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	===Flag rank===		===Flag rank===
	After a two year stint as NA in London, he was promoted to the acting rank of [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] and appointed [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] in January 1975. In October of the same year, he moved to Mumbai and took command of the [[Western Fleet (India)\|Western Fleet]]. He is the only officer to have commanded both fleets of the Indian Navy.<ref>{{cite web\|title=New Senior Naval Appointments\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-02-28_054.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=28 February 1976\|accessdate=4 February ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph obit" />		After a two year stint as NA in London, he was promoted to the acting rank of [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] and appointed [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] in January 1975. In October of the same year, he moved to Mumbai and took command of the [[Western Fleet (India)\|Western Fleet]]. He is the only officer to have commanded both fleets of the Indian Navy.<ref>{{cite web\|title=New Senior Naval Appointments\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-02-28_054.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=28 February 1976\|accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph obit" />

	In February 1976, Ghandhi relinquished command of the western fleet, handing over to Rear Admiral [[M. R. Schunker]]. He was promoted to the acting rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)\|Vice Admiral]] and moved to Naval HQ as [[Chief of Personnel (India)\|Chief of Personnel]] (COP). On 26 January 1977, he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] for distinguished service of the most exceptional order.<ref>{{cite web \|title=GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-01-25_239.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=25 January 1977}}</ref> After a year as COP, in April 1977, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Senior Naval Officers' Conference\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-SEP-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1978-11-05_100.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=5 November 1978\|access-date=5 February ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In February 1976, Ghandhi relinquished command of the western fleet, handing over to Rear Admiral [[M. R. Schunker]]. He was promoted to the acting rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)\|Vice Admiral]] and moved to Naval HQ as [[Chief of Personnel (India)\|Chief of Personnel]] (COP). On 26 January 1977, he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] for distinguished service of the most exceptional order.<ref>{{cite web \|title=GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-01-25_239.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=25 January 1977}}</ref> After a year as COP, in April 1977, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Senior Naval Officers' Conference\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-SEP-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1978-11-05_100.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=5 November 1978\|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref>

	==Post-retirement==		==Post-retirement==
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	==Death==		==Death==
	Admiral Ghandhi died peacefully in his home in [[Navy Nagar]] of [[Colaba]], [[Mumbai]] on 23 December 2014, aged 90,<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/former-himachal-governor-gandhi-dead-114122400569_1.html\|title = Former Himachal governor Gandhi dead\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 24 December ~~2022~~}}</ref> and was [[Burial at sea\|buried in the]] [[Arabian Sea]] on 27 December 2014 from [[INS Vipul (K46)\|INS ''Vipul'']].		Admiral Ghandhi died peacefully in his home in [[Navy Nagar]] of [[Colaba]], [[Mumbai]] on 23 December 2014, aged 90,<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/former-himachal-governor-gandhi-dead-114122400569_1.html\|title = Former Himachal governor Gandhi dead\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 24 December 2014}}</ref> and was [[Burial at sea\|buried in the]] [[Arabian Sea]] on 27 December 2014 from [[INS Vipul (K46)\|INS ''Vipul'']].

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[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] '''Rustom Khushro Shapur 'Rusi' Ghandhi''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]] (1 July 1924 – 23 December 2014)<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11368284/Vice-Admiral-Rustom-Ghandhi-obituary.html</ref> was a former flag officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He last served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]] from 1977 to 1979. He is the only officer to have commanded ships in all wars and conflicts post Independence. He commanded the frigate {{ship|INS|Betwa|1959}} during the [[Annexation of Goa]], the destroyer {{ship|INS|Khukri|F149}} during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] and the cruiser {{ship|INS|Mysore|C60}} during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].

After he retired from the Indian Navy in 1979, he served as the Chairman of the [[Shipping Corporation of India]]. In 1986, he was appointed the fifth [[List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh|Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]. After the [[National Commission for Minorities]] was created, he served as a member of the commission.

==Early life and education==
Ghandhi was the son of Khushro Shapur Ghandhi and Dina Dhunji Shah Amroliwalah. He was born in 1924 in Jabalpur, India. He graduated from [[St Joseph's College, Nainital|St. Joseph's College]], [[Nainital]], [[India]], with an Intermediate Science degree in 1941. After a year of advanced studies at [[Allahabad University]], he subsequently joined the [[Royal Indian Navy]] with a permanent commission as an officer cadet on 1 January 1943.<ref>{{cite web |title=(280) - Navy lists > Bimonthly > 1943 > June > Volume 2 - British Military lists - National Library of Scotland |url=https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/93146326 |website=digital.nls.uk}}</ref>

==Naval career==
===Early career===
Ghandhi was promoted midshipman on 1 September 1943.<ref>{{cite web |title=(410) - Navy lists > Bimonthly > 1944 > April > Volume 2 - British Military lists - National Library of Scotland |url=https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/93303182 |website=digital.nls.uk}}</ref> He served aboard the [[County-class cruiser]] {{ship|HMS|Suffolk|55}}. The ''Suffolk'' was deployed in the Altantic hunting German raiders. He then served on board the [[W and Z-class destroyer|W-class destroyer]] {{ship|HMS|Wakeful|1943}} when it was deployed against the Japanese refineries in Indonesia. On 1 May 1945, he was promoted to [[Sub-lieutenant#Acting_sub-lieutenant|Acting sub-lieutenant]].<ref>{{cite web |title=(1162) - Navy lists > Quarterly > 1945 > July > Volume 2 - British Military lists - National Library of Scotland |url=https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/93490626 |website=digital.nls.uk}}</ref>He was in [[Tokyo Bay]] during the [[Surrender of Japan]].<ref name="Telegraph obit">{{cite web |title=Vice-Admiral Rustom Ghandhi - obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11368284/Vice-Admiral-Rustom-Ghandhi-obituary.html |website=The Telegraph}}</ref>

After the war, he returned to India and was appointed [[Flag lieutenant]] to the [[Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy]] Vice Admiral Sir [[Geoffrey Audley Miles]]. In February 1947, [[Lord Louis Mountbatten]] appointed [[Governor-General of India]]. Ghandhi was appointed [[aide-de-camp]] (ADC) to the Governor-General.<ref name="Telegraph obit" />

===Post-Independence===
As the ADC, Ghandhi was present with the Governor-General Mountbatten at [[Viceroy's House]] on 15 August 1947 when [[Indian independence movement#Sovereignty and partition of India|India's independence was declared]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Rustom Ghandhi |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vice-admiral-rustom-ghandhi-xs95ff995mt |website=www.thetimes.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> He was promoted acting lieutenant-commander on 30 June 1952,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=155 |date=19 July 1952 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1952/O-2278-1952-0029-105739.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and in mid-1954 was selected to attend the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NAVAL OFFICERS FOR STAFF COURSE |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-05-24_128.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=24 May 1954}}</ref> In 1957, he was appointed [[commanding officer]] of the [[Black Swan-class sloop]] [[INS Kaveri]].<ref name="Personal communication">Personal Communication, provided by Commodore Satish Ghormade, Director of Naval Personnel, Naval Headquarters, New Delhi., at the request of Adm. Vishnu Bhagwat, Former Chief of Naval Staff (2012).</ref> He was promoted commander on 31 December 1958.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=112 |date=9 May 1959 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1959/O-1985-1959-0019-89537.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

===Annexation of Goa===
In 1961, he took command of the [[Leopard-class frigate]] {{ship|INS|Betwa|1959}}. He was in command of the ''Betwa'' and played a decisive role in "Operation Vijay",<ref>"Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography", Sankar Ghose. Allied, Mumbai (1993).</ref> the [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa]] which ended 451 years of Portuguese rule. ''Betwa'' was the senior ship during the [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa#Naval battle at Mormugão harbour|naval battle at Mormugão Harbour]]. His Portuguese adversary, Captain António da Cunha Aragão, was in command of the destroyer [[NRP Afonso de Albuquerque|NRP ''Afonso de Albuquerque'']], which was anchored off Mormugão Harbour.<ref name="areamilitar.net">{{Cite web |title=Aviso / Canhoneira classe Afonso de Albuquerque |url=http://www.areamilitar.net/DIRECTORIO/NAV.aspx?NN=128 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412193816/http://www.areamilitar.net/DIRECTORIO/NAV.aspx?nn=128 |archive-date=12 April 2015 |access-date=8 May 2015 |website=ÁreaMilitar}}</ref>

In the ensuing battle, the ''Afonso'' took a direct hit to its control tower, injuring its weapons officer, killing its radio officer and severely injuring its captain. Subsequently, the order was given to abandon ship, and the rest of the crew, along with their injured captain, disembarked directly onto the beach after setting fire to their ship. Following this, the captain was moved by car to the hospital at [[Panaji]]. The destroyer's crew surrendered formally along with the remaining Portuguese forces on 19 December 1961.<ref name="areamilitar.net">{{Cite web |title=Aviso / Canhoneira classe Afonso de Albuquerque |url=http://www.areamilitar.net/DIRECTORIO/NAV.aspx?NN=128 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412193816/http://www.areamilitar.net/DIRECTORIO/NAV.aspx?nn=128 |archive-date=12 April 2015 |access-date=8 May 2015 |website=ÁreaMilitar}}</ref> As a gesture of goodwill, the commanders of INS ''Betwa'' and INS ''Beas'' later visited Captain Aragao as he lay recuperating in bed at Panjim, and presented him with a gift of brandy, chocolates, and dried fruit, since it was just before Christmas. In return, Captain Aragão gave Commander Ghandhi the keys to his cabin as a token of surrender. Commander Ghandhi also sent messages via England to inform Portugal that Captain Aragão was well.<ref name="areamilitar.net">{{Cite web |title=Aviso / Canhoneira classe Afonso de Albuquerque |url=http://www.areamilitar.net/DIRECTORIO/NAV.aspx?NN=128 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412193816/http://www.areamilitar.net/DIRECTORIO/NAV.aspx?nn=128 |archive-date=12 April 2015 |access-date=8 May 2015 |website=ÁreaMilitar}}</ref>

Ghandhi was in command of the frigate for about two years, after which he was selected to attend the [[Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]].<ref>Personal Communication, provided by Commodore Satish Ghormade, Director of Naval Personnel, Naval Headquarters, New Delhi., at the request of Adm. Vishnu Bhagwat, Former Chief of Naval Staff (2012).</ref> After completing the course, he returned to India and was promoted to the acting rank of [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]], on 31 August 1964. <ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=488 |date=28 November 1964 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1964/O-1799-1964-0048-82051.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> In 1965, he was appointed Captain (F) of the 14th frigate squadron and [[commanding officer]] of the lead ship - the [[Blackwood-class frigate]] {{ship|INS|Khukri|F149}}. While in command of the squadron, he was promoted to the substantive rank of captain on 31 December 1966.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=215 |date=25 March 1967 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1967/O-1608-1967-0012-72566.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> In August 1967, he was selected to attend the [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]]. The year-long course commenced in January 1968.<ref>{{cite web |title=26 SENIOR OFFICERS TO ATTEND NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE COURSE |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1967-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1967-08-26_060.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=26 August 1967}}</ref> After completing the course, Ghandhi moved to Naval HQ, having been appointed Director of Naval Operations. After a short stint, he took command of the [[Crown Colony-class cruiser]] {{ship|INS|Mysore|C60}}, in 1969.<ref name="Personal communication"/>

===Indo-Pakistani War of 1971===
At the outbreak of war, the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] was commanded by Rear Admiral [[Elenjikal Chandy Kuruvila]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roy |first1=Mihir |title=War in the Indian Ocean |year=1995 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=9781897829110 |page=285}}</ref> In mid 1971, The [[aircraft carrier]] {{ship|INS|Vikrant|R11}}, along with the frigates {{ship|INS|Brahmaputra|1957}} and {{ship|INS|Beas|1958}} were moved from the Western Fleet to the [[Eastern Naval Command]] and formed the core of the newly-formed [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]]. ''INS Mysore'' thus became the flagship of the Western Fleet.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Krishnan |first1=Nilakanta |title=A Sailor's story |publisher=Punya Pub |isbn=978-8189534141}}</ref>
Ghandhi was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]] for conspicuous gallantry for his role as flag captain of the western fleet.<ref name="Personal communication"/> After the war, Ghandhi was appointed [[Military attaché|Naval Advisor]] (NA) to the [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]] at [[India House, London]]. The High Commissioners were [[Apa Pant]] and [[Braj Kumar Nehru]] during his tenure.<ref>{{cite web |title=High Commission of India, London, United Kingdom : Former High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom |url=https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/page/former-high-commissioners-of-india-to-the-united-kingdom/ |website=www.hcilondon.gov.in}}</ref>

===Flag rank===
After a two year stint as NA in London, he was promoted to the acting rank of [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] and appointed [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] in January 1975. In October of the same year, he moved to Mumbai and took command of the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]]. He is the only officer to have commanded both fleets of the Indian Navy.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Senior Naval Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-02-28_054.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 February 1976|accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph obit" />

In February 1976, Ghandhi relinquished command of the western fleet, handing over to Rear Admiral [[M. R. Schunker]]. He was promoted to the acting rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] and moved to Naval HQ as [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]] (COP). On 26 January 1977, he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] for distinguished service of the most exceptional order.<ref>{{cite web |title=GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-01-25_239.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=25 January 1977}}</ref> After a year as COP, in April 1977, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Officers' Conference|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-SEP-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1978-11-05_100.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 November 1978|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref>

==Post-retirement==
Upon retirement from the Indian Navy, Ghandhi enjoyed a short stint as technical consultant for the motion picture ''[[The Sea Wolves]]'',<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2382606/</ref> and played a cameo role as the Governor of Goa in it.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304163/</ref> He served as the Captain Commandant of the executive branch till 1984, handing over to Vice Admiral [[Mihir K. Roy]].<ref name="Capt Comdt">{{cite web |title=NEW CAPTAIN COMMANDANT FOR THE NAVY'S EXECUTIVE BRANCH |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1984-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1984-07-02_003.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=2 July 1984}}</ref> He was appointed Chairman of the [[Shipping Corporation of India]] in 1981 and served in that capacity until 1986.

==Political career==
From April 1986 to February 1990, while [[Rajiv Gandhi]] was Prime Minister of India, Vice Admiral Ghandhi served as [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh|Governor of the State of Himachal Pradesh]], residing with Mrs. Ghandhi at [[Raj Bhavan (Himachal Pradesh)|Raj Bhavan]] in [[Shimla]]. In addition to governmental duties, Vice Admiral and Mrs. Ghandhi made many improvements to [[Raj Bhavan (Himachal Pradesh)|Raj Bhavan]], including a complete restoration of the billiard room and the Durbar Hall, as well as the construction of a gazebo on the premises. Following his governorship, Vice Admiral Ghandhi served as a Member of the [[National Commission for Minorities]] from 1993 to 1996.

==Personal life==
He was married to Khorshed "Bubbles" Kharegat (deceased 2011), daughter of Sir Peroz and Lady Kharegat, née Dadabhoy, on 1 January 1949, and had three children, Sandy, Yasmine and Delna. He was the oldest of five brothers, the others being Dhun, [[Sorab K. Ghandhi|Sorab]], Burz and Jamshed.

==Death==
Admiral Ghandhi died peacefully in his home in [[Navy Nagar]] of [[Colaba]], [[Mumbai]] on 23 December 2014, aged 90,<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/former-himachal-governor-gandhi-dead-114122400569_1.html</ref> and was [[Burial at sea|buried in the]] [[Arabian Sea]] on 27 December 2014 from [[INS Vipul (K46)|INS ''Vipul'']].

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