Colonel Bikash Ranjan Das, SM (Retd), an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune was commissioned into the Jammu & Kashmir Rifles in June 1980. During the Young Officers Course in Belagavi, Karnataka in June 1981, he was awarded the coveted Commando Dagger. He was part of the pioneering operations in the Siachen Glacier area and successfully led a mission that culminated in establishment of Das Post in the face of the enemy. For this gallant action he was awarded the Sena Medal. He has been an instructor at the National Defence Academy, Pune and has vast experience of operational and administrative services in various theatres.
