He was inspired to join the armed forces after a long stint in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in school and college.
During his college days, 35-year-old Coast Guard Deputy Commandant HT Manjunath missed an opportunity to participate in the Republic Day parade. On 26 January, Shri Manjunath, a resident of Kundapura in Udupi district, got the opportunity to lead the Coast Guard in the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi.
“It is an honor to lead our 96-member team. This is a great opportunity, and I was really interested in this role,” Mr Manjunath, who has been part of the Indian Coast Guard for 11 years, said Hindu on the phone.
The youngest of four children of retired police sub-inspector TN Thimmappa and housewife Vijayalakshmi, Mr Manjunath was inspired to join the armed forces after a long stint in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) at school and college in Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada district. went.
He was in the NCC Naval Wing at New English School, Bhatkal. After taking admission in Anjuman Arts, Science and Commerce College, he moved to the NCC Army Wing, where he did his pre-university course and B.Sc. During his college days, he was part of the state NSS team that participated in the Republic Day Parade in Bengaluru in 2007. “It was my dream to lead the team. I am fortunate to have been chosen among the deputy commandants (in the coast guard) to lead the contingent in the parade today,” he said and added that he had done rigorous rehearsals for the last three months.
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