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This is a list of serving generals of the Indian Army . Chief of Defence Staff [ edit] Chief of the Army Staff [ edit] Vice Chief of the Army Staff [ edit] General Officer Commanding-in-Chiefs [ edit] **Rotational Command among the Indian Armed Forces. Principal Staff Officers (PSO) [ edit] General Officers of Armed Forces Commands [ edit]
PostNamePhotoGeneral Officer Commanding-in-Chief ...PVSM, AVSM, YSM**, VSMGeneral Officer Commanding-in-Chief ...UYSM, AVSM, SMGeneral Officer Commanding-in-Chief ...General Officer Commanding-in-Chief ...PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSMKodandera Madappa Cariappa (born January 28, 1899, Shanivarsanthe, Coorg district, Mysore [now Kodagu district, Karnataka state], India—died May 15, 1993, Bangalore) Indian military officer and the first chief of staff of the Indian army after India became independent of Great Britain.
It took its current form on 15th January 1949 when Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.
S.no.NameRankTenure32General Manoj PandeChief of Army Staff30 April 2022 – Present31General Manoj Mukund NaravaneChief of Army Staff31 December 2019 – 30 April 202230General Bipin RawatChief of Army Staff31 December 2016 – 31 December 201929General Dalbir Singh SuhagChief of Army Staff1 August 2014 – 31 December 2016Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa 's taking over as the first "Indian" Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army from General Sir Roy Bucher, on 15 January 1949.
- 26 January 1950; 73 years ago (as current service), 1 April 1895; 128 years ago (as Indian Army)
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Cariappa was born on 28 January 1899, in Shanivarsanthe, Coorg Province (present day Kodagu district), Karnataka to a family of farmers belonging to the Kodava clan. His father, Madappa, worked with the revenue department. Cariappa was the second child in a family of four sons and two daughters. He was known as "Chimma" to his relatives. After comp...
Early service
Cariappa graduated on 1 December 1919, and was granted a temporary commission. Subsequently, a permanent commission was granted on 9 September 1922, with effect from 17 July 1920. This was done to make Cariappa's rank junior to the officers who passed out (graduated) from Royal Military College, Sandhurst, on 16 July 1920. He was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion of the 88th Carnatic Infantry at Bombay (Mumbai) as a temporary second lieutenant. He was promoted to temporary lieutenant on 1 D...
World War II
In 1939, the Skeen Committee was set up to examine the options for the Indianisation of the Indian Army's officer ranks. As Cariappa was one of the most senior Indian officers with about 19 years of service, the committee held several discussions with him. He expressed his displeasure at the treatment of Indian officers in the Army. He stressed the discrimination shown toward Indian officers in terms of appointments, promotions, benefits and allowances to which European officers were entitled...
Post-war career
On 1 May 1945, Cariappa was promoted to brigadier, becoming the first Indian officer to fully attain the rank. Finally, in November, Cariappa was made the commander of the Bannu Frontier Brigade in Waziristan. It was during this time that Colonel Ayub Khan – later field marshal and President of Pakistan (1962–1969) – served under him. Unlike previous commanders who tried to keep the local tribes under control by force, Cariappa adopted an alternate approach by extending friendly relations to...
Cariappa was married in March 1937, in Secunderabad, to Muthu Machia, a forest officer's daughter. Though their married life was happy initially, later, due to an age gap of almost 17 years, ideological differences, and Cariappa's professional commitments, their marriage broke down. In September 1945, the couple separated without any formal divorce...
Cariappa's alliance with the Indian Army was spread over a period of around three decades, during which he had broad experience of staff and command work. After his retirement in 1953, he served as the Indian high commissioner to Australia and New Zealand until 1956. With a view toward ex-servicemen's welfare, Cariappa founded the Indian Ex-Service...
According to biographer Vijay Singh, it was unheard of for Cariappa to use his power and status for personal purposes.One example Singh cites occurred when Cariappa went to the Rajput Regimental Centre to pay farewell before he retired. He brought his son and daughter with him, and both of them stayed at the commandant's house till the next day. Ac...
Field Marshal Sam ManekshawMarshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan SinghAdmiral Ram Dass KatariAir Marshal Subroto MukerjeeCariappa, K.C. (2007). Chaudhuri, Dipa (ed.). Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Niyogi Books. ISBN 978-81-89738-26-6.Khanduri, C.B. (1995). Field Marshal K M Cariappa: His Life And Times. New Delhi: Lancer Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-1-897829-75-2.Khanduri, C.B. (2002). Field Marshal K M Cariappa: A Biographical Sketch. New Delhi: Dev Publications. ISBN 978-81-87577-02-7.Muthanna, I.M. (1964). General Cariappa. Mysore: Usha Press. OCLC 21885326.Profile on The Indian Hawk- Kipper
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Ultimately, Cariappa was chosen to succeed Bucher, which he did on 15 January 1949, with the substantive rank of a four-star general - which thus made him the first Indian-origin general and first native chief of the Indian Army; the day of his appointment has been commemorated annually ever since as Army Day.
S.no.NameRankTenure32General Manoj PandeChief of Army Staff30 April 2022 – Present31General Manoj Mukund NaravaneChief of Army Staff31 December 2019 – 30 April 202230General Bipin RawatChief of Army Staff31 December 2016 – 31 December 201929General Dalbir Singh SuhagChief of Army Staff1 August 2014 – 31 December 2016Apr 3, 2018 · F ield Marshal Sam Manekshaw, arguably India’s greatest general, was born on 3 April 1914 and died on 27 June 2008. A quintessential soldier who would go on to serve as the Chief of the Army Staff, he is best remembered as the man who masterminded India’s victory in the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 – that led to the liberation of Bangladesh.
