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28th Col Pyara Lal Memorial Lecture on the topic Indian Army Decade of Transformation: Indian Army in Stride with the Future

28th Col Pyara Lal Memorial Lecture on the topic Indian Army Decade of Transformation: Indian Army in Stride with the Future

 

 


PROGRAMME

Time

Event

Remarks

1015 h – 1035 h

Registration & Tea

 

All to be Seated by 1035 h

1045 h

Arrival of the COAS

 

 

1050 h – 1100  h

Opening Remarks by

Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retd)

DG USI

 

 

USI Auditorium

1100 h – 1110 h

Introduction to Book ’A General Reminiscences’ by Lt Gen Satish Dua, PVSM, UYSM, SM, VSM (Retd) 

(Author)

 

 

-do-

1110 h – 1120 h

About the Author and the Book

By Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia,

PVSM, AVSM, SM Retd)

 

-do-

 

1120 h – 1130 h

Book Launch

 

-do-

1130 h – 1200 h

Address by COAS

 

-do-

 

1200 h – 1220 h

Q & A Session

 

-do-

1220 h – 1225 h

Vote of Thanks

 by

Maj Gen RS Yadav, VSM (Retd),

Director CS3,USI

 

-do-

 

1225 h – 1245 h

COAS Interaction with

USI Council Members

Seminar Room No.1

 

Programme Summary

  1. On 22 October, 2024, the United Service Institution of India organised 28th Colonel Pyara Lal Memorial Lecture which was delivered by General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff on the topic “Decade of Transformation: Indian Army in Stride with The Future”, followed by a Q&A Session. The opening remarks was given by Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retd), DG, USI.
  2. The event also witnessed the launch of the book, titled “A General Reminisces”, authored by Lt Gen Satish Dua, PVSM, UYSM, SM, VSM (Retd) and an interactive session with Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, SM (Retd). The closing remarks was given by Maj Gen RS Yadav, VSM (Retd), Director, CS3. The COAS interacted with the USI Council Members post the event.