Thread by @srikantkesnur

OTD, 20 May, in 1919, Admiral Jal Cursetji was born. A 'Jubbelpore' boy he rose to become the 9th Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy & the first Hydrographer to do so. He had a distinguished career which began with seeing action in different theatres in World War 2, then

2/n. specialise in Hydrography (Marine Survey) going on to become India's first Chief Hydrographer & in fact build it from scratch. The stellar reputation of our Hydrography branch today owes much to his pioneering efforts. His other tours of duty included Commands of IN Ships

3/n. Investigator, Rajput (as D 11, the Squadron Commander), our aircraft carrier Vikrant, being our first Naval Attache at Washington & Command of our depot ship INS Angre. He was also the Chief of Personnel at Naval HQ & the FOCinC West at Mumbai before he became CNS in Mar 76

4/n. and relinquished the appointment 3 years later in Feb 79. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1971 war, we must remember his critical but understated contribution to the War as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff. While Adm SM Nanda, the Chief provided vision & leadership

5/n. And the Commands & Fleets fought brilliantly on the field, much of the nuts & bolts of the war plans were worked out by Cursetji and his Director Naval Operations - Cmde (later Adm) OS (Stan) Dawson & Director Naval Intelligence - Capt (later VAdm) MK (Micki) Roy. This team

6/n. Essayed a crucial role in the successful outcome of the war. Being understated & unassuming characterised Cursetji & came to fore in many other pioneering ventures of his such as overseeing the transfer of Maritime Reconnaissance from Air Force to Navy or the formation of

7/n. Coast Guard. 2 years ago, to mark his centenary, we at WNC, had the honour of conducting a seminar on his life & contributions. I had the previlege of giving a talk etching a brief portrait of his life. A link of that talk below for those interested
tinyurl.com/xsxphetu

8/n. We also brought out 'Proceedings' of the seminar covering few other articles & reminisces about him. A soft copy of that is available. Pse write to [e-mail] for same. A Wikipedia page revamped by @zwerubae a Navy enthusiast is also linked.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jal_Curse…

9/n. We salute the Service of Admiral Jal Cursetji & remember him with respect.
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