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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]]
| name = Deependra Singh Hooda
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]**, [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]
| image = File:Lieutenant General Deependra Singh Hooda, GOC-in-C, Northern Command, Indian Army.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|11|12}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| placeofburial =
| nickname =
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = [[Indian Army]]
| serviceyears = 15 December 1976 - 30 November 2016
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]]
| unit = [[4 Gorkha Rifles|4/4 Gorkha Rifles]]
| commands = [[File:IA Northern Command.jpg|20px]] [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Army]]<br/>[[XVI Corps (India)|16 Corps]]
| battles = [[Kargil War]]
| battles_label =
| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|25px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] <br/> [[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|25px]] [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] <br/> [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|25px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] <br/> [[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|25px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] ([[Medal bar|Bar]])
| spouse = Rashmi Hooda
}}

[[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] '''Deependra Singh Hooda''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] [[Medal bar|& Bar]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] (born 12 November 1956) is the former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian army's [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]].<ref>{{cite web|title=DS Hooda interview: 'The image of youth tied to jeep doesn’t define the Army’s approach to Kashmir'|url=https://scroll.in/article/835174/ds-hooda-interview-the-image-of-youth-tied-to-jeep-doesnt-define-the-armys-approach-to-kashmir|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421221239/https://scroll.in/article/835174/ds-hooda-interview-the-image-of-youth-tied-to-jeep-doesnt-define-the-armys-approach-to-kashmir|archive-date=21 April 2017}}</ref> The General Officer was the Northern Army Commander during the [[2016 Indian Line of Control strike|'surgical strike']] in September 2016. He is most prominently known for his views on Kashmir with a strong emphasis on human rights. With a career spanning forty years, he has served on both the Northern and Eastern borders of India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peace along the border is not a one-way process, says Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/peace-along-the-border-is-not-a-one-way-process-says-lt-gen-ds-hooda/article18468112.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518183420/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/peace-along-the-border-is-not-a-one-way-process-says-lt-gen-ds-hooda/article18468112.ece|archive-date=18 May 2017}}</ref>

==Military career==
He did his schooling from [[St. Columba's School, Delhi]]. He is an alumnus of [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy, Pune]]. He was commissioned into the Indian Army on 15 December 1976. He spent time in his early career in the 4th Battalion of the 4th [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Rifles]], which he later commanded.<ref name="Lieutenant General D.S. Hooda Profile">{{cite web|title=Lieutenant General D.S. Hooda Profile|url=http://www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com/profile/lt-general-d-s-hooda/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728124408/http://www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com/profile/lt-general-d-s-hooda/|archive-date=28 July 2017}}</ref>

His career spanned over four decades. He was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|Ati Vishist Seva Medal]] and the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] (Bar). He has been an instructor at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow and Col GS of a Strike Corps. He has also had tenures in the Military Operations Directorate and the Quarter Master General's Branch at the Army Headquarters.<ref name="Lieutenant General D.S. Hooda Profile" /> He has also served on the [[United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea]]<ref>{{cite web|title=J&K: Lt Gen D S Hooda took over as new GOC of 16 corps|url=http://post.jagran.com/jk-lt-gen-d-s-hooda-took-over-as-new-goc-of-16-corps-1349352089|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903164420/http://post.jagran.com/jk-lt-gen-d-s-hooda-took-over-as-new-goc-of-16-corps-1349352089|archive-date=3 September 2017}}</ref> for which he was awarded the UNMEE Medal.

He retired on 30 November 2016 after nearly 40 years of service in the Indian Army.<ref>{{cite web|title=INFORMATION NOTE (11.09.2016)|url=http://document.ccis.nic.in/writereaddata/CircularPortal/D2/D02eod/12-80-2016.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903163605/http://document.ccis.nic.in/writereaddata/CircularPortal/D2/D02eod/12-80-2016.pdf|archive-date=3 September 2017}}</ref>

===Awards and decorations===
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea Medal ribbon.png|104px]]
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]
|[[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|Special Service Medal
|Operation Vijay Medal
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]
|-
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
|High Altitude Service Medal
|Videsh Seva Medal
|50th Independence Anniversary Medal
|-
|30 Years Long Service Medal
|20 Years Long Service Medal
|9 Years Long Service Medal
|[[United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea|UNMEE Medal]]
|-
|}

===Dates of rank===
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|align="center" |[[File:2nd_Lieutenant_Indian_Army.gif|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 15 December 1976<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=895 |date=6 October 1979 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 15 December 1978<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=35 |date=5 January 1980 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 15 December 1982<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=644 |date=30 April 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 15 December 1987<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1942 |date=31 December 1988 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army ||
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army ||
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 4 July 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=867 |date=26 May 2007 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 1 April 2010 (seniority from 8 January 2008)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1067 |date=4 June 2011 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 17 August 2012 (substantive)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=863 |date=8 June 2013 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Personal life==
He is married to Rashmi Hooda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/northern-command-chief-visits-chinar-corps/325528.html|title=Northern Command Chief Visits Chinar Corps|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903164609/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/northern-command-chief-visits-chinar-corps/325528.html|archive-date=3 September 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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{{s-mil}}{{Succession box
| title = [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]
| years = 1 June 2014 - 30 November 2016
| before = Sanjiv Chachra
| after = [[Devraj Anbu]]
}}
{{succession box
| title = [[General Officer Commanding]] [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]
| years = 1 September 2012 - 15 April 2014
| before = A S Nandlal
| after = [[Konsam Himalay Singh]]
}}
{{s-end
}}

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[[Category:Recipients of the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]

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