Author: Maj Gen Goverdhan Singh Jamwal (Retd)

The Author is retired Chairman of the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) in the J&K State Assembly, and founder of the Department of Strategic Studies at Jammu University. He was Military Secretary to the President of India. He served in the Dogra Regiment of the Indian Army, awarded with Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM). He is the first, last, and only Indian Army General commissioned directly by Maharaja Hari Singh of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State Forces in 1947.

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The Dogra Officer Who Stood Between the Raiders and Srinagar

Article by Maj. Gen. Goverdhan Singh Jamwal, AVSM (Retd.) Today, when we proudly call Kashmir the “Crown of India,” we often remember the beauty of the Valley, the snow peaks, Continue Reading

Posted On : October 20, 2026 Published By : Maj Gen Goverdhan Singh Jamwal (Retd)