Col R V Shirwalkar (Retd) is an alumnus of National
Defence Academy, Pune. He was commissioned in 13 SIKH
LIGHT INFANTRY in December 1981. He was the
Adjutant of the battalion during OP PAWAN. He is a
graduate from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington
and has served on various operational staff appointments. He
has served extensively in insurgency areas in J&K and in the
North East. He is presently settled in Pune.
