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	[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra\|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web\|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html\|work=Bahara Rakshak\|access-date=31 March ~~2022~~}}</ref>		[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra\|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web\|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html\|work=Bahara Rakshak\|access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref>
	Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust.		Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust.

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	Shekhawat attended the [[St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun\|St. Joseph's Academy]] and [[Colonel Brown Cambridge School]] in [[Dehradun]], [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]] in [[Bangalore]], and St Joseph's College in [[Darjeeling]]. He later attended the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]] in [[Maharashtra]] and the [[US Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. Shekhawat was selected for the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1952, and was awarded the President Gold Medal for the best all-round cadet in December 1953. He was commissioned in 1956.<ref name=chiefs>{{cite book\|title=Services Chiefs of India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&q=Vijai+Singh+Shekhawat+colonel+brown&pg=PA127\|page=127\|first1=S. Sartaj Alam\|last1=Abidi\|first2=Satinder\|last2=Sharma\|publisher=Northern Book Centre\|year=2007\|isbn=9788172111625\|access-date=14 June ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Shekhawat attended the [[St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun\|St. Joseph's Academy]] and [[Colonel Brown Cambridge School]] in [[Dehradun]], [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]] in [[Bangalore]], and St Joseph's College in [[Darjeeling]]. He later attended the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]] in [[Maharashtra]] and the [[US Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. Shekhawat was selected for the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1952, and was awarded the President Gold Medal for the best all-round cadet in December 1953. He was commissioned in 1956.<ref name=chiefs>{{cite book\|title=Services Chiefs of India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&q=Vijai+Singh+Shekhawat+colonel+brown&pg=PA127\|page=127\|first1=S. Sartaj Alam\|last1=Abidi\|first2=Satinder\|last2=Sharma\|publisher=Northern Book Centre\|year=2007\|isbn=9788172111625\|access-date=14 June 2017}}</ref>

	== Naval career ==		== Naval career ==

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	[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra\|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web\|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html\|work=Bahara Rakshak\|access-date=31 March ~~2014~~}}</ref>		[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra\|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web\|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html\|work=Bahara Rakshak\|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref>
	Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust.		Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust.

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	Shekhawat attended the [[St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun\|St. Joseph's Academy]] and [[Colonel Brown Cambridge School]] in [[Dehradun]], [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]] in [[Bangalore]], and St Joseph's College in [[Darjeeling]]. He later attended the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]] in [[Maharashtra]] and the [[US Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. Shekhawat was selected for the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1952, and was awarded the President Gold Medal for the best all-round cadet in December 1953. He was commissioned in 1956.<ref name=chiefs>{{cite book\|title=Services Chiefs of India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&q=Vijai+Singh+Shekhawat+colonel+brown&pg=PA127\|page=127\|first1=S. Sartaj Alam\|last1=Abidi\|first2=Satinder\|last2=Sharma\|publisher=Northern Book Centre\|year=2007\|isbn=9788172111625\|access-date=14 June ~~2017~~}}</ref>		Shekhawat attended the [[St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun\|St. Joseph's Academy]] and [[Colonel Brown Cambridge School]] in [[Dehradun]], [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]] in [[Bangalore]], and St Joseph's College in [[Darjeeling]]. He later attended the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]] in [[Maharashtra]] and the [[US Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. Shekhawat was selected for the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1952, and was awarded the President Gold Medal for the best all-round cadet in December 1953. He was commissioned in 1956.<ref name=chiefs>{{cite book\|title=Services Chiefs of India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&q=Vijai+Singh+Shekhawat+colonel+brown&pg=PA127\|page=127\|first1=S. Sartaj Alam\|last1=Abidi\|first2=Satinder\|last2=Sharma\|publisher=Northern Book Centre\|year=2007\|isbn=9788172111625\|access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref>

	== Naval career ==		== Naval career ==
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	<center>'''CITATION'''<br>		{{center\|'''CITATION'''<br>
	'''COMMANDER VIJAI SINGH SHEKHAWAT'''<br>		'''COMMANDER VIJAI SINGH SHEKHAWAT'''<br>
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	During the operations against Pakistan in December 1971, Commander Vijai Singh Shekhawat was the commanding officer of an Indian naval submarine. Despite the fact that the patrol duties of his ship were such that he was under constant surveillance by enemy air and surface forces, he continued to carry out his hazardous patrol and thereby posed a constant underwater threat to the enemy.		During the operations against Pakistan in December 1971, Commander Vijai Singh Shekhawat was the commanding officer of an Indian naval submarine. Despite the fact that the patrol duties of his ship were such that he was under constant surveillance by enemy air and surface forces, he continued to carry out his hazardous patrol and thereby posed a constant underwater threat to the enemy.
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	[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra\|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web\|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html\|work=Bahara Rakshak\|access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref>		[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra\|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web\|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html\|work=Bahara Rakshak\|access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref>
	Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the [[General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust]].		Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust.

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
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	Shekhawat was promoted to acting [[Rear Admiral]] on 21 June 1984 (substantive from 30 June),<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=509 \|date=13 April 1985 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=1062 \|date=12 July 1986 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He was given command of the [[Western Fleet (India)\|Western Fleet]] during [[Operation Brasstacks]]. He was promoted [[Vice Admiral]] on 8 August 1988,<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> with appointment as Director General of the tri-service Defence Planning Staff. and obtained the rank of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command in December 1990. In 1992, Shekhawat was promoted to the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, and in September 1993 he was again promoted to Chief of the Naval Staff.<ref name=chiefs />		Shekhawat was promoted to acting [[Rear Admiral]] on 21 June 1984 (substantive from 30 June),<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=509 \|date=13 April 1985 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=1062 \|date=12 July 1986 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He was given command of the [[Western Fleet (India)\|Western Fleet]] during [[Operation Brasstacks]]. He was promoted [[Vice Admiral]] on 8 August 1988,<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> with appointment as Director General of the tri-service Defence Planning Staff. and obtained the rank of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command in December 1990. In 1992, Shekhawat was promoted to the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, and in September 1993 he was again promoted to Chief of the Naval Staff.<ref name=chiefs />

	Shekhawat retired in 1996.<ref name=chiefs /> Admiral Shekhawat is married to Mrs. Binu Shekhawat and has two sons, one of ~~which~~ is a pilot with the Indian Navy.<ref name=rakshak />		Shekhawat retired in 1996.<ref name=chiefs /> Admiral Shekhawat is married to Mrs. Binu Shekhawat and has two sons, one of whom is a pilot with the Indian Navy.<ref name=rakshak />

	==Awards and decorations==		==Awards and decorations==

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	[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra\|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web\|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html\|work=Bahara Rakshak\|access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref>		[[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra\|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web\|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html\|work=Bahara Rakshak\|access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref>
			Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the [[General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust]].

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==

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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html|work=Bahara Rakshak|access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Shekhawat attended the [[St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun|St. Joseph's Academy]] and [[Colonel Brown Cambridge School]] in [[Dehradun]], [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]] in [[Bangalore]], and St Joseph's College in [[Darjeeling]]. He later attended the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] in [[Maharashtra]] and the [[US Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. Shekhawat was selected for the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1952, and was awarded the President Gold Medal for the best all-round cadet in December 1953. He was commissioned in 1956.<ref name=chiefs>{{cite book|title=Services Chiefs of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&q=Vijai+Singh+Shekhawat+colonel+brown&pg=PA127|page=127|first1=S. Sartaj Alam|last1=Abidi|first2=Satinder|last2=Sharma|publisher=Northern Book Centre|year=2007|isbn=9788172111625|access-date=14 June 2017}}</ref>

== Naval career ==
===Early career===
Shekhawat received submarine training in the UK from 1963–1964 and the USSR from 1966–1967, He served as Executive and Commanding Officer for several submarines, including the [[INS Kalvari (S23)|INS ''Kalvari'']] and the [[INS Karanj (S21)|INS ''Karanj'']], which he commissioned and sailed from the Baltic Sea to India. He received the [[Vir Chakra]] gallantry award for his service as commander of the ''Karanj'' during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref name=rakshak />

===Vir Chakra===
The citation for the [[Vir Chakra]] reads as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=VS SHEKHAWAT {{!}} Gallantry Awards |url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/vs-shekhawat |website=gallantryawards.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vir Chakra (VrC), Awardee: Adm Vijai Singh Shekhawat, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, ADC @ TWDI |url=http://twdi.in/node/4583 |website=twdi.in}}</ref>
{{Quotation|Gazette Notification: 86 Pres/72 15-7-72
Operation: 1971

<center>'''CITATION''' 
'''COMMANDER VIJAI SINGH SHEKHAWAT''' 
'''(00189-B)'''</center>

During the operations against Pakistan in December 1971, Commander Vijai Singh Shekhawat was the commanding officer of an Indian naval submarine. Despite the fact that the patrol duties of his ship were such that he was under constant surveillance by enemy air and surface forces, he continued to carry out his hazardous patrol and thereby posed a constant underwater threat to the enemy.

His probes of the near approaches to Karachi obtained vital information for the Indian Navy. Throughout, Commander Shekhawat displayed gallantry, leadership and professional skill of a high order.|sign=|source=}}

Promoted to substantive commander on 31 December 1971,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1422 |date=23 September 1972 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1972/O-1321-1972-0039-58885.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Shekhawat served as director of the Indian Navy Submarine Arm from 1975 to 1977. After attending the US Naval War College from 1977 to 1978, Shekhawat was promoted captain on 1 July 1978,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=642 |date=14 July 1979 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and served from 1979 to 1981 as the Chief Instructor at the National Defence Academy.<ref name=rakshak />

===Flag Rank===
Shekhawat was promoted to acting [[Rear Admiral]] on 21 June 1984 (substantive from 30 June),<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=509 |date=13 April 1985 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1062 |date=12 July 1986 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He was given command of the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] during [[Operation Brasstacks]]. He was promoted [[Vice Admiral]] on 8 August 1988,<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> with appointment as Director General of the tri-service Defence Planning Staff. and obtained the rank of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command in December 1990. In 1992, Shekhawat was promoted to the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, and in September 1993 he was again promoted to Chief of the Naval Staff.<ref name=chiefs />

Shekhawat retired in 1996.<ref name=chiefs /> Admiral Shekhawat is married to Mrs. Binu Shekhawat and has two sons, one of which is a pilot with the Indian Navy.<ref name=rakshak />

==Awards and decorations==

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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Paschimi_Star_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.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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|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Vir Chakra]]
|[[Samar Seva Star]]
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|[[Poorvi Star]]
|[[Paschimi Star]]
|[[Raksha Medal]]
|[[Sangram Medal]]
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|[[Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces#Long_service_awards|25th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
|[[Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces#Long_service_awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces#Long_service_awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces#Long_service_awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shekhawat, Virendra Singh}}
[[Category:Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India)]]
[[Category:Vice Chiefs of Naval Staff (India)]]
[[Category:Indian Navy admirals]]
[[Category:Flag Officers Commanding Western Fleet]]
[[Category:Naval War College alumni|Shekhawat, V.S.]]
[[Category:Bishop Cotton Boys' School alumni]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1933 births]]
[[Category:Submariners]]