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	He is married to Kaumudi Kumari and has a daughter and a son.		He is married to Kaumudi Kumari and has a daughter and a son.

	==Awards and ~~Decorations~~==		==Awards and decorations==
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	\|~~<center>~~[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|Raksha Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|Raksha Medal]]
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	\|~~<center>~~[[Indian military decorations\|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Indian military decorations\|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
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	\|~~<center>~~[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|20 Years Long Service Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|9 Years Long Service Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
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| name = Madhvendra Singh
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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Madhvendra Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] was [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]] between 29 December 2001 and his retirement from service on 31 July 2004. He had by that date completed over 41 years of service.<ref name=bharat/> He was also the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee from 2002 to 2004<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-24/india/27299840_1_cosc-admiral-madhvendra-singh-chiefs-of-staff-committee | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224124250/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-24/india/27299840_1_cosc-admiral-madhvendra-singh-chiefs-of-staff-committee | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-12-24 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Navy chief to head COSC}}</ref>

==Career==
Madhvendra Singh is a son of [[Major General]] K Bhagwati Singh and was educated at [[St. Xavier's School, Jaipur]], in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. His military career began in July 1958 when he joined the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], from which he moved to the [[Indian Navy]] in January 1963.<ref name=bharat>{{cite web |title=Admiral Madhvendra Singh |publisher=Bharat Rakshak |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Navy-Chiefs/Chiefs-Navy19.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517083138/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Navy-Chiefs/Chiefs-Navy19.html |archivedate=2009-05-17}}</ref>

He won various awards early in his naval career and chose to specialise in [[Gun]]nery, for which purpose he subsequently attended courses at the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]] in [[New Delhi]], as well as abroad at institutions such as the [[Royal Military College of Science]] at [[Shrivenham]], United Kingdom, the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington, Tamil Nadu]] and the [[Naval War College]] at [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]], USA.<ref name=bharat /> He was promoted to lieutenant-commander on 16 February 1973 and to commander on 1 July 1977.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=508 |date=28 April 1973 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=506 |date=6 May 1978 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

Aside from his numerous staff appointments, Singh commanded {{INS|Viraat||6}}, {{INS|Ranvir||6}} and {{INS|Talwar|F140|6}}, which are an [[aircraft carrier]], a [[guided missile]] [[destroyer]] and a [[frigate]], respectively. He also commanded the Naval Academy at [[Kochi]].<ref name=bharat /> He was promoted to captain on 1 July 1983,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1625 |date=5 November 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and was promoted rear admiral on 13 September 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1077 |date=12 June 1993 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

Active service operations in which Singh was involved include the 1961 actions in Goa and in both the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971]] Indo-Pakistani wars. His later operations included the 1987 Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka and acting as commander of the Western Maritime Theatre during the [[Kargil War]] of 1999.<ref name=bharat />

Singh has been awarded both the [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]] and the [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]] for his service.<ref name=bharat />

==Family==
He is married to Kaumudi Kumari and has a daughter and a son.

==Awards and Decorations==
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|[[File:IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
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|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
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|[[File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
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|<center>[[General Service Medal 1947|General Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Samar Seva Star]]</center>
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|<center>[[Paschimi Star]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Special Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Operation Vijay Star]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Raksha Medal]]</center>
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|<center>[[Sangram Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Operation Vijay Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Indian military decorations|Videsh Seva Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Indian military decorations|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]</center>
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|<center>[[Indian military decorations|25th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|30 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|20 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|9 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
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