D. Sreeram Kumar
| D. Sreeram Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1981 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Allegiance |
 India |
| Service/branch |
 Indian Army |
| Years of service | 2004–present |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit |
90 Medium Regiment (Regiment of Artillery) |
| Awards | Ashok Chakra |
Major D. Sreeram Kumar AC[1] (born 1981) is an Indian Army officer. Commissioned into the army on 20 March 2004, he received the Ashok Chakra Award, India's highest peacetime decoration, and currently he is an Instructor in IMA.
Childhood
Sreeram Kumar was born in 1981 in Coimbatore and did his schooling in Sainik School, Amaravathi nagar, Udumalpet and passed out in 1998. He did his under graduation in The American College in Madurai.[2]
Army career
Major Sreeram Kumar, joined Officers Training Academy, Chennai in October 2002 and was commissioned into 90 Medium Regiment (Artillery) on March 20, 2004 and was promoted to the rank of major on August 24, 2008. He served with 39 Assam Rifle in Arunachal Pradesh(Operation Orchid) and later in Manipur(Operation Hifazat). It is while serving in Manipur that he was conferred with Ashok Chakra for his gallant act.
With his consummate leadership and ingenuity, he has created an effective and vibrant intelligence network, delivering hard blows to the activities of the terrorists and making it extremely difficult for them to operate in the battalion area of responsibility.
Due to his efforts there has been a palpable decrease in insurgency activities in the unit area of responsibility which has bought succour to the people and ensured their safety.
The officer has personally participated in a number of operations, leading from the front, and has eliminated 12 terrorists, apprehended 23 terrorists and recovered 12 weapons since induction of the Battalion in Manipur in Dec 2007. Largely due to his efforts and earnestness the unit, in 2008, has achieved numerous operational successes in Manipur (Op Hifazat).