Brigadier Niladri Shankar Mukherjee
He is a 1969 batch Infantry Officer commissioned into the BIHAR REGIMENT.A highly decorated soldier , he was awarded the”Sena Medal “ in 1992 while commanding his unit in J & K during the peak of militancy. He was again awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 1997 while posted as Colonel General Staff (Operation) in Headquarters Eastern Command. Brigadier Mukherjee has served three tenures in Ladakh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and is very well conversent with the ground realities as it exists along the LAC with China. Brigadier Mukherjee has held prestigious Instructional and Staff appointments during his 35 years long service career. An alumnus of The War College , Mhow and Defence Services Staff College , Wellington he has been associated with CENERS-K as a life member since the Think Tank was founded and is now the Secretary and Treasurer of the Organisation. He was the Commandant of the BIHAR Regimental Centre before he hung up his uniform. Known in Academic and Debating Circles as an analytical and well informed person , he has been moderating debates and discussions for CENERS-K for some time