iStaffID,iStaffCatID,iRank,vName,vPhoto,cStatus,vContent,cFeatured,vShortDesc
1,2,1,RAdm Sudarshan Shrikhande (Retd.),1-staff-20211126.1207.jpg,A,"RAdm Sudarshan Shrikhande studied in De Nobili School, Dhanbad is a graduate from NDA and was commissioned on 01 Jul 1980. He opted for early retirement from the Navy after 36 years on 10 July 2016 and now lives in Goa. He graduated from the Defence Services Staff College in 1995 and was awarded the Scudder Medal by Madras University for his MSc (Strat Studies) and Peter Mitchell (Third) Prize from the Royal Australian Navy. He is a graduate of the Naval Higher Command Courses at the College of Naval Warfare. He is also a 2003 graduate of the US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, where he was the first foreign officer to graduate with highest distinction, was class president and was awarded the &amp;amp;amp;quot;Robert Bateman&amp;amp;amp;quot; and &amp;amp;amp;quot;Jerome E Levy&amp;amp;amp;quot; first prize and the &amp;amp;amp;quot;James Forrestal&amp;amp;amp;quot; Seminar prize. Besides having written several papers on professional subjects while in service, he writes for military magazines, think-tanks and websites in India and Abroad, a few websites and has been teaching a capsule of up to eight lectures on the works and ideas of the Masters of Strategy. In addition, he regularly lectures on operational art, RMA, leadership and ethics at the NWC, Goa, the DSSC, the college of Defence Management, the College of Air Warfare, Army War College, Naval Academy and Elsewhere. He is the present Editor-in-chief, of Indian Naval Despatch.",Y,Director
7,2,7,Capt Himadri Bose,7-staff-20211027.1244.jpg,I,Editorial Board Member 1,N,Editorial Board Member 1
2,1,2,Cmde AM Sabnis,2-staff-20211027.1242.jpg,I,Governing Councile Member 1,N,Governing Council Member 1
3,1,3,Rahul Roy-Chaudhury,3-staff-20211027.1243.jpg,I,Governing Council Member 2,N,Governing Council Member 2
4,1,4,Cmde Lalit Kapur (Retd.),4-staff-20211027.1243.jpg,I,Governing Council Member 3,N,Governing Council Member 3
5,1,5,Capt Jasvinder Singh,5-staff-20211027.1244.jpg,I,Governing Council Member 4,N,Governing Council Member 4
6,1,6,Capt Sarabjeet S Parmar,6-staff-20211027.1244.jpg,I,Governing Council Member 5,N,Governing Council Member 5
8,2,8,Capt Inderjit Talukdar,8-staff-20211027.1245.jpg,I,Editorial Board Member 2,N,Editorial Board Member 2
9,2,9,Capt PSS Uday Kiran,9-staff-20211027.1245.jpg,I,Editorial Board Member 1,N,Editorial Board Member 1
10,2,10,Cdr Sidharth Rana,10-staff-20211027.1246.jpg,I,Editorial Board Member 4,N,Editorial Board Member 4
11,4,11,Cdr Sibapada Rath,11-staff-20211027.1246.jpg,I,Editorial Team Member 1,N,Editorial Team Member 1
12,4,12,Cdr Hitender Chaudhary,12-staff-20211027.1254.jpg,I,Editorial Team Member 2,N,Editorial Team Member 2
13,2,13,Captain Rikeesh Sharma (Retd.),13-staff-20211126.1838.jpg,A,"Captain Rikeesh Sharma (Retd) is an ex-naval aviator who superannuated from the Indian Navy nearly 36 years of service. He has been a student of English Literature during college and has flown in a variety of naval fixed wing aircraft, both as crew and instructor. He has a lot of experience in publishing and has contributed to various professionals magazines and journals. A certified AIMA trainer, he has completed his MBA in Human Resources and has delivered lectures at various Fora like IISS, NMF, RSIS, etc. With a penchant for writing, he has found his ikigai with the Indian Naval Despatch (INDES) and the Indian Naval Foundation (INDEF).",N,<blank>
14,2,14,Captain Anshuman Chatterjee (Retd.),14-staff-20231226.0347.jpg,A,"Capt. Anshuman Chatterjee is a Naval Aviator and a Communications Specialist who took early retirement from the Indian Navy in 2017 after 28 years of Service and now lives in Goa. Commissioned on 01 Jan 1990 he is a graduate of National Defence Academy, DSSC and IIM(Ahmedabad). A Sea King 42 B helicopter aircrew he has held key appointments onboard Fleet Ships and commanded a front line Multi role Helicopter Squadron. After leaving the Navy, he has been involved with boatbuilding and aviation industries. He is passionate about English literature, military history, and art, and regularly writes and creates artworks for various publications and professional magazines.  He is the present Sub Editor of the Indian Naval Despatch.",Y,<blank>
15,2,15,Captain Himadri Das,15-staff-20240716.0510.jpg,A,"Captain Himadri Das was the Managing Editor of the Indian Naval Despatch (INDES) and the chief executive of the Indian Naval Despatch Foundation (INDEF) from Feb 23 to Jul 24  The officer graduated from the Naval Academy, Goa and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jul 94. He is a Navigation and Direction specialist, and has served on board Indian naval ships as Navigating Officer, and INAS 300—the erstwhile Sea Harrier squadron— as Direction Officer. He has held operational staff and training/ military educational appointments, and has also associated with the doctrinal development programme of the Indian Navy across the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. He has also authored several articles and books, prominent of which are Coastal Security: Policy Imperatives for India in 2019, Coastal Security Dimensions of Maritime Security in 2022, and Building Partnerships: India and International Cooperation for Maritime Security in 2023.  In 2022, he was the series coordinator for six volumes of the Maritime Perspectives 2022  (National Maritime Foundation), and in 2024, was also commissioning editor of the Naval War College in-house e-journal, the Chola Papers. His multi-disciplinary qualifications include MPhil degree in Defence and National Security Studies, and post graduate degrees (MA/ MSc) in Nautical Sciences, International Relations, Maritime Law, and post graduate diploma in Human Resource Management.",N,"Captain Himadri Das was the Managing Editor of the Indian Naval Despatch (INDES) and the chief executive of the Indian Naval Despatch Foundation (INDEF) from Feb 23 to Jul 24  The officer graduated from the Naval Academy, Goa and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jul 94. He is a Navigation and Direction specialist, and has served on board Indian naval ships as Navigating Officer, and INAS 300—the erstwhile Sea Harrier squadron— as Direction Officer. He has held operational staff and training/ military educational appointments, and has also associated with the doctrinal development programme of the Indian Navy across the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. He has also authored several articles and books, prominent of which are Coastal Security: Policy Imperatives for India in 2019, Coastal Security Dimensions of Maritime Security in 2022, and Building Partnerships: India and International Cooperation for Maritime Security in 2023.  In 2022, he was the series coordinator for six volumes of the Maritime Perspectives 2022  (National Maritime Foundation), and in 2024, was also commissioning editor of the Naval War College in-house e-journal, the Chola Papers. His multi-disciplinary qualifications include MPhil degree in Defence and National Security Studies, and post graduate degrees (MA/ MSc) in Nautical Sciences, International Relations, Maritime Law, and post graduate diploma in Human Resource Management."

