NESS INFOdMATION EUEAU (DEFENCE NING) GOVERNMENT OF

ADMIRAL NADKARNI TO TAKE OVER AS NEW NAVAL Cl TP

New Delhi Agraflyana -__,9 1909 Iov. oher l9, 1987

Vice JG Nadkarni presently Vice Cnof of Naval

Staff will take. over as the Chief of, Naval Staf' in the rank of Admiral from Admiral RH Tahiliani, her? on Nonday,

November 30th.

The flag of Admiral JG Nadkarni will be hoi:.bed at Colours the (8.0 AM) on Nondaymorning on IriS Ganaa,/Jndigenously built and designed, guided missile frigate and ill be shifted to INS India, the naval establishment in Nen DeIb at Colours the following day (December 1st) The flag of .h iral

RH Tahilianj will struck at sunset on Monday, Nonber 3th.

Vice Admiral JG Nadkarni was born on Decemi 5th, 1931 and did his early schooling in Bombay. H; oin: ie Indian

Mercantile Marine Tre.ining Ship "Dufferin" in i9E and graduated with distinction in December 1948, Vice Adi.iraJ tTadkarni joined the Royal Indian in March 1949 and prccoed:d a the United

Kingdom for his initial training where he nzrv ?ircraft carriers and destroyers. He returned to India o.: the commission— ing crew of the Hunt Class destroyer INS Ganga obsequently, he specialised in Navigation and Direction and nm :he Naviga— ting Officer of the cruiser INS Delhi for cvor l: years.

Vice Admiral Nadkarni has commanded IN Shin.. olwar and

Delhi. His important shore appointments jnni' af Instructor, Defence Services Staff College at [ellngcn; the Chief of

Staff, Westero Naval and the Senihr Directing Staff, National Defence Collee, Ne.i Delhi,

Vice Admiral Nadkcj was promoted to the rank of in December II %Q and commanded the from May 981 to August 982. Ce was promoted to the rank of

Vice Admiral in ugust 931 and was appointed Chief of

Personnel at Naval Headqcarers until April 194and CommandingjflChjef until OW February 1986, when ho took over as the Vice Chief i Naval

• Staff at Naval Headquarters. A graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, /ellington and Neval Nar College in the U.S.A., Vice Admiral Nadkarnj is a recipient the Param Vishjt Seva Medal, Ati Vihlsf Seva Ni Sen Medal and Vishist Seva Medal for rendering distir mished services of an exceptionally high order,