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Jun 21, 2020 • 4 tweets • 9 min read • Read on X
Today, 21 Jun, is birth anniversary of late Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli, the 8th Chief of Naval Staff. He was CinC WNC during the '71 War. Earlier he was last Fleet Cdr of Indian Fleet & hence, 1st Fleet Cdr of Western Fleet. His other commands incl Comdt NDC, Superintendent ImageImageImage
Naval Dockyard Mumbai, CO INS Mysore, INS Rana and INS Godavari - all in their previous incarnations. Twice Director Naval Plans, he contributed to Navy's force buildup. He also authored two books on maritime issues. A Stephanian, he joined Navy in 1938 & saw action in WW 2
A Communication specialist he was also Vice Chief of Navy & Chief of Material. He was awarded Padma Bhushan & PVSM
@arunp2810 @theUdayB @JaggiBedi @subnut @indiannavy @vgmenon99 @MHSofIndia @CaptDKS @nmfindia @w_karve @writetake @SandeepUnnithan @PadmajaParulkar @Soldier_forlife
#AdmSNKohli #birthanniversary
@Moochikal @scsbangara @GP36837974 @Harpoonleader @Palaksharmanews @aksheevthakur @NewtonSTOI @DeekshaSaksena @karishmahasnat @rhinohistorian @hukum2082 @SapnaSngh @MsBhatt_Pooja @MishraSylvia @abhijit227 @abhayspk @Mishraesque @diggisodha @db2691

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3/n. #MaritimeEnthusiasts at @MaritimeKS which has made this possible. The other awardee was #HavPandurangAmre, 21 Para SF veteran, Tololing Battle (Kargil) participant who since retirement in 2014 has been endeavoring & educating youth to join Armed Forces. Award was presented


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Folks, 2 days ago, while on a short trip to Kolkota had the greatest privilege & pleasure of meeting #CdrRanendraNathGhosh or #RonnieGhosh as he is known. Sprightly & agile, at nearly 91 years, Ronnie sir, is one of the oldest veterans around & pioneer of Naval Aviation in India.
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3/n. Young minds in India today such as @vikramsampath, @ARanganathan72, @Iyervval, @ahluwaliadisha, @swati_gs, @RashmiDVS, @nandinisgTOI
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Thks. Folks, completed an extremely rewarding 4 day trip of #Hyderabad which featured 2 talks each at Military & Civilian institutions. Yesterday, had the honour of speaking to the Higher Defence Management Course participants at #CollegeofDefenceManagement doing an overview of



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3/n. the #CollegeofAirWarfare, to the participants of #HigherAirCommandCourse, on similar subjects. There too, the levels of interest and interaction were very high & educative. These two institutions have the creme de la creme of the 3 services at the Colonel/equivalent level

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Yesterday, 17 Jul, had the great pleasure & privilege of addressing participants of the Higher Command Course 52, at the Army War College, Mhow, on 'Overview of India's Maritime History & a brief look at Indian Navy's journey since 1947'. The interaction that followed was


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2/n. Rewarding & went on long indicating high interest of the participants in maritime matters. Have very fond memories of AWC from my previous visits & other associations. The sylvan surroundings, well-stocked library & academic atmosphere enable much cogitation on strategic


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3/n. And Military issues. The visit was made more special this time by the fact that the Commandant #LtGenDPPandey was my Delta squadron mate, one course senior, in @NDA_Khadakwasla. Meeting him after nearly 40 years was special & hearing his perspectives on various aspects


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Folks, last week I had the occasion to visit Wellington, near Ooty. Some notes of the same. I had the privilege of addressing the Naval Wing of 79th DSSC course on "Evaluating the growth & development of Indian Navy 1947 - 2023". A wide canvass that I hope I could do justice to.





2/n. Happily the 3 hour time slot enabled a granular approach touching upon various aspects of the topic. It was particularly nice to see the high level of interest, evidenced in the volley of penetrating questions & comments by the particpant officers which included 8 foreign



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