Facts: - imagesize: 300px - honorific prefix: general - caption: singh as a lieutenant general - honorific suffix: pvsm , adc , uysm , avsm , sm , vsm - allegiance: india - commands: goc-in-c rifles sector goc of eastern division in the democratic republic eastern of congo command goc xv corps commander of rashtriya - spouse: surjeet kaur - awards: 20pxparam seva medal 20pxuttam yudh seva medal 20pxsena medal 20pxlegion of vishisht merit seva medal 20pxati vishisht seva medal 20pxvishisht - serviceyears: 1972 -- 31 july 2014 - unit: sikh light infantry - name: bikram singh - branch: india - image: general bikram singh chief of army staff india.jpg - rank: 15px general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bikram singh -lrb- general -rrb- .
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general bikram singh , pvsm , uysm , avsm , sm , vsm , adc is a former chief of army staff -lrb- coas -rrb- of the indian army .previously the head of the eastern command , he became the 25th coas succeeding general v. k. singh , who retired on 31 may 2012 .he is second sikh to be coas , the first having been general j. j. singh .he was also the chairman of the chiefs of staff committee -lrb- cosc -rrb- of the indian armed forces .