Pune: Rear Admiral Atul Anand has taken charge as the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor of National Defence Academy (NDA) located at Khadakwasla. Anand has replaced Rear Admiral SK Grewal.
Prior to this appointment, Anand was the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence) at the Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Navy) in New Delhi. Anand is a second-generation armed forces officer whose father is also an alumnus of the NDA. He was commissioned in 1988 in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy and is a specialist in Navigation and Direction.
A recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal, Anand has commanded Indian Naval Ships Torpedo Recovery Vessel A72, Missile Boat INS Chatak, Corvette INS Khukri and the Destroyer INS Mumbai. INS Chatak was awarded the Unit Citation and thereafter INS Mumbai was adjudged as the Best Ship of Western Fleet during his Command.
He also served as Direction Officer of the Sea Harrier Squadron INAS 300 and Executive Officer of the Destroyer INS Delhi. His important staff appointments include Joint Director Staff Requirements, Directing Staff at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Director Naval Operations, Director Naval Intelligence (Operations), Principal Director Naval Operations and Principal Director Strategy, Concepts and Transformation.
He is an alumnus of NDA, Defence Services Command and Staff College, Bangladesh and National Defence College, New Delhi.
