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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Padmanabhan was born in a [[Tamils\|Tamil Brahmin]] family.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Veil off finger on N-button - Musharraf fires shot at outgoing indian army chief\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/veil-off-finger-on-n-button-musharraf-fires-shot-at-outgoing-indian-army-chief/cid/849292\|publisher=Telegraph\|accessdate=30 December ~~2022~~}}</ref> 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 graduated in 1959.		Padmanabhan was born in a [[Tamils\|Tamil Brahmin]] family.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Veil off finger on N-button - Musharraf fires shot at outgoing indian army chief\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/veil-off-finger-on-n-button-musharraf-fires-shot-at-outgoing-indian-army-chief/cid/849292\|publisher=Telegraph\|accessdate=30 December 2002}}</ref> 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 graduated in 1959.

	==Military career==		==Military career==

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	[[General (India)\|General]] '''Sundararajan Padmanabhan''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] (born 5 December 1940 in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Travancore]]) is a former [[General Officer]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He served as the 17th [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army]].<ref name="newchief">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/08/02/stories/01020004.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125082733/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/08/02/stories/01020004.htm\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=25 January 2013\|title=Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan, new Army Chief \|date=2000-08-02\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref> Gen. Padmanabhan succeeded [[V.P. Malik\|General V.P. Malik]] on 30 September 2000.<ref name="newchief" /> He also served as [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]].<ref>[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 ]</ref>		[[General (India)\|General]] '''Sundararajan Padmanabhan''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] (born 5 December 1940 in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Travancore]]) is a former [[General Officer]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He served as the 17th [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army]].<ref name="newchief">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/08/02/stories/01020004.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125082733/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/08/02/stories/01020004.htm\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=25 January 2013\|title=Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan, new Army Chief \|date=2000-08-02\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref> Gen. Padmanabhan succeeded [[V.P. Malik\|General V.P. Malik]] on 30 September 2000.<ref name="newchief" /> He also served as [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-24/india/27299840_1_cosc-admiral-madhvendra-singh-chiefs-of-staff-committee \|title=Navy chief to head COSC - Times of India \|website=articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|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 \|archive-date=24 December 2013 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Padmanabhan was born in a [[Tamils\|Tamil Brahmin]] family.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Veil off finger on N-button - Musharraf fires shot at outgoing indian army chief\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/veil-off-finger-on-n-button-musharraf-fires-shot-at-outgoing-indian-army-chief/cid/849292\|publisher=Telegraph\|accessdate=30 December ~~2002~~}}</ref> 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 graduated in 1959.		Padmanabhan was born in a [[Tamils\|Tamil Brahmin]] family.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Veil off finger on N-button - Musharraf fires shot at outgoing indian army chief\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/veil-off-finger-on-n-button-musharraf-fires-shot-at-outgoing-indian-army-chief/cid/849292\|publisher=Telegraph\|accessdate=30 December 2022}}</ref> 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 graduated in 1959.

	==Military career==		==Military career==
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	General Padmanabhan held the appointment of [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)\|Director General Military Intelligence]] (DGMI) after the successful culmination of which, he took over as the [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Northern Command (India)\|Northern Command]] at Udhampur on 1 September 1996. Before being appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, he was the [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army\|GOC-in-C]] of Southern Command.		General Padmanabhan held the appointment of [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)\|Director General Military Intelligence]] (DGMI) after the successful culmination of which, he took over as the [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Northern Command (India)\|Northern Command]] at Udhampur on 1 September 1996. Before being appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, he was the [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army\|GOC-in-C]] of Southern Command.

	He retired on 31 December 2002, after completing more than 43 years of distinguished military service. He has authored two books. He presently resides in Chennai.<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/161-S-Padmanabhan.html</ref>		He retired on 31 December 2002, after completing more than 43 years of distinguished military service. He has authored two books. He presently resides in Chennai.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/161-S-Padmanabhan.html \|title=Bharat Rakshak :: Land Forces Site - General Sundararajan Padmanabhan \|website=www.bharat-rakshak.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116220630/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/161-S-Padmanabhan.html \|archive-date=2011-01-16}} </ref>

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[[General (India)|General]] '''Sundararajan Padmanabhan''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] (born 5 December 1940 in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Travancore]]) is a former [[General Officer]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He served as the 17th [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army]].<ref name="newchief">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/08/02/stories/01020004.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125082733/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/08/02/stories/01020004.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 January 2013|title=Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan, new Army Chief |date=2000-08-02|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref> Gen. Padmanabhan succeeded [[V.P. Malik|General V.P. Malik]] on 30 September 2000.<ref name="newchief" /> He also served as [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]].<ref>[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 ]</ref>

==Early life and education==
Padmanabhan was born in a [[Tamils|Tamil Brahmin]] family.<ref>{{cite news|title=Veil off finger on N-button - Musharraf fires shot at outgoing indian army chief|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/veil-off-finger-on-n-button-musharraf-fires-shot-at-outgoing-indian-army-chief/cid/849292|publisher=Telegraph|accessdate=30 December 2002}}</ref> 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 graduated in 1959.

==Military career==
Padmanabhan was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] on 13 December 1959.<ref name="newchief" />

He attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|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 (India)|National Defence College]], [[New Delhi]].
He then commanded an Infantry Brigade from December 1988 to February 1991 at [[Ranchi]], [[Bihar]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and was then appointed as the [[General Officer Commanding]] an Infantry Division in Punjab from March 1991 to August 1992. He served as Chief of Staff, [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]] from September 1992 to June 1993. After his promotion to [[Lieutenant General]], he took over as the [[General Officer Commanding]] [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] in the Kashmir valley from July 1993 to February 1995. It was during his tenure as the XV Corps Commander, that the Army made big gains over the militants in Kashmir and could even scale down its operations. He was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (AVSM) for his services as the XV Corps Commander.

General Padmanabhan held the appointment of [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)|Director General Military Intelligence]] (DGMI) after the successful culmination of which, he took over as the [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]] at Udhampur on 1 September 1996. Before being appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, he was the [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|GOC-in-C]] of Southern Command.

He retired on 31 December 2002, after completing more than 43 years of distinguished military service. He has authored two books. He presently resides in Chennai.<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/161-S-Padmanabhan.html</ref>

==Author==
Gen. Padmanabhan is 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|105px]]
|[[File:IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[File:IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
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|colspan="1"|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]
|colspan="1"|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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|[[General Service Medal 1947|General Service Medal]]
|[[Siachen Glacier Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Raksha Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sangram Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|25th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
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==Dates of rank==
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! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
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|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 13 December 1959<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=239 |date=17 September 1960 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 13 December 1961
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 13 December 1965<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=142 |date=5 March 1966 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 13 December 1972<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=375 |date=24 March 1973 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 16 August 1978<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1380 |date=6 December 1980 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 8 February 1985<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=305 |date=28 February 1987 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 13 April 1986<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1515 |date=7 November 1987 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 16 November 1991<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1770 |date=16 November 1991 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 1 November 1993<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1594 |date=27 August 1994 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[General (India)|General]] (COAS) || Indian Army || 1 October 2000
|-
|}

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