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- By NCII SANJANA G

The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the . The honorable president of India is the supreme commander of the armed forces. Maharaj Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle is the father of Indian Navy and the is observed on 4th December. The integrated headquarter (IHQ) of Ministry of Defense (MoD) (Navy) is located at New Delhi and is responsible for the smooth functioning of the Indian Navy. The chief of the naval staff (CNS) controls the functioning of the Navy from IHQ and is assisted by the principle staff officers namely VCNS, DCNS, COP and COM. India’s maritime activity recorded in the Vedic age. The Cholas maintained a strong naval fleet on the coromandel coast. The Indian Navy was founded by the East India company in 1612. Earlier the name of Indian Navy were, Bombay marine, Indian marine, Royal Indian marine and royal Indian Navy. It was finally on January 26, 1950 that it became the Indian Navy. The Indian naval ships (INS) were earlier called us His or her majesty’s Indian ship (HMS). INS Vikrant was the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy and INS Arihant is the first indigenous nuclear submarine. The Indian navy’s first independent mission was the “Liberation of Goa” in 1961. The naval wing of NCC was inaugurated in the year 1952. There are two floating dock Navy (FDN) in the Indian Navy. FDN-1 is at INS Jarawa and FDN-2 is at . The “MARCOS” is the special operation unit of the Indian Navy. The DDG of TNPAN directorate Malai K. Kukreti is also a MARCOS. Asia's largest Naval Academy, i.e., the situated at Ezhimala, was bestowed with the president’s colors in 2019. One could also notice women empowerment in the Indian Navy. There were and there are many exceptional women officers who had achieved greater heights in the Indian Navy. For example, Sub Lt. Shivangi Hari Bhushan Singh was the first woman pilot of the Indian Navy and Lt. Kiran Shekhawat was the first women officer to be killed in action. Lieutenant General Punita Arora, PVSM, SM, VSM is the only woman to receive the post of a flag officer in Indian Navy. The Indian Navy is an ocean of opportunities. Many youths must come forward to join the Indian Navy and keep up its standard higher.

NAME: NCII SANJANA G

REGIMENTAL NUMBER: TN20SWN921417

UNIT: 1 TN NAVAL UNIT NCC

GROUP: MADRAS B

DIRECTORATE: TNPAN

COLLEGE: WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE