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 and is the Associate Editor of Medals and Ribbons
