Ramdas was born on 5 September 1933 into a Telugu family. He is married to Lalita ramdas (née Katari), daughter of Admiral Ram Dass Katari, the first Indian Chief of Naval Staff. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. His younger daughter, Kavita Ramdas, is the senior advisor to the President of the Ford Foundation and had previously served for many years as country representative of the Ford Foundation in India. Kavita Ramdas is married to Zulfiqar Ahmad, a Pakistani national who is a peace activist.[2][3]
Careeredit
Ramdas was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 September 1953,[4][5] with seniority as a sub-lieutenant from the same date.[6] He was promoted to lieutenant on 16 August 1955,[7] and to lieutenant-commander on 16 August 1963.[8] He was trained as a communication specialist in the Royal Naval Staff College in the United Kingdom. Promoted Commander on 30 June 1969,[9] he went on to establish and head the Naval Academy in Kochi, Kerala, he distinguished himself for which he was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal.
Ramdas (3rd from right) with former chiefs and Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs, 2015
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971edit
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, as part of the newly formed Eastern Fleet, whilst in command of INS Beas, Admiral Ramdas took part in the most effective naval blockade of East Pakistan which frustrated Pakistan's attempt to evacuate 93,000 of their troops who eventually surrendered to the Indian Forces. INS Beas also captured a large number of ships carrying contraband to East Pakistan, bombarded Cox's Bazar and took part in the landing and other operations in an area which had been mined. He was awarded the Vir Chakra, the third-highest gallantry award.
During the operations against Pakistan in December 1971, Commander Laxminarayan Ramdas was the commanding officer of an Indian naval unit of Eastern Fleet. Throughout the period of operations, he was called upon to operate within enemy waters, where there was constant danger to his ship from enemy mines and submarines. Undeterred, he carried out continuous probes into the enemy defended harbours in Bangladesh and inflicted heavy damage on the enemy. During one of the sorties, an enemy submarine was sighted close to his ship. He attacked the submarine repeatedly, which was presumably destroyed.
Throughout, Commander Laxrminarayan Ramdas displayed gallantry, leadership and devotion to duty of a high order.
Post-waredit
After the war, Ramdas commanded a Patrol Vessel Squadron in the Indian Navy. He later served as Naval Attaché in Germany for three years, and was promoted captain on 1 July 1976.[12] He also held the appointments of Director of Personnel, Director of Naval Signals and Director of Naval Operations at Naval HQ.
Flag rankedit
Ramdas was promoted acting Rear Admiral 7 April 1981 (substantive from 1 June 1981) and took over as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) at NHQ.[13][14] On 29 June 1983, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF). He took command of the Eastern Fleet from Rear Admiral IJS Khurana.
The couple opposed the establishment of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu. For his efforts to demilitarise and denuclearize South Asia, and his efforts to prevent the building of the Kudankulam reactor, Ramdas was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for peace in 2004.[22]
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Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas PVSM AVSM VrC VSM ADC served as Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy taking the reins on 30 November 1990 Ramdas has served as Aam Aadmi Party s internal lokpal 1 AdmiralLaxminarayan RamdasPVSM AVSM VrC VSM ADCAdmiral Ramdas in Delhi in November 201613th Chief of Naval StaffIn office 1 December 1990 30 September 1993Preceded byJayant Ganpat NadkarniSucceeded byVijai Singh ShekhawatPersonal detailsBorn 1933 09 05 September 5 1933 age 90 SpouseLalita RamdasRelationsAdmiral Ram Dass Katari Father in law AwardsParam Vishist Seva Medal Ati Vishist Seva Medal Vir Chakra Vishisht Seva Medal Ramon Magsaysay AwardMilitary serviceAllegiance IndiaBranch service Indian NavyYears of service1953 1993RankAdmiralCommandsEastern Naval CommandSouthern Naval CommandEastern FleetINS Beas 1958 Battles warsIndo Pakistani War of 1971 Contents 1 Background and family 2 Career 2 1 Indo Pakistani War of 1971 2 2 Post war 2 3 Flag rank 2 4 Chief of Naval Staff 3 Retirement 4 ReferencesBackground and family editRamdas was born on 5 September 1933 into a Telugu family He is married to Lalita ramdas nee Katari daughter of Admiral Ram Dass Katari the first Indian Chief of Naval Staff He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party His younger daughter Kavita Ramdas is the senior advisor to the President of the Ford Foundation and had previously served for many years as country representative of the Ford Foundation in India Kavita Ramdas is married to Zulfiqar Ahmad a Pakistani national who is a peace activist 2 3 Career editRamdas was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 September 1953 4 5 with seniority as a sub lieutenant from the same date 6 He was promoted to lieutenant on 16 August 1955 7 and to lieutenant commander on 16 August 1963 8 He was trained as a communication specialist in the Royal Naval Staff College in the United Kingdom Promoted Commander on 30 June 1969 9 he went on to establish and head the Naval Academy in Kochi Kerala he distinguished himself for which he was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal nbsp Ramdas 3rd from right with former chiefs and Admiral Robin K Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs 2015Indo Pakistani War of 1971 edit During the Indo Pakistani War of 1971 as part of the newly formed Eastern Fleet whilst in command of INS Beas Admiral Ramdas took part in the most effective naval blockade of East Pakistan which frustrated Pakistan s attempt to evacuate 93 000 of their troops who eventually surrendered to the Indian Forces INS Beas also captured a large number of ships carrying contraband to East Pakistan bombarded Cox s Bazar and took part in the landing and other operations in an area which had been mined He was awarded the Vir Chakra the third highest gallantry award The citation for the Vir Chakra reads as follows 10 11 Gazette Notification 86 Pres 72 15 7 72Date of Award 1971 CITATIONCOMMANDER LAXMINARAYAN RAMDAS VSM 00132 Z During the operations against Pakistan in December 1971 Commander Laxminarayan Ramdas was the commanding officer of an Indian naval unit of Eastern Fleet Throughout the period of operations he was called upon to operate within enemy waters where there was constant danger to his ship from enemy mines and submarines Undeterred he carried out continuous probes into the enemy defended harbours in Bangladesh and inflicted heavy damage on the enemy During one of the sorties an enemy submarine was sighted close to his ship He attacked the submarine repeatedly which was presumably destroyed Throughout Commander Laxrminarayan Ramdas displayed gallantry leadership and devotion to duty of a high order Post war edit After the war Ramdas commanded a Patrol Vessel Squadron in the Indian Navy He later served as Naval Attache in Germany for three years and was promoted captain on 1 July 1976 12 He also held the appointments of Director of Personnel Director of Naval Signals and Director of Naval Operations at Naval HQ Flag rank edit Ramdas was promoted acting Rear Admiral 7 April 1981 substantive from 1 June 1981 and took over as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Operations at NHQ 13 14 On 29 June 1983 he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet FOCEF He took command of the Eastern Fleet from Rear Admiral IJS Khurana Ramdas was promoted Vice Admiral on 1 April 1985 and appointed Controller of Warship Production amp Acquisition CWP amp A 15 On 20 February 1986 he took over as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff DNCS After an eighteen month stint as DCNS Ramdas was appointed Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command He took command from Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani at Kochi In February 1989 he moved to Vizag as the Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Naval Command On 26 January 1989 he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal 16 He was at the helm of the Eastern Naval Command for about twenty months 17 Chief of Naval Staff edit Ramdas was appointed the next Chief of the Naval Staff succeeding Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni He took over as CNS on 30 November 1990 18 On 30 June 1993 with General Sunith Francis Rodrigues supperannuating he took over as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee 19 Retirement editAfter retirement Ramdas took up residence at Alibag He together with his wife then devoted themselves to a variety of left liberal causes 20 The couple also intervene in military matters They were part of the group which filed a PIL in the Supreme Court of India against the appointment of the then Lt Gen Bikram Singh for the post of Chief of Army Staff 21 The couple opposed the establishment of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu For his efforts to demilitarise and denuclearize South Asia and his efforts to prevent the building of the Kudankulam reactor Ramdas was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for peace in 2004 22 Ramdas is also a keen sports person enjoying cricket golf and yachting References edit Official website of Aam Aadmi Party Archived from the original on 3 April 2015 Retrieved 31 March 2015 On a global mission Mount Holyoke College A Woman s Work India native Kavita Ramdas spins her privileged background into gold for underprivileged women at S F s Global Fund for Women SFGate 10 November 2002 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Navy Branch PDF The Gazette of India 26 December 1953 p 284 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Navy Branch The Gazette of India 24 September 1953 p 186 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Navy Branch The Gazette of India 24 September 1955 p 186 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Navy Branch The Gazette of India 23 February 1957 p 47 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Navy Branch PDF The Gazette of India 12 October 1963 p 351 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Navy Branch PDF The Gazette of India 17 January 1970 p 88 Gallantry Awards Ministry of Defence Government of India www gallantryawards gov in Vir Chakra VrC Awardee Adm Laxminarayan Ramdass PVSM AVSM VrC VSM ADC TWDI twdi in Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Navy Branch The Gazette of India 29 January 1977 p 129 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Navy Branch The Gazette of India 20 June 1981 p 854 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Navy Branch The Gazette of India 29 January 1983 p 140 Part I Section 4 Ministry of Defence Navy Branch The Gazette of India 21 September 1985 p 1326 GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL PDF archive pib gov in 23 January 1988 Retrieved 11 January 2022 New Vice Chief of Navy Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command and Deputy Chief of Navy Announced PDF Press Information Bureau of India Archive 28 November 1987 Retrieved 29 February 2020 ADMIRAL L RAMDAS TAKES OVER AS CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF PDF archive pib gov in 30 November 1990 Retrieved 11 January 2022 ADMIRAL L RAMDAS TAKES OVER AS CHAIRMAN CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE PDF WANMEC Women Peacemakers by Name Retrieved 25 October 2015 Retired navy chief Admiral L Ramdas challenges next army chief Citation for Laxminarayan Ramdas and Ibn Abdur Rehman Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation 31 August 2004 Archived from the original on 27 May 2012 Retrieved 22 January 2010 Military officesPreceded bySunith Francis Rodrigues Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee1 July 1993 30 September 1993 Succeeded byBipin Chandra JoshiPreceded byJayant Ganpat Nadkarni Chief of the Naval Staff1990 1993 Succeeded byVijai Singh ShekhawatPreceded byS C Chopra Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Naval Command1989 1990Preceded byGulab Mohanlal Hiranandani Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command1987 1989 Succeeded byR P SawhneyPreceded byS Jain Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff1987 1989Preceded byI J S Khurana Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet1983 1985 Succeeded byS P Govil Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laxminarayan Ramdas amp oldid 1152680401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
