Manohar_Lal_Chibber
Manohar Lal Chibber
Indian Army officer and writer (1927–2015)
Manohar Lal Chibber (24 August 1927 – 2015) was an Indian Army officer and writer, known for his involvement in the Siachen conflict of 1986.[2] He held the position of a Lieutenant General in the Indian Army and is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal.[3][4]
Chibber was GOC-in-C of India's Northern Command, Adjutant General, and Director of Military Operations. He was a faculty at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.[5]
Chibber held a doctoral degree in Leadership and was a recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship. Chibber was a director of the Management Development Institute, a centre of higher training for the Indian Administrative Service officers and corporate leaders.[2]
Chibber was the author of several books on military and leadership, viz. Pakistan's Criminal Folly in Kashmir,[6] Military Leadership to Prevent Military Coup,[7] Soldier's Role in National Integration,[8] Leadership in the Indian Army during eighties and nineties,[9] History of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry,[10] Para Military Forces[11] National Service For Defence, Development And National Integration Of India[12] and Sai Baba's Mahavakya on Leadership.[13]
In 1986, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award.[14] Chibber died in 2015.[15]
