Harsh Kaul

= Colonel Harsh Kaul =

Infobox Military Person
name= Colonel Harsh Kaul, SC
born= : birth date and age|1951|07|12
died=
placeofbirth= New Delhi, India
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption=Col. H. Kaul in Siachen Glacier in 1992
nickname=
allegiance=flag|India
branch=Indian Army
serviceyears= 22 December 1974 - 31 July 2005
rank= Colonel
commands=♦ Instructor, Infantry School, Mhow ♦ Commanding Officer 6/5 GR(FF), Delhi ♦ Training Battalion Commander, 58 Gorkha Training Centre, Shillong ♦ Director - NCC TN, P & AN ♦ Group Commander, NCC Group, Indore
unit= 6/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
battles=
awards=♦ Shaurya Chakra ♦ Chief Of Army Staff's Commendation
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Col. Harsh Kaul, SC (born July 12 1951) is a retired Indian Army Officer and a Shaurya Chakra (Gallantry award) awardee. He is an alumnus of IMA (Indian Military Academy) and was commissioned into the 5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) on December 22 1974 . Colonel Kaul retired on July 31 2005.

Biography

Col. Harsh Kaul was born to Late Major B.N. Kaul and Mrs. Purnima Kaul in New Delhi, India on July 12 1951. His father was an officer in the British Indian Army who was commissioned in the 8/12 Frontier Force Regiment in 1942, and fought in the Second World War. After the independence of India, he was transfered to the 6/5 GR (FF). Col. Kaul did his schooling from Scindia School, Gwalior. He is an alumnus of the Indian Military Academy and was commissioned into the 6/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) on December 22 1974. He was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for operations in Nagaland in 1981. He is married to Mrs. R. Kaul and they have a son, Ishan Kaul, who was born on December 8 1991. Col. Kaul served the army for 31 years before retiring on July 31 2005.

He has participated in various operations : ♦ Operation Meghdoot - Siachen Glacier, Ladakh ♦ Operation Battleaxe - Mizoram and Tripura ♦ Operation Orchid - Nagaland ♦ Operation Rhino - Assam ♦ Operation Hifazat - Manipur ♦ Various Army/Command Level Exercies - Deserts

Pictures

Col._Kaul_in_Siachen Glacier in 1992

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At_Khardungla_pass_in_1992Image:Sunildutt.jpg|With_Sunil Dutt in 1998, New Delh

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At_his_desk,_New_DelhiImage:Fmmanekshaw.jpg|With_Field Marshal Sam Maneckshaw

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With_General_Nasib_KatochImage:Brigpadam.jpg|With_Brigadier_PadamImage:Genkarnik.jpg|With_General_Karnik

External links

* [http://indianarmy.nic.in Indian Army website]
* [http://joinindianarmy.nic.in/ima.htm Career in the Indian Army]
* [http://mod.nic.in/samachar/dec15-20/html/ch4.htm| Article on IMA]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDQIxnckaoY Making of a Soldier - Video on YouTube]