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Years of work expeirece
The War Wounded Foundation has been set up as an autonomous organization to assist war wounded personnel in leading useful & productive lives and becoming financially independent.
Lt Gen Asit Mistry, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM is an infantry officer who was commissioned in the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment. He superannuated on 01 Nov 2021. His last assignment in service was as the Commandant, National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla. Prior to that, he was GOC Delhi Area. He has also been the Colonel of the Maratha LI. The General has served in the most difficult assignments in the army, including in Siachen and in counter-insurgency operations. He has also served with distinction in UN assignments abroad.
Lt Gen Asit Mistry, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
President
Maj Gen Hardev Singh KC, AVSM is a Mechanised Infantry Officer. Despite getting severely wounded in a military operation, as a young captain, and becoming permanently disabled, he chose to ‘soldier on’ and continue in service. During his 37 years of service, he had held important appointments, including command of an Infantry Division. He had also attended the prestigious Command & General Staff Course in USA, and Higher Command and NDC Courses in India. He has also been research scholar at IDSA, New Delhi.
Maj General Hardev Singh, KC, AVSM
Vice - President
Commissioned in 4 Maratha Light Infantry in 1975, Brig P K Sanyal commanded 12 Maratha Light Infantry in North Kashmir in the thick of militancy with distinction. For outstanding performance under his command, his battalion was awarded a Unit Citation for exemplary performance in conduct of counter-insurgency operations.
Brig P K Sanyal
Director East
An Officer from the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment, Col Amitabh Amit successfully command 4 Maratha Light Infantry in Uri (J&K), deployed on the Line of Control (LC). He took premature retirement from Army Service in 2008.
Col Amitabh Amit
Executive Director
Brigadier C Sandeepkumar,VSM, was commissioned into the MARATHA
LIGHT INFANTRY in 1980. He is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff
College. He has rich experience in CI and anti Militant operations. He took part
in OP VIJAY (1999-2000) and was injured while in command of an Infantry
Battalion on the Line of Control.
Brig C Sandeep, VSM
Reginal Director, South
Four generations of family of Brig Harcharan Singh have served in Armed Forces. He was commissioned to 3rd Battalion The Madras Regiment in June 1981. He held various appointments including Instructor Cl C and B tenure at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has experience of various military operations at places like Siachen,
Andaman, Manipur, Nagaland and J&K.
Brig Harcharan Singh, VSM
Regional Director, North
