Air Commodore Vishwanath Prakash, VrC (Retd),
son of a Brigadier of the Army Medical Corps and
an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Pune
was commissioned as a helicopter pilot on 28 May
1983. Flight Lieutenant Shruti Prakash, his younger
daughter is proudly serving in the Accounts Branch
of the IAF as a third generation officer. Air
Commodore Vishwanath Prakash has participated in
most major operations of the IAF like Operation
Blue Star, Operation Falcon and Operation Pawan.
He was awarded Vir Chakra for his courage under
fire in Sri Lanka operations. He superannuated from
the IAF in September 2017.
