Background
He was born on September 5, 1933 (age 81), and commissioned in the Indian navy on September 1, 1953.
He was born on September 5, 1933 (age 81), and commissioned in the Indian navy on September 1, 1953.
Graduate, Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, 1953. Graduate communications specialist, Royal Naval Staff College, United Kingdom.
Head Naval Academy, Indian Navy, Kochi. Commander INS Beas, Indian Navy, 1971, Patrol Vessel Squadron, Indian Navy. Naval attache to Germany.
Director of personnel Indian Naval Headquarters, director of naval signals, director of naval operations. Assistant chief of naval staff (operations) Indian Navy, flag officer commanding Eastern Fleet, controller of Warship Production & Acquisition, deputy chief of Naval Staff (DNCS), flag officer Commdg.-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command, flag officer commdg.-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command, 1989—1990, Chief of Naval Staff (Central Nervous System), 1990—1993. Vice-chairman Indian Branch, Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy, 1994—1996, chairman, since 1996.
Married Lalita Katari. 3 children.