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|honorific_prefix = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]<br />
|name = Harish Chandra Singh Bisht<br />
|honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]<br />
|image = US Navy 110407-N-XXXXX-036 Indian navy Rear Adm. HCS Bisht, flag officer of Commanding Eastern Fleet, presents a gift to Vice Adm. Scott R. Van Bu.jpg<br />
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|caption = Vice Admiral Harish Bisht (left) presenting a souvenir to Vice Admiral [[Scott R. Van Buskirk]] of [[United States Navy]]<br />
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|birth_place = [[Kausani]], [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
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|branch = {{navy|India}}<br />{{coast guard|India}}<br />
|serviceyears = 1 July 1979 – 31 October 2017<br />
|rank = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]<br />
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|commands = [[Eastern Naval Command]]<br />[[Indian Coast Guard]]<br/>[[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/feb01-11/h17.htm|title=Appointments|work=[[Sainik Samachar]]|accessdate=13 February 2015}}</ref><br />[[INS Kora (P61)|INS Kora]]<br />[[INS Tabar]]<br />
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'''[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Harish Chandra Singh Bisht''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] is a former Flag Officer of the [[Indian Navy]]. He is an alumnus of the [[Sainik School Ghorakhal]], [[Nainital]]; [[National Defence Academy]] Khadakvasla, [[Pune]] and the Naval Academy, [[Kochi]] and served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Eastern Naval Command]] till his retirement on 31 October 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:160741)|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-04-09}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
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Bisht was born in a [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] [[Rajput]] family.{{cn|date=September 2021}}<br />
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==Education==<br />
Bisht has done his schooling from [[Sainik School Ghorakhal]], Nainital and is a graduate of the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich|Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich (UK)]], 1992 batch. He also attended the Naval Higher Command Course at the College of Naval Warfare, Karanja, Mumbai in 2001 and completed the 47th NDC course at New Delhi in 2007.<br />
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He is also an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy]], one of the most prestigious military institutions of [[India]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Bisht was commissioned in the Executive Branch of the [[Indian Navy]] as a Surface Warfare Officer on 1 July 1979. He has done a number of important afloat, training and staff appointments.<br />
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Notable appointments include executive officer of the ASW Corvette Ajay, Cdr Work Up in the Indian Naval Work Up Team at Kochi and Fleet Gunnery Officer of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] at [[Visakhapatnam]].<br />
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He commissioned the Missile Corvette [[INS Kora (P61)|INS Kora]] as the commanding officer and has also commanded the Stealth Frigate, [[INS Tabar]].<br />
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His important Training/ Staff appointments include Training Commander [[INS Dronacharya]] at Kochi, Deputy Director Naval Plans and Naval Assistant to the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff at IHQ, MoD (N) in the rank of [[Commander]] and thereafter as Director Naval Intelligence in the rank of [[Captain (naval)|Captain]] at IHQ, [[Ministry of Defence (India)|MoD]] (N). He has also been the DA at the [[List of diplomatic missions of India|High Commission of India, Singapore]].<br />
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He was promoted to [[Flag officer|Flag rank]] on 28 January 2008 and took over the appointment of Assistant Controller of Carrier Projects at IHQ, MoD (N). His further Flag rank appointments include Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command and Flag Officer Sea Training at Kochi, Flag Officer Commanding [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]], at [[Visakhapatnam]] and Assistant Chief of Personnel (HRD) at IHQ, [[Ministry of Defence (India)|MoD]] (N).<br />
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He was promoted to the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] on 1 September 2012 and took over the appointment of the Controller Personnel Services (CPS) at IHQ, MoD (N). On 1 February 2015, he was appointed the Director General of Indian Coast Guard (DGICG).<ref>{{Cite web<br />
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Vice-Admiral-Bisht-to-be-new-Coast-Guard-DG/articleshow/45830727.cms<br />
| title = Vice-Admiral Bisht to be new Coast Guard DG - Times of India<br />
| website = The Times of India<br />
| access-date = 2016-02-28<br />
}}</ref> On 27 February 2016, he was appointed the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Eastern Naval Command]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web<br />
| url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/rajendra-singh-takes-charge-as-indian-coast-guard-chief/articleshow/51167708.cms<br />
| title = Rajendra Singh takes charge as Indian Coast Guard chief - The Economic Times<br />
| website = The Economic Times<br />
| access-date = 2016-02-28<br />
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news<br />
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajendra-singh-new-coast-guard-chief/article8289591.ece<br />
| title = Rajendra Singh new Coast Guard chief<br />
| date = 2016-02-27<br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| language = en-IN<br />
| issn = 0971-751X<br />
| access-date = 2016-02-28<br />
}}</ref><br />
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He was awarded PVSM for his service in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/843885913503662081|title=SpokespersonNavy on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2017-03-20|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Vice Admiral Bisht retired from service on 31 October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yovizag.com/eastern-naval-command-vice-admiral-karambir-singh-takes-over-focnc-indian-navy/|title=Eastern Naval Command sees a change of hands|work=Yo! Vizag|date=31 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Awards and decorations ==<br />
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"<br />
|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="4"|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]] [[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]] [[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"<br />
|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]<br />
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]<br />
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="1"| [[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
| colspan="2"| [[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
| colspan="1"| [[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|}<br />
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'''Personal Life'''<br />
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Vice Admiral Bisht (retd.) and Mrs. Bisht have two daughters.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{s-bef| before = [[Satish Soni]]}}<br />
{{s-ttl| title = Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Eastern Naval Command]]<br />
| years = 2016 - 31 October 2017}}<br />
{{s-aft| after = [[Karambir Singh]]}}<br />
{{s-bef | before = [[Parasurama Naidu Murugesan]]}}<br />
{{s-ttl | title = [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] | years = 2011-2012}}<br />
{{s-aft | after = [[Ajit Kumar P]]}}<br />
{{s-bef|before=[[Sunil Lanba]]}}<br />
{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Sea Training (India)|Flag Officer Sea Training]]|years=2009 - 2011}}<br />
{{s-aft|after= [[G. Ashok Kumar]]}}<br />
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