Distinguished Scholar Warrior with Vast Experience and Several Awards : Lieutenant General Ashok Bhim Shivane, is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Pune and joined the Indian Army in Dec 1978. A scholar warrior with 39 years of an outstanding career in the Indian Army, he has excelled in all spheres. During his service tenure, the General Officer has done M Sc, double M Phil and PGDCM all with First Class / Distinction, Independent Director Course, besides several military coveted courses. During his career span, he has represented India at the United Nations Peace Keeping Force in Guatemala, was in charge of anti-terrorist operations in J&K from 1997 to 1999, was in charge of Perspective Planning, Future Restructuring and Space Capability building of the Indian Army as ADG PP and finally the coveted appointment of Director General Mechanised Forces. He commanded the coveted operationally employed offensive formation of the Indian Army – the elite Strike Corps from 2104 to 2015. He was awarded by the President of India, PVSM (2017), AVSM (2016), & VSM (2009) besides Chief of Army Staff Commendation and two Army Commander Commendations, for distinguished service of the highest order. Subsequently, he was bestowed the rare honour of being nominated Honorary Aide-deCamp to President of India in July 2017 in recognition of his distinguished services. His contribution to policy formulation and conception of Atmanirbhar Bharat and Defence Modernisation has been acclaimed during his tenure as DGMF and subsequently as Consultant MoD post-retirement. He has been a regular invitee as a Distinguished speaker to Defence Institutions, colleges, and corporates for over a decade. Post Retirement Accolades: The General Officer is presently a Senior Defence Advisor / Member Board of Governors to several National and International Think Tanks and Defence Magazines. He is also a board member of the International Human Rights Advisory Council. He has recently been appointed Vice Chairman India of the National Council of News and Broadcasting by the International Media Advisory Council and also the Senior Advisor Board Member and Executive Director to UNAccc. He is also the Special Invitee to the Board of Governors, Economic Council of India. General Shivane was a Consultant to the Ministry of Defence (Ordnance Factory Board) from 2018 to 2020. He is presently the Distinguish Fellow at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies. His latest research book ‘Professional Military Education: Making of the 21st Century Warrior” has been among the international best seller 2023. His latest book on poems is under publication.
Lieutenant General Ashok Bhim Shivane, is a second-generation army officer, with four decades of distinguished service in the Indian Army. He belongs to a family of warriors with his father Late Lt Col B V Shivane, AVSM was a Freedom Fighter and later a World War 2 veteran who fought all wars after independence till 1971. His brother 2Lt D B Shivane made the supreme sacrifice for the nation on the Chinese border at the age of 20, and his name is inscribed in the National War Memorial. His wife is a second-generation army officer’s daughter, and his sister too is married to an army veteran. The entire family has tri service representation over the generations.