also participated in Rajput Regiment expedition to Kedarnath Dome in 1980 and Kanchenjunga Expedition in 1987.

Sainik School Goalpara, Assam, in which Major Gen Himalay studied , was founded on November 12, 1964.He joined the school in the year 1968. It is a residential school for boys, providing Public School Education with an aim to prepare them to join the defence services. Sainik School, Goalpara, would be celebrating its golden jubilee this year has excelled in its primary role as a feeder institution to the Armed Forces and has over 200 ex-Sainik School Goalpara students (SSGians) to its credit as officers in the Armed Forces,which other than NDA, including OTA, IMA, AFA and NAVAC.

A good number of ex-students are IAS, IPS officers, doctors, engineers. The school serving not only in Assam and the North East but also all over the country and abroad. The school is a member of the IPSC (Indian Public School Conference).

Major Gen Himalay Singh is married to Dr (Mrs) Mangala Devi, an accomplished doctor and they have two daughters. He is currently posted as Chief of Staff of a Strike Corps.

Source(s) and Reference(s):- First Lieutenant General from Northeast India
Konsam Himalaya Singh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks for Info.

 

[OrionHunter]

Does North-East have its own unique regiments?

Yes! The Naga Regiment which is the youngest Regiment of the Indian Army. In 1970, the First Battalion of the Naga Regiment was raised in Ranikhet.

A remarkable fact about its raising was that several Naga ex-militants were given a fair chance to prove their new-found nationalism and made to join the Indian Armed Forces, many of them were directly appointed junior commissioned officers.

 

[ExtraOdinary]

Does North-East have its own unique regiments?

Naga Regiment, also known as "Head Hunters" . Tiger hill operation was carried out by 18 Grenadiers, 2 Naga, and 8 Sikh.

 

[A.Rafay]

He looks Chinese.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

He looks Chinese.

Your Army Chief looks Indian as well! But certainly we can't do anything in this concern

Frankly speaking I expected a much better trolling attempt from a staff member sir! Even the Japanese, The Viets, The Taiwanese and a majority of countries from East Asia look similar in appearance! Whats the big deal?

 

[bolo]

Your Army Chief looks Indian as well! But certainly we can't do anything in this concern

Frankly speaking I expected a much better trolling attempt from a staff member sir! Even the Japanese, The Viets, The Taiwanese and a majority of countries from East Asia look similar in appearance! Whats the big deal?

because NE india is Chinese territory, that's why he looks Chinese.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

because NE india is Chinese territory, that's why he looks Chinese.

So by this moronic logic I should claim that Pakistan is India's sovereign territory that's why we all look the same after all we share the same Y chromosome and similarly Japanese should claim that they own China that's why the Chinese look similar to Japanese

 

[INDIC]

because NE india is Chinese territory, that's why he looks Chinese.

China is Mongolia's territory that's why every Han Chinese looks Mongol and historically China only existed within Great Wall of China.

He looks Chinese.

There is nothing called Chinese look.

 

[bolo]

So by this moronic logic I should claim that Pakistan is India's sovereign territory that's why we all look the same after all we share the same Y chromosome and similarly Japanese should claim that they own China that's why the Chinese look similar to Japanese

You lack geography and other essential skills. Never heard anyone saying to a Chinese person he/she looks japanese, vietnamese, etc. It's always another group saying to a jap, viet, korean, etc look Chinese.

It's not surprising they put a Chinese looking man as your major General. He has a higher IQ. The world knows indian military heads are a joke. Even armchair generals have a better grasp of basic military warfare than indian generals.
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[INDIC]

You lack geography and other essential skills. Never heard anyone saying to a Chinese person he/she looks japanese, vietnamese, etc. It's always another group saying to a jap, viet, korean, etc look Chinese.

It's not surprising they put a Chinese looking man as your major General. He has a higher IQ. The world knows indian military heads are a joke. Even armchair generals have a better grasp of basic military warfare than indian generals.
.

There is nothing called Chinese look, calling someone having a Chinese look is extremely fake, no such term exist.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

You lack geography and other essential skills. Never heard anyone saying to a Chinese person he/she looks japanese, vietnamese, etc. It's always another group saying to a jap, viet, korean, etc look Chinese.

It's not surprising they put a Chinese looking man as your major General. He has a higher IQ. The world knows indian military heads are a joke. Even armchair generals have a better grasp of basic military warfare than indian generals.
.

You lack some essential skills to troll - keep your superficial claims to yourself >>> Damn I have heard what you claim!

I don't know what IQ does he has what other have and so on but with this post of yours I got to see that primitive IQ that you posses! They are the very same generals who witnessed your retreat from Sikkim and Arunachal in the border skirmishes after the 1962 war...

The bottomline is NE was an integral part of India, NE is an integral part of India and NE will be an integral part of India till eternity!!!

Take it if you can! the soon you realize this fact the more better for you!

 

[Indischer]

Himalay Singh, the name itself is inspiring! Salute and Congratulations on this achievement.