Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni, the Glossary
Admiral Jayant Ganpat "Podgy" Nadkarni, PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC (5 December 1931 – 2 July 2018) was an Indian Navy Admiral who served as the 12th Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 1 December 1987 to 30 November 1990.[1]
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40 relations: Admiral, Admiral (India), Aide-de-camp, Annexation of Goa, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Britannia Royal Naval College, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chief of Personnel (Indian Navy), Chief of the Naval Staff (India), Defence Services Staff College, Eastern Naval Command, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, General Service Medal (India), Indian Navy, Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, Krishnaswamy Sundarji, Laxminarayan Ramdas, Mihir K. Roy, National Defence College (India), Nau Sena Medal, Naval War College, Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Paschimi Star, Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, Rajiv Gandhi, Raksha Medal, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Ravindra Jayant Nadkarni, Rear admiral (India), Royal Indian Navy, Royal Navy, Sangram Medal, Surinder Mehra, V. P. Singh, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India), Videsh Seva Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, Wellington Cantonment, Western Fleet (India).
- Academic staff of the Defence Services Staff College
- Chiefs of Personnel (India)
- Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India)
- Flag Officers Commanding Western Fleet
- Indian Navy admirals
- Recipients of the Nau Sena Medal
- Vice Chiefs of Naval Staff (India)
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies.
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Admiral (India)
Admiral is a four-star naval flag officer rank in the Indian Navy.
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Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally "helper in the military camp") is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state.
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Annexation of Goa
The Annexation of Goa was the process in which the Republic of India annexed the Portuguese State of India, the then Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman and Diu, starting with the armed action carried out by the Indian Armed Forces in December 1961.
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Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal are Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal.
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Britannia Royal Naval College
Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), is the naval academy of the United Kingdom and the initial officer training establishment of the Royal Navy.
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Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee
The Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (Chairman COSC) is a position in the Indian Armed Forces, usually held by a four-star officer serving as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian military.
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Chief of Personnel (Indian Navy)
The Chief of Personnel (COP) in the Indian Navy is a senior appointment in the rank of Vice-Admiral.
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Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) is a statutory office held by the professional head of the Indian Navy (IN), the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni and Chief of the Naval Staff (India) are Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India).
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Defence Services Staff College
The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is a defence service training institution of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
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Eastern Naval Command
The Eastern Naval Command is one of the three command-level formations of the Indian Navy.
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Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet
Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) is the title of the Indian Navy Officer who commands the Western Fleet, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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General Service Medal (India)
The General Service Medal 1947 is a military service medal of India, established by the President of India on 5 June 1950.
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Indian Navy
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Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, also known as the second India–Pakistan war, was an armed conflict between Pakistan and India that took place from August 1965 to September 1965.
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Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, also known as the third India-Pakistan war, was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 December 1971.
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Krishnaswamy Sundarji
General Krishnaswamy "Sundarji" Sundararajan, (28 April 1928 – 8 February 1999) was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1986 to 1988. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni and Krishnaswamy Sundarji are defence Services Staff College alumni and Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal.
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Laxminarayan Ramdas
Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC (5 September 1933 – 15 March 2024) was an Indian naval officer who was a flag officer of the Indian Navy. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni and Laxminarayan Ramdas are Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India), Indian Navy admirals, Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal.
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Mihir K. Roy
Vice Admiral Mihir Kumar 'Micky' Roy, PVSM, AVSM was a flag officer in the Indian Navy. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni and Mihir K. Roy are defence Services Staff College alumni, Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal.
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National Defence College (India)
The National Defence College, located in New Delhi, is the defence service training institute and highest seat of strategic learning for officers of the Defence Service and the Civil Services.
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Nau Sena Medal
Nau Sena Medal (also spelt Nao Sena Medal, lit. Navy Medal) is a gallantry award for servicemen in the Indian Navy.
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Naval War College
The Naval War College (NWC or NAVWARCOL) is the staff college and "Home of Thought" for the United States Navy at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST) is a military award of India. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni and Param Vishisht Seva Medal are Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal.
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Paschimi Star
Pashchimi Star (Western Star) was a medal awarded to personnel of the Indian armed forces for participation on the western borders of India (on the ground, on the sea or in the air) during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
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Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, PVSM, AVSM (12 May 1930 – 14 October 2015) was a Flag officer in the Indian Navy. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni and Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani are Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India), flag Officers Commanding Western Fleet, Indian Navy admirals, naval War College alumni, Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and vice Chiefs of Naval Staff (India).
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Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989.
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Raksha Medal
Raksha Medal was conferred upon Military Personnel and Members of the Police and Paramilitary Forces in recognition of service in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
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Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Ramaswamy Venkataraman (4 December 191027 January 2009) was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union Minister and as the eighth president of India.
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Ravindra Jayant Nadkarni
Rear Admiral Ravindra Jayant Nadkarni, AVSM, VSM is a former flag officer in the Indian Navy. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni and Ravindra Jayant Nadkarni are defence Services Staff College alumni and Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal.
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Rear admiral (India)
Rear admiral is a two-star flag officer rank in the Indian Navy.
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Royal Indian Navy
The Royal Indian Navy (RIN) was the naval force of British India and the Dominion of India.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
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Sangram Medal
The Sangram Medal was awarded for service during the 1971/72 war with Pakistan.
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Surinder Mehra
Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra (15 November 1932 – 8 December 2003), PVSM, AVSM, VM, was the Chief of Air Staff of Indian Air Force from 1 August 1988 until 31 July 1991. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni and Surinder Mehra are Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal.
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V. P. Singh
Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008), shortened to V. P. Singh, was an Indian politician who was the Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the 41st Raja Bahadur of Manda.
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Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) is a statutory position in the Indian Armed Forces, that is usually held by a three star vice admiral. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni and vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India) are vice Chiefs of Naval Staff (India).
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Videsh Seva Medal
The Videsh Seva Medal is a service medal of the Indian Armed Forces.
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Vishisht Seva Medal
The Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) is a decoration of the Indian Armed Forces. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni and Vishisht Seva Medal are Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal.
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Wellington Cantonment
Wellington is a cantonment town in the Coonoor sub-Division of Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu.
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Western Fleet (India)
The Western Fleet is a Naval fleet of the Indian Navy.
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See also
Academic staff of the Defence Services Staff College
- Ajendra Bahadur Singh
- Amardeep Singh Bhinder
- Anil Chait
- Anil Jaggi
- Ashok K. Mehta
- B. S. Raju
- Biddanda Chengappa Nanda
- Biswajit Dasgupta
- Bobby Mathews (general)
- Dipankar Banerjee (general)
- Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
- K. C. Cariappa
- K. M. Ramakrishnan
- K. V. Krishna Rao
- Kanwar Zorawar Singh
- Karambir Singh
- Krishna Swaminathan
- Madhvendra Singh
- Man Mohan Sinha
- Manohar Lal Chibber
- Mohammad Ahmed Zaki
- N. C. Rawlley
- N. S. Raja Subramani
- Norman Anil Kumar Browne
- P. S. Mahindroo
- Pattiarimal Mohamadali Hariz
- Pradeep Chandran Nair
- Pradeep Chauhan
- Premindra Singh Bhagat
- Puneet Kumar Bahl
- Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar
- Sunith Francis Rodrigues
- Surinder Singh Mahal
- Sushil Kumar (admiral)
- V. A. Kamath
- Vijay Shankar (admiral)
- Vinod G. Khandare
- W. A. G. Pinto
- Yogendra Dimri
Chiefs of Personnel (India)
- Abhay Raghunath Karve
- Anil Kumar Chawla
- Arun Prakash
- Benjamin Abraham Samson
- Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
- Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
- Elenjikal Chandy Kuruvila
- Jal Cursetji
- Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
- John Colin De Silva
- K. R. Nair
- Manohar Prahlad Awati
- Parasurama Naidu Murugesan
- R. Hari Kumar
- Ram Dass Katari
- Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)
- Rustom K. S. Ghandhi
- Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
- Sureesh Mehta
- Sushil Kumar (admiral)
- Swaraj Parkash
Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India)
- Adhar Kumar Chatterji
- Arun Prakash
- Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
- Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
- Devendra Kumar Joshi
- Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer)
- Jal Cursetji
- Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
- John Talbot Savignac Hall
- Karambir Singh
- Laxminarayan Ramdas
- Madhvendra Singh
- Mark Pizey
- Nirmal Kumar Verma
- Oscar Stanley Dawson
- R. Hari Kumar
- Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
- Ram Dass Katari
- Robin K. Dhowan
- Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
- Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
- Sourendra Nath Kohli
- Stephen Hope Carlill
- Sunil Lanba
- Sureesh Mehta
- Sushil Kumar (admiral)
- Vijai Singh Shekhawat
- Vishnu Bhagwat
Flag Officers Commanding Western Fleet
- Abhay Raghunath Karve
- Ajay Kochhar
- Anil Chopra (admiral)
- Anil Kumar Chawla
- C. R. Praveen Nair
- Elenjikal Chandy Kuruvila
- Girish Luthra
- Jagjit Singh Bedi
- Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
- John Colin De Silva
- KASZ Raju
- Kirpal Singh (Indian Navy officer)
- Krishna Swaminathan
- M. A. Hampiholi
- M. R. Schunker
- Madhvendra Singh
- Manohar Prahlad Awati
- R. B. Pandit
- R. Hari Kumar
- Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
- Rama Kant Pattanaik
- Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)
- Rustom Faramroze Contractor
- Rustom K. S. Ghandhi
- Sameer Saxena (admiral)
- Sanjay Jasjit Singh
- Shekhar Sinha
- Sourendra Nath Kohli
- Sureesh Mehta
- Surinder Pal Singh Cheema
- Swaraj Parkash
- V. A. Kamath
- Vijai Singh Shekhawat
- Vijay Shankar (admiral)
- Vineet McCarty
Indian Navy admirals
- Adhar Kumar Chatterji
- Arun Prakash
- Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
- Devendra Kumar Joshi
- Jal Cursetji
- Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
- Karambir Singh
- Laxminarayan Ramdas
- List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy
- Madhvendra Singh
- Nirmal Kumar Verma
- Oscar Stanley Dawson
- R. Hari Kumar
- Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
- Ram Dass Katari
- Robin K. Dhowan
- Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
- Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
- Sourendra Nath Kohli
- Sunil Lanba
- Sureesh Mehta
- Sushil Kumar (admiral)
- Vijai Singh Shekhawat
- Vishnu Bhagwat
Recipients of the Nau Sena Medal
- Abhilash Tomy
- Ajay Kochhar
- Anil Kumar Chawla
- Arun Auditto
- Arvind Singh (Indian Navy officer)
- Devendra Kumar Joshi
- Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
- Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani
- Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
- KASZ Raju
- M. A. Hampiholi
- Philipose George Pynumootil
- Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee
- Rajesh Dhankhar
- Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)
- Rustom Faramroze Contractor
- S. V. Bhokare
- Sameer Saxena (admiral)
- Sanjay Jasjit Singh
- Sanjay Mahindru
- Sanjay Vatsayan
- Santosh Kumar Gupta
- Satish Soni
- Satishkumar Namdeo Ghormade
- Sheila S. Mathai
- Shekhar Sinha
- Suraj Berry
- Surinder Pal Singh Cheema
- Sushil Kumar (admiral)
- Vennam Srinivas
Vice Chiefs of Naval Staff (India)
- Ajit Kumar P
- Arun Prakash
- G. Ashok Kumar
- Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani
- Jal Cursetji
- Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
- John Colin De Silva
- Karambir Singh
- M. R. Schunker
- Madhvendra Singh
- Nilakanta Krishnan
- Nirmal Kumar Verma
- Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
- Robin K. Dhowan
- Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
- Sanjay Jasjit Singh
- Sourendra Nath Kohli
- Sunil Lanba
- Sushil Kumar (admiral)
- Swaraj Parkash
- V. A. Kamath
- Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
- Vijai Singh Shekhawat