By Admin 
There was a sudden uproar in the Lok Sabha during the budget session on Monday. The uproar occurred when Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, stood up to speak on the motion of thanks on the President’s address. During this, he mentioned the unpublished book of former Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane. During this, he wanted to cite a magazine article, which contained some excerpts from the typescript of the book.
General Naravane was appointed the 28th Chief of the Indian Army. He took over as COAS from General Bipin Rawat on 31 December 2019. After this, he was the temporary chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee from 15 December 2021 to 30 April 2022. In such a situation, we are sharing with you facts related to the life of General Naravane. Let us know the untouched aspects related to his life.
Who is General Naravane?
General Naravane’s full name is Manoj Mukund Naravane. He was born on 22 April 1960 in Pune. His father has also been an officer in the Indian Air Force. He has studied from NDA Pune and Indian Military Academy Dehradun. He has done M.Phil in Defense Studies. Naravane was first commissioned in the 7th Battalion of the Sikh Light Infantry in June 1980.
After this he took command of the 2nd Battalion (Sikhli) of the Rashtriya Rifles in Jammu and Kashmir and the 106 Infantry Brigade. Naravane has also commanded Assam Rifles. He has also played a role in anti-terrorism operations in Kashmir and North East. On 16 December 2019, he was declared the successor of General Vipin Rawat.
Some issues of his memoir were about to be published
According to Hindustan Times, some excerpts from the memoirs of General MM Naravane were going to be published in 2014. In 2023, it was published in many news agencies and many outlets. Many e-commerce websites had taken pre-orders for the book named Four Stars of Destiny. It was to be published by Penguin, but this book was not given permission by the government. The book was stopped due to government permissions. This is his unpublished memoir.
The marketing text given with this book read, ‘In 2019, General Manoj Makund Naravane became the chief of the Indian Army. His journey to reach the top position of the Indian Armed Forces was full of exciting and challenging events.