Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni

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 14th Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 1 December 1987 to 30 November 1990.

Admiral

J G Nadkarni

PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC
Born(1931-12-05)5 December 1931
Died2 July 2018(2018-07-02) (aged 86)
Allegiance India
Service/branchIndian Navy
Years of service1949–1990
Rank Admiral
Commands heldEastern Naval Command
Western Fleet
INS Delhi (1948)
INS Talwar (1959)
Battles/warsLiberation of Goa
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
AwardsParam Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Nausena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal

Personal life

Nadkarni was born on 5 December 1931. Admiral Nadkarni died on 2 July 2018 at the age of 86.[1]

Nadkarni completed training at TS Dufferin and joined the Royal Indian Navy in March 1949. He received his basic training at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, on the training cruiser HMS Devonshire (39) and at other establishments of the Royal Navy. He specialized in navigation and direction. Commissioned on 1 September 1951, he was confirmed as a sub-lieutenant on 16 May 1953.[2]

Promoted lieutenant-commander on 16 May 1961,[3] Nadkarni was the Navigating Officer of Cruiser INS Delhi during Liberation of Goa operations. Promoted commander on 30 June 1967,[4] he served as the commanding officer of INS Talwar (1959) and INS Delhi (1948). He was promoted captain on 30 June 1973.[5] His service ashore included Chief Instructor (Navy) at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Chief Instructor of the Navy at the National Defence College and as the Chief of Personnel at Naval Headquarters (NHQ).[6]

As a Rear Admiral, he was appointed the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF). He also served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C), Eastern Naval Command before being appointed the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS). On 1 December 1987,[7] he took command as the 14th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) until his retirement on 30 November 1990.

Nadkarni was a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the Naval War College.[8]

Awards

Nadkarni was a recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Nausena Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service.[8]

References
  1. "Former Navy chief Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni passes away at 86". Business Standard. India. IANS. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)". The Gazette of India. 19 September 1953. p. 209.
  3. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 8 July 1961. p. 172.
  4. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 30 September 1967. p. 755.
  5. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 7 December 1974. p. 1362.
  6. Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay. "Modest to a Fault - Remembering Admiral Nadkarni". Quarterdeck 2019. Directorate of Ex-Servicemen Affairs, Indian Navy, Government of India. 2019: 12–13.
  7. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 26 March 1988. p. 474.
  8. "Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC". Information Resource Facilitation Centre, Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
Military offices
Preceded by
Krishnaswamy Sundarji		 Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
1 July 1988 – 30 November 1990		 Succeeded by
Surinder Mehra
Preceded by
Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani		 Chief of the Naval Staff
1987–1990		 Succeeded by
Laxminarayan Ramdas
Preceded by
M K Roy		 Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command
1984-1986		 Succeeded by
S C Chopra
Preceded by
S L Sethi		 Chief of Personnel
1982-1984		 Succeeded by
S M Gadihoke
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