VM Bhuvana Krishnan
Lieutenant General V. M. Bhuvana Krishnan, is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He is presently serving as the Quarter Master General. He earlier served as the General Officer Commanding, XVII Corps. He is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the Dogra Regiment & Dogra Scouts.
Early life and education
He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Amaravathinagar. He then attended the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is also an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence College, New Delhi.Military career
He was commissioned into the Dogra Regiment on 11 June 1988 from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. In a career spanning over three decades, he has undertaken numerous command, staff and instructional appointments. He has commanded an infantry battalion, a brigade in high-altitude areas along India's northern borders and was General Officer Commanding 28 Infantry Division in Jammu & Kashmir. His staff appointments include serving at the Military Secretary’s Branch, Integrated Defence Staff and as Military Attaché at the High Commission of India in London. He also served as the Commandant of the Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School.After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he assumed the appointment of Director General Information Technology at the Army headquarters, New Delhi. On 25 June 2022, he took over as the General Officer Commanding, XVII Corps succeeding Lieutenant General Rajinder Dewan. A year and a half later, on 1 December 2023 he took over as the Quarter Master General of the Indian Army.