https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Deepak_RaoDeepak Rao - Revision history2026-07-30T18:35:45ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Deepak_Rao&diff=372237&oldid=prevBot at 12:52, 24 December 20222022-12-24T12:52:44Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian combat trainer and author}}<br />
{{Infobox person<br />
| honorific_prefix = Major<br />
| name = Deepak Rao<br />
| spouse = [[Seema Rao]]<br />
| website = https://www.majordeepakrao.com/<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}<br />
<br />
'''Deepak Rao''' is an Indian military trainer and author. He has helped train the [[Indian Army]], Navy, Air Force as well as police forces of major cities and states, for more than 17 years without compensation. For his service in modernization of close quarter battle training,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.majordeepakrao.com/images/76.jpg|title=Territorial Army citation}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2010 |first1=Prachi|last1=Rege|first2=Nishat|last2=Bari|first3=Mitali|last3=Patel |title=The unstoppables |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20100823-the-unstoppables-743780-2010-08-13 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2009 |first=Nitasha |last=Natu|title=This couple tackles terror together|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/this-couple-tackles-terror-together/articleshow/5061209.cms |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> he was awarded commission as Honorary Major of the [[Indian Territorial Army]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-02 |title=Army honour for close combat warfare expert |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/army-honour-for-close-combat-warfare-expert/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ms Dhoni, Abhinav Bindra and Dr Deepak Rao Granted Honorary Rank in Territorial Army |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=76949 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 1999|title=Facts about Indian Territorial Army: 5 Terriers India is proud to have |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/indian-territorial-army-facts-839047-1999-11-30 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He is acting as a Brand Ambassadors of the Indian Army.<ref name=":0" /><br />
<br />
Rao has been a trainer for the [[Indian Army]] since 1994. He specializes in [[close-quarters combat]],<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2009|title=Combat couple |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/20091012-combat-couple-740916-2009-10-01 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2020|title=Men in uniform get a shot in the arm from combat couple {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/men-in-uniform-get-a-shot-in-the-arm-from-combat-couple/articleshow/5060789.cms |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> and along with his wife, [[Seema Rao]], invented a new form of reflex shooting, named the Rao System of Reflex Fire, for the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Seema Rao: India's First Female Combat Trainer, Fighting Stereotypes |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2019-wpower-trailblazers/dr-seema-rao-indias-first-female-combat-trainer-fighting-stereotypes/52713/1 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref> Rao is a qualified physician who practices sports medicine.<br />
<br />
According to Rao's instructor [[Richard Bustillo]], an original student of [[Bruce Lee]], Rao is one of the few instructors in India who teach Bruce Lee's art of [[Jeet Kune Do]] correctly.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=PTI|date=Jan 1, 2012 |title=Bruce Lee's legacy is being abused: Bustillo {{!}} More sports News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/bruce-lees-legacy-is-being-abused-bustillo/articleshow/11325249.cms |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
Rao has co-authored two books with his wife—A Comprehensive Analysis of World Terrorism and The Encyclopaedia of Close Combat Operations; the latter was distributed to the Police and Paramilitary for free by the Home Ministry.<ref name=":2" /><br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|https://www.majordeepakrao.com/}}<br />
<br />
{{Authority control}}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Deepak}}<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Army officers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Jeet Kune Do practitioners]]<br />
<br />
<br />
{{India-mil-bio-stub}}<br />
{{India-martialart-bio-stub}}</div>Bot