Brigadier Sathish Kumar Sangwan took charge as Commandant of the prestigious Madras Regimental Centre on Friday.
An officer commissioned into 17{+t}{+h}Battalion of the Madras Regimental Centre on June 14, 1986 and had held various appointments including the honour of commanding the Assam Rifles Battalion and was conferred the Vishisht Seva Medal by the President for his distinguished service.
He is a second generation officer and his father Major S.L. Sangwan also served in the same battalion of the regiment.