Major General Ravi Murugan, PVSM, AVSM (Retd), an alumnus
of National Defence Academy, Pune was commissioned into the 8th
Battalion, The Brigade of Guards in June 1987. He has a Master’s
Degree in Science from Madras University as also an M Phil from
Osmania University. In his 37 years of service, he has fulfilled multiple
challenging roles across diverse operational areas. After command of his
battalion, the officer commanded an Independent Armoured Brigade and
subsequently, a Counter Insurgency Force in J&K. He was also the
Defence & Military Attaché in the Embassy of India, Washington
DC between June 2016 and July 2019. He has been the Additional
Director General Military Operations (B) in Army Headquarters and
commanded the Karnataka and Kerala Sub Area before retirement. He
is presently in an advisory role with multiple companies.
