Sundararajan Padmanabhan

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General Sundararajan Padmanabhan PVSM, AVSM, VSM (5 December 1940 – 18 August 2024)[1] was a General Officer of the Indian Army. He served as the 19th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.[2] General Padmanabhan succeeded General V.P. Malik on 30 September 2000.[2] He also served as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.[3]

Early life and education

Padmanabhan was born in a Tamil Brahmin family.[4] He was schooled at the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun. In 1956, Padmanabhan joined the National Defence Academy and then the Indian Military Academy, from where he graduated in 1959.

Military career

Padmanabhan was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery on 13 December 1959.[2]

He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington in 1973. Post this, he commanded an Independent Light Battery from 1975 to 1976. He then commanded the Gazala Mountain Regiment from 1977 to 1980. He also served as Instructor Gunnery at the School of Artillery, Deolali and two terms as an instructor at the Indian Military Academy.

As a Brigadier, he attended the prestigious National Defence College, New Delhi.

He resided in Chennai after retirement.[5] Padmanabhan authored two books. He died in Chennai on 18 August 2024, at the age of 83.[6]

Books

Gen. Padmanabhan was also an author of Indian military fiction, including the 2004 novel Writing on the Wall, the plot of which involves India fighting a war simultaneously with Pakistan while improving relations with China.

Honours and awards

Military awards

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File:India General Service Medal 1947.svg File:IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg Template:Ribbon devices/alt File:IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg
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Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishist Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
General Service Medal Siachen Glacier Medal Special Service Medal Raksha Medal
Sangram Medal Operation Vijay Medal Sainya Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 13 December 1959[7]
File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 13 December 1961
File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 13 December 1965[8]
File:Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 13 December 1972[9]
File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 August 1978[10]
File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 8 February 1985[11]
File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 13 April 1986[12]
File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 16 November 1991[13]
File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 1 November 1993[14]
File:General of the Indian Army.svg General
(COAS)		 Indian Army 1 October 2000

References

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Military offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
30 December 2001 – 31 December 2002 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Chief of Army Staff
2000–2002 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command
1999–2000 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command
1996–1998 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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