Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, KC, SC, SM, VSM Decorated Indian Army officer of the 21 Para (SF)

Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, KC, SC, SM, VSM is a former Indian Army officer of the 21 Para (SF) and an avid mountaineer. He is one of Indian Army's most decorated officers, with one war-time gallantry award and two peace-time gallantry awards to his name.

Shekhawat was commissioned in the 17 battalion of the Maratha Light Infantry as a Second Lieutenant from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, on 11 June 1994. Later he joined 21 Maratha Light Infantry which was being converted to 21 Para (SF), he successfully joined 21 Para (SF) and was promoted lieutenant on 11 June 1996 and captain on 11 June 1999 and major on 11 June 2004.[4][5][2] He was promoted lieutenant-colonel on 11 June 2007 and to colonel on 6 January 2010 (seniority from 1 January). He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier in March 2020.

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