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	* Chairman, [[Transparency International India]]		* Chairman, [[Transparency International India]]
	* Chairman, [[Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan Anguridevi Shersingh\|Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan ASMA]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan\|url=http://bmvbasma.edu.in/admin/\|publisher=BMVB ASMA\|accessdate=6 March ~~2022~~}}</ref>		* Chairman, [[Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan Anguridevi Shersingh\|Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan ASMA]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan\|url=http://bmvbasma.edu.in/admin/\|publisher=BMVB ASMA\|accessdate=6 March 2014}}</ref>
	* Board member, [[Transparency International]]		* Board member, [[Transparency International]]
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	\|name= R H Tahiliani		\|name= R H Tahiliani
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	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2015\|10\|14\|1930\|5\|12\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2015\|10\|14\|1930\|5\|12\|df=y}}
			\| spouse = Jaswanti Tahiliani
			\| children = 2, including [[Tarun Tahiliani]]
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	\| image = File:Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani.jpg		\| image = File:Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
			\| office = 6th [[List of governors of Sikkim\|Governor of Sikkim]]
			\| term_start = 8 February 1990
			\| term_end = 20 September 1994
			\| appointer = [[President of India]] {{small\|(then, [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman\|R. Venkataraman]])}}
			\| 1blankname = Chief Minister
			\| 1namedata = [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]] <br> [[Sanchaman Limboo]]
			\| predecessor = [[S. K. Bhatnagar]]
			\| successor = [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
			\| office1 = 28th [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]
			\| term_start1 = 1 February 1986
			\| term_end1 = 30 November 1987
			\| president1 = [[Zail Singh]] (Acting) <br> [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman\|R. Venkataraman]]
			\| primeminister1 = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
			\| predecessor1 = [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya\|A. S. Vaidya]]
			\| successor1 = [[Denis La Fontaine]]
			\| office2 = 11th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)]]
			\| term_start2 = 1 December 1984
			\| term_end2 = 30 November 1987
			\| president2 = [[Zail Singh]] (Acting) <br> [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman\|R. Venkataraman]]
			\| primeminister2 = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
			\| predecessor2 = [[Oscar Stanley Dawson\|O. S. Dawson]]
			\| successor2 = [[Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni\|J. G. Nandkarni]]
	\| nickname = Tally Ho <br> Ram T		\| nickname = Tally Ho <br> Ram T
	\| allegiance = {{flag\|India}}		\| allegiance = {{flag\|India}}
	\| branch = {{~~flagicon image~~\|~~Naval Ensign of~~ India~~.svg~~}} ~~[[Indian Navy]]~~		\| branch = {{navy\|India}}
	\| serviceyears = 1950–1987		\| serviceyears = 1950–1987
	\| rank = [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png\|20px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg\|20px]] [[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]]		\| rank = [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png\|20px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg\|20px]] [[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]]
	\| commands =[[Western Naval Command]] <br /> [[Southern Naval Command]] <br /> [[Western Fleet (India)\|Western Fleet]] <br /> Goa Area <br /> {{~~ship\|~~INS\|Vikrant\|~~R11~~}} <br /> {{~~ship\|~~INS\|Trishul\|1960}}		\| commands =[[Western Naval Command]] <br /> [[Southern Naval Command]] <br /> [[Western Fleet (India)\|Western Fleet]] <br /> Goa Area <br /> {{INS\|Vikrant\|1961}} <br /> {{INS\|Trishul\|1960}}
	\| unit =		\| unit =
	\| battles = [[Liberation of Goa]] <br /> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] <br /> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]		\| battles = [[Liberation of Goa]] <br /> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] <br /> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
	\| ~~awards~~ = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] ~~<br/>~~ [[~~Ati~~ Vishisht Seva Medal]]		\| military_blank1 = Awards
	\| ~~laterwork =~~ [[~~Governor of Sikkim~~]] ~~<br />~~ Chairman, [[Transparency International India]] ~~and~~ [[Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan Anguridevi Shersingh\|Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan ASMA]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan\|url=http://bmvbasma.edu.in/admin/\|publisher=BMVB ASMA\|accessdate=6 March ~~2014~~}}</ref> ~~<br />~~ Board member, [[Transparency International]]		\| military_data1 = {{plainlist\|
			* [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|23px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
			* [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|23px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
			}}
			\| military_blank2 = Later work(s)
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			* Chairman, [[Transparency International India]]
			* Chairman, [[Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan Anguridevi Shersingh\|Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan ASMA]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan\|url=http://bmvbasma.edu.in/admin/\|publisher=BMVB ASMA\|accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref>
			* Board member, [[Transparency International]]
			}}
	}}		}}

	[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani''', [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]] (12 May 1930 – 14 October 2015) was a Flag officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He served as the 12th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]] from 1 December 1984 until 30 November 1987.<ref name=irfc-rktahiliani>{{cite web\|url=http://irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=88\|title=Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, PVSM, AVSM\|publisher=Information Resource Facilitation Centre, Indian Navy\|accessdate=2011-10-18\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410073225/http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=88\|archivedate=2009-04-10}}</ref> His prior commands included those as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C) of the [[Western Naval Command]], FOC-IN-C of the [[Southern Naval Command]] and [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF). A [[carrier-based aircraft]] pilot, he also served as the commanding officer of the [[aircraft carrier]], {{~~ship\|~~INS\|Vikrant\|~~R11~~}}.		[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani''', [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]] (12 May 1930 – 14 October 2015) was a Flag officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He served as the 12th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]] from 1 December 1984 until 30 November 1987.<ref name=irfc-rktahiliani>{{cite web\|url=http://irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=88\|title=Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, PVSM, AVSM\|publisher=Information Resource Facilitation Centre, Indian Navy\|accessdate=2011-10-18\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410073225/http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=88\|archivedate=2009-04-10}}</ref> His prior commands included those as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C) of the [[Western Naval Command]], FOC-IN-C of the [[Southern Naval Command]] and [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF). A [[carrier-based aircraft]] pilot, he also served as the commanding officer of the [[aircraft carrier]], {{INS\|Vikrant\|1961\|6}}.

	After retirement, Tahiliani served as the [[Governor of Sikkim]] from 1990 to 1994.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=128740\|title=Press Brief - Admiral Rh Tahiliani (Retd) passes away\|website=pib.nic.in\|access-date=2016-12-25}}</ref> He was a founder member and chairman of the India chapter of [[Transparency International]] (TI). He also served on the board of TI.		After retirement, Tahiliani served as the [[Governor of Sikkim]] from 1990 to 1994.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=128740\|title=Press Brief - Admiral Rh Tahiliani (Retd) passes away\|website=pib.nic.in\|access-date=2016-12-25}}</ref> He was a founder member and chairman of the India chapter of [[Transparency International]] (TI). He also served on the board of TI.

	==Naval career==		==Naval career==
	Tahiliani was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 September 1950, and was confirmed as a sub-lieutenant on 17 May 1952.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=200 \|date=13 September 1952 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He joined the [[Indian Naval Air Arm]] and qualified as a pilot for [[carrier-based aircraft]]. He is a graduate of the [[Naval War College]], United States and the [[National Defence College, India\|National Defence College]], New Delhi. He also qualified as a [[test pilot]].		Tahiliani was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 September 1950, and was confirmed as a sub-lieutenant on 17 May 1952.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=200 \|date=13 September 1952 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He joined the [[Indian Naval Air Arm]] and qualified as a pilot for [[carrier-based aircraft]]. He was a graduate of the [[Naval War College]], United States and the [[National Defence College, India\|National Defence College]], New Delhi. He also qualified as a [[test pilot]].

	Promoted lieutenant-commander on 16 July 1960,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=322 \|date=5 December 1960 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he was the first naval pilot to land an aircraft on the deck of {{~~ship\|~~INS\|Vikrant\|~~R11~~}}, when he landed his [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] fighter on 18 May 1961. He served as a carrier-based strike pilot on board ''INS Vikrant''; following his promotion to captain on 31 December 1970,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=945 \|date=14 August 1970 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he commanded its carrier borne squadron during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]. Later, he served as the commanding officer of {{ship\|INS\|Trishul\|1960}} and ''INS Vikrant''.		Promoted to lieutenant-commander on 16 July 1960,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=322 \|date=5 December 1960 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he was the first naval pilot to land an aircraft on the deck of {{INS\|Vikrant\|1961\|6}}, when he landed his [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] fighter on 18 May 1961. He served as a carrier-based strike pilot on board ''INS Vikrant''; following his promotion to captain on 31 December 1970,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=945 \|date=14 August 1970 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he commanded its carrier borne squadron during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]. Later, he served as the commanding officer of {{ship\|INS\|Trishul\|1960}} and ''INS Vikrant''.

	===Flag rank===		===Flag rank===
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Tahiliani was married to Jaswanti Tahiliani. His wife was the first female engineer in Mumbai. He is the father of noted Indian [[fashion designer]], [[Tarun Tahiliani]],<ref name=it-designs>{{cite news\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Designs+on+the+bride/1/19518.html\|title=Designs on the bride\|publisher=India Today\|date=2008-11-07\|accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> and executive director of Ensemble India, Tina Tahiliani Parikh. He died on 14 October 2015.<ref>http://www.firstpost.com/india/ex-indian-navy-chief-admiral-radhakrishna-hariram-tahiliani-passes-away-2468870.html</ref>		Tahiliani was married to Jaswanti Tahiliani. His wife was the first female engineer in Mumbai. He is the father of noted Indian [[fashion designer]], [[Tarun Tahiliani]],<ref name=it-designs>{{cite news\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Designs+on+the+bride/1/19518.html\|title=Designs on the bride\|publisher=India Today\|date=2008-11-07\|accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> and executive director of Ensemble India, Tina Tahiliani Parikh. He died on 14 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/ex-indian-navy-chief-admiral-radhakrishna-hariram-tahiliani-passes-away-2468870.html \| title=Ex-Indian Navy Chief Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani passes away-India News , Firstpost \| date=14 October 2015 }}</ref>

	==Awards and decorations==		==Awards and decorations==
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	{{s-aft\|after= J. C. Puri}}		{{s-aft\|after= J. C. Puri}}
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			[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]

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|honorific_prefix= [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]
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| nickname = Tally Ho Ram T
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| battles = [[Liberation of Goa]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
| awards = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani''', [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]] (12 May 1930 – 14 October 2015) was a Flag officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He served as the 12th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] from 1 December 1984 until 30 November 1987.<ref name=irfc-rktahiliani>{{cite web|url=http://irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=88|title=Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, PVSM, AVSM|publisher=Information Resource Facilitation Centre, Indian Navy|accessdate=2011-10-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410073225/http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=88|archivedate=2009-04-10}}</ref> His prior commands included those as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C) of the [[Western Naval Command]], FOC-IN-C of the [[Southern Naval Command]] and [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF). A [[carrier-based aircraft]] pilot, he also served as the commanding officer of the [[aircraft carrier]], {{ship|INS|Vikrant|R11}}.

After retirement, Tahiliani served as the [[Governor of Sikkim]] from 1990 to 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=128740|title=Press Brief - Admiral Rh Tahiliani (Retd) passes away|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2016-12-25}}</ref> He was a founder member and chairman of the India chapter of [[Transparency International]] (TI). He also served on the board of TI.

==Naval career==
Tahiliani was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 September 1950, and was confirmed as a sub-lieutenant on 17 May 1952.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=200 |date=13 September 1952 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He joined the [[Indian Naval Air Arm]] and qualified as a pilot for [[carrier-based aircraft]]. He is a graduate of the [[Naval War College]], United States and the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]], New Delhi. He also qualified as a [[test pilot]].

Promoted lieutenant-commander on 16 July 1960,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=322 |date=5 December 1960 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he was the first naval pilot to land an aircraft on the deck of {{ship|INS|Vikrant|R11}}, when he landed his [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] fighter on 18 May 1961. He served as a carrier-based strike pilot on board ''INS Vikrant''; following his promotion to captain on 31 December 1970,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=945 |date=14 August 1970 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he commanded its carrier borne squadron during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]. Later, he served as the commanding officer of {{ship|INS|Trishul|1960}} and ''INS Vikrant''.

===Flag rank===
Promoted to acting [[rear admiral]] on 30 December 1977,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=620 |date=24 June 1978 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he was appointed Flag Officer, Goa Area (FOGA), with promotion to substantive rear admiral on 1 February 1978.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=65 |date=27 January 1979 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Later, he was appointed the Flag Officer Commanding [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] (FOCWF).<ref name=in-org>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/INOrg-101001.pdf|title=Organisation of Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence|publisher=Indian Navy|accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref>

His next appointment was as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (ACNS) at Naval Headquarters (NHQ). This was followed by appointment as the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS). He was promoted to [[Vice Admiral]] while in this office. In February 1982, then vice admiral, Tahiliani was appointed the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C) [[Southern Naval Command]]. In March 1983, he was appointed the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]]. In May 1984, he was appointed the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS).

On 1 December 1984, he took over as the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) of the Indian Navy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=327 |date=9 March 1985 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

Tahiliani retired from the Indian Navy on 30 November 1987.<ref name=irfc-rktahiliani/>

==Later career==
[[File:Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani with APJ Abdul Kala.png|thumb|left|Admiral R H Tahiliani with former President of India, [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]|305px]]
Tahiliani served as the [[Governor of Sikkim]] between 8 February 1990 and 20 September 1994.

He helped launch the India chapter of Transparency International as a founder member in 1997. He served as the chairman of the India chapter practically from its founding until 2010 and was chairperson of [[Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan Anguridevi Shersingh]], a senior secondary school located in the South District of [[New Delhi]], [[India]].

Tahiliani was elected to the board of [[Transparency International]] in 2002.<ref name=ti-20021016>{{cite web|url=http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2002/2002_10_16_new_ti_board|title=TI's Annual General Meeting elects new board members from Zimbabwe, Argentina, UK and India|publisher=Transparency International|accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Tahiliani was married to Jaswanti Tahiliani. His wife was the first female engineer in Mumbai. He is the father of noted Indian [[fashion designer]], [[Tarun Tahiliani]],<ref name=it-designs>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Designs+on+the+bride/1/19518.html|title=Designs on the bride|publisher=India Today|date=2008-11-07|accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> and executive director of Ensemble India, Tina Tahiliani Parikh. He died on 14 October 2015.<ref>http://www.firstpost.com/india/ex-indian-navy-chief-admiral-radhakrishna-hariram-tahiliani-passes-away-2468870.html</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
Admiral Tahiliani was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] and the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] for his distinguished service.

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|[[Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces#Long_service_awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]|years=1983 - 1984}}
{{s-aft|after=Subimal Mookerjee}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Oscar Stanley Dawson]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]]|years=1982 - 1983}}
{{s-aft|after=K. K. Nayyar}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Manohar Prahlad Awati]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]]|years=1977 - 1979}}
{{s-aft|after=Subimal Mookerjee}}
{{s-bef|before=[[M. K. Roy]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[INS_Vikrant_(R11)#Commanding_officers|Commanding Officer INS Vikrant]]|years=1976 - 1977}}
{{s-aft|after= J. C. Puri}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tahiliani, Radhakrishna Hariram}}
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