{"id":6280,"date":"2026-07-09T11:18:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/digitalbharat\/?p=6280"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:18:56","slug":"maj-gen-b-d-wadhwa-retd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/digitalbharat\/maj-gen-b-d-wadhwa-retd\/","title":{"rendered":"Maj. Gen. B. D. Wadhwa (Retd.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6235 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/digitalbharat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wadhwa.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/digitalbharat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wadhwa.webp 240w, https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/digitalbharat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wadhwa-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/digitalbharat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wadhwa-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>Maj. Gen. B. D. Wadhwa (Retd.) is the Pro-Chancellor of IILM and a distinguished leader whose career spans nearly four decades in the Indian Army and higher education. Awarded the prestigious Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) by the President of India for his exceptional service, he retired from the Army in 2006 after 38 years of distinguished military leadership. 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