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Southern Army Chief Honors Retired Soldiers in Kerala Visit

Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, head of the Army Southern Command, visited the Pangode military station in Thiruvananthapuram. During his visit, he interacted with both serving soldiers and retired military personnel. The Defence Ministry reported that seven retired officials were honored for their distinguished post-service achievements in fields like technology, nursing, arts, literature, and sports. The ceremony was attended by station commander Brigadier Anurag Upadhyaya, senior officers, and ex-servicemen.

Key Points: Army Southern Command Chief Visits Pangode Military Station

  • Southern Army chief visits Pangode
  • Honors 7 retired officials
  • Recognizes achievements in arts & literature
  • Ceremony attended by serving & retired personnel
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Kerala: Army Southern Command chief visits Pangode military station

Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth visits Kerala, honors retired military officials for post-service achievements in arts, literature, and sports.

"honored Retired Military Officials who have proven their expertise in various fields - Defence Ministry"

Thiruvananthapuram, February 20

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Army Southern Command Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth visited Pangode military station on Friday. He interacted with the serving soldiers and retired military personnel.

He also honored Retired Military Officials who have proven their expertise in various fields.

According to the Defence Ministry, seven retired military officials were honoured.

Those retired military officials are Former CEO of Technopark, Col Sanjeev Nair (Retd), Former Nursing Officer Lt.Col. P.Jeevno (Retd), President of Raksha Bhavan Charitable Society Subedar Joseph Antony (Retd), 82-year-old excellent painting artist Havildar A. Sukumaran Nair (Retd), Writer and Poet Dafedar Joy NI (Retd)., who received the Ponkunnam Varkey Award in 2024 and the Ezhuthachan Award in 2025 were honoured.

Furthermore, Retired Navy official Varghese D'Cruz, who has shown talent in the field of sports, and renowned poet Subedar Baburaj D (Retd), whose book titled "Dwandhwa Prassa Praasaadham" in Malayalam, was recorded in the Kerala Book Records, Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records, were honoured.

Pangode Military Station Commander Brigadier Anurag Upadhyaya, senior officers, soldiers and ex-servicemen attended the ceremony.

- ANI

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Priya S
Havildar Sukumaran Nair is 82 and still an active painting artist! What an inspiration. We often forget about our veterans after they retire. More such recognition is needed across all states.
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Rahul R
Respect to Lt. Gen. Seth for taking the time. These interactions boost morale. But I do wish the article gave more details about what the GOC discussed with the serving soldiers. The challenges they face are important too.
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Anjali F
Subedar Baburaj's book in Malayalam is in three record books! That's amazing. Our armed forces personnel are truly multi-talented. Jai Hind!
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David E
Interesting read. It's good to see a focus on veterans' lives after service. The mix of fields here – from tech parks to poetry – is impressive. Shows a different side to military life.
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Kavitha C
As a Malayali, I'm proud to see our people excelling. Honouring Lt.Col. P. Jeevno (Retd) is important – nursing officers are the backbone of military medicine. More power to all the awardees! 🙏

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