Lieutenant General John Ranjan Mukherjee,
PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd), is an alumnus
of La Martiniere College, Kolkata, National
Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, Camberly Staff
College, UK and National Defence College, New
Delhi. He retired from Army service in 2004 as
the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Eastern
Command. He had participated in the 1971
Indo Pak War in the Eastern theatre,
commanded three battalions, the Indian Training
Team at Botswana Africa, a mountain brigade, a
mountain division and 15 Corps in Kashmir
after the Kargil Conflict. He is known for his
knowledge of J & K and India’s North East.
He has written three books – An Insiders
Experience of Insurgency in India‘s North East,
History of the Assam Regiment Volume 3 and
A Soldier for Life: My Story (recently published).
He is a Member Emeritus of CENERS-K, a
Kolkata based Think Tank.
