28th Col Pyara Lal Memorial Lecture on the topic Indian Army Decade of Transformation: Indian Army in Stride with the Future

Time	Event	Remarks
1015 h – 1035 h	Registration & Tea	All to be Seated by 1035 h
1045 h	Arrival of the COAS
1050 h – 1100 h	Opening Remarks by Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retd) DG USI	USI Auditorium
1100 h – 1110 h	Introduction to Book ’A General Reminiscences’ by Lt Gen Satish Dua, PVSM, UYSM, SM, VSM (Retd) (Author)	-do-
1110 h – 1120 h	About the Author and the Book By Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, SM Retd)	-do-
1120 h – 1130 h	Book Launch	-do-
1130 h – 1200 h	Address by COAS	-do-
1200 h – 1220 h	Q & A Session	-do-
1220 h – 1225 h	Vote of Thanks by Maj Gen RS Yadav, VSM (Retd), Director CS3,USI	-do-
1225 h – 1245 h	COAS Interaction with USI Council Members	Seminar Room No.1

Programme Summary

On 22 October, 2024, the United Service Institution of India organised 28th Colonel Pyara Lal Memorial Lecture which was delivered by General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff on the topic “Decade of Transformation: Indian Army in Stride with The Future”, followed by a Q&A Session. The opening remarks was given by Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retd), DG, USI.
The event also witnessed the launch of the book, titled “A General Reminisces”, authored by Lt Gen Satish Dua, PVSM, UYSM, SM, VSM (Retd) and an interactive session with Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, SM (Retd). The closing remarks was given by Maj Gen RS Yadav, VSM (Retd), Director, CS3. The COAS interacted with the USI Council Members post the event.

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