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{{Short description|Indian Air Marshal}} | {{Short description|Indian Air Marshal}} | ||
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==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
Air Marshal Cariappa was a squadron leader with No. 20 Squadron during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]].<ref name="Bharat Rakshak (Indian Army)">{{cite web|title=My Reminiscences As A Prisoner Of War|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965War/Cariappa.html|website=Bharat Rakshak|publisher=Indian Army|accessdate=29 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223141945/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965War/Cariappa.html|archive-date=23 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was shot down while carrying out air attacks during the 1965 war with Pakistan and was taken prisoner. [[President Ayub Khan]], a former colleague of General Cariappa before the 1947 Partition, offered to release his son.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dixit|first1=J. N.|title=India-Pakistan in War and Peace|date=2 September 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134407583|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mdWCAgAAQBAJ&dq=air+marshal+cariappa&pg=PA160|accessdate=29 August | Air Marshal Cariappa was a squadron leader with No. 20 Squadron during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]].<ref name="Bharat Rakshak (Indian Army)">{{cite web|title=My Reminiscences As A Prisoner Of War|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965War/Cariappa.html|website=Bharat Rakshak|publisher=Indian Army|accessdate=29 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223141945/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965War/Cariappa.html|archive-date=23 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was shot down while carrying out air attacks during the 1965 war with Pakistan and was taken prisoner. [[President Ayub Khan]], a former colleague of General Cariappa before the 1947 Partition, offered to release his son.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dixit|first1=J. N.|title=India-Pakistan in War and Peace|date=2 September 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134407583|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mdWCAgAAQBAJ&dq=air+marshal+cariappa&pg=PA160|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Dutt|first1=Sanjay|title=War and Peace in Kargil Sector|date=1 January 2000|publisher=APH Publishing|page=199|isbn=9788176481519|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XlHplc3pr1IC&dq=air+marshal+cariappa&pg=PA199|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> But the General's terse reply was: "The POWs are all my sons, look after them well."<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|last1=Mehta|first1=Prof. K. C.|title=Trust our Generals, they are patriots|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/trust-our-generals-they-are-patriots/article3436815.ece|accessdate=29 August 2014|agency=The Hindu|work=The Hindu|date=14 June 2012}}</ref> | ||
After repatriation K C Cariappa went on to helicopters for a short while, commanding [[No. 111 Helicopter Unit, IAF|No.111 Helicopter Unit]] at Hasimara during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 War]]. He would later command [[No. 8 Squadron IAF|No.8 Squadron]] in the mid 70s at [[Pune]].<ref name="Bharat Rakshak (Indian Army)" /> He wrote a biography on his father, Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa in 2007.<ref name="The Hindu" /><ref name="Amazon">{{cite book|title=Field Marshal K M Cariappa|isbn=978-8189738266|last1=Cariappa|first1=K. C.|year= | After repatriation K C Cariappa went on to helicopters for a short while, commanding [[No. 111 Helicopter Unit, IAF|No.111 Helicopter Unit]] at Hasimara during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 War]]. He would later command [[No. 8 Squadron IAF|No.8 Squadron]] in the mid 70s at [[Pune]].<ref name="Bharat Rakshak (Indian Army)" /> He wrote a biography on his father, Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa in 2007.<ref name="The Hindu" /><ref name="Amazon">{{cite book|title=Field Marshal K M Cariappa|isbn=978-8189738266|last1=Cariappa|first1=K. C.|year=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Cariappa|first1=K C|title=Field Marshal K M Cariappa|date=2007|publisher=[[Niyogi books]]|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788189738266|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i4NuAAAAMAAJ&q=Cariappa|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> He presently lives in his deceased father's house Roshanara in [[Madikeri]].<ref name="TNN">{{cite news|last1=Rajendra|first1=G|title=Preserving a home full of memories|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Preserving-a-home-full-of-memories/articleshow/11076594.cms|accessdate=29 August 2014|agency=TNN|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> He takes an active part in forest and wildlife conservation measures.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tony|title=CEC ASKS SUPREME COURT FOR STERN ACTION AGAINST BOPAIAH, APPACHU, MEDAPPA & OTHERS|url=http://www.coorg.com/cec-asks-supreme-court-for-stern-action-against-bopaiah-appachu-medappa-others/|website=Coorg.com|publisher=Coorg.com|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Forest Dept to Lokayukta: We have "lost" Sudarshan's Rap Sheet|url=http://www.coorg.com/forest-dept-to-lokayukta-we-have-lost-sudarshans-rap-sheet/|accessdate=29 August 2014|agency=Coorg.com|publisher=Coorg.com}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:52, 3 November 2022
K. C. Cariappa | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Nanda |
| Born | 14 January 1938 Coorg, Coorg Province, British India (present day Kodagu, Karnataka, India) |
| Allegiance | India |
| Service/ | Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1956 – 1996 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held | No. 8 Squadron No. 111 Helicopter Unit |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Vayu Sena Medal |
| Relations | Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa (father) |
Air Marshal K. C. 'Nanda' Cariappa is a former Air Officer in the Indian Air Force. He is the son of Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, who was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army post independence.
Military career[edit | edit source]
Air Marshal Cariappa was a squadron leader with No. 20 Squadron during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965.[1] He was shot down while carrying out air attacks during the 1965 war with Pakistan and was taken prisoner. President Ayub Khan, a former colleague of General Cariappa before the 1947 Partition, offered to release his son.[2][3] But the General's terse reply was: "The POWs are all my sons, look after them well."[4]
After repatriation K C Cariappa went on to helicopters for a short while, commanding No.111 Helicopter Unit at Hasimara during the 1971 War. He would later command No.8 Squadron in the mid 70s at Pune.[1] He wrote a biography on his father, Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa in 2007.[4][5][6] He presently lives in his deceased father's house Roshanara in Madikeri.[7] He takes an active part in forest and wildlife conservation measures.[8][9]
See also[edit | edit source]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Field Marshal KM Cariappa, a biography[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "My Reminiscences As A Prisoner Of War". Bharat Rakshak. Indian Army. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ Dixit, J. N. (2 September 2003). India-Pakistan in War and Peace. Routledge. ISBN 9781134407583. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ Dutt, Sanjay (1 January 2000). War and Peace in Kargil Sector. APH Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 9788176481519. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mehta, Prof. K. C. (14 June 2012). "Trust our Generals, they are patriots". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cariappa, K. C. (2007). Field Marshal K M Cariappa. ISBN 978-8189738266.
- ↑ Cariappa, K C (2007). Field Marshal K M Cariappa. New Delhi: Niyogi books. ISBN 9788189738266. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ Rajendra, G. "Preserving a home full of memories". Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ Tony. "CEC ASKS SUPREME COURT FOR STERN ACTION AGAINST BOPAIAH, APPACHU, MEDAPPA & OTHERS". Coorg.com. Coorg.com. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "Forest Dept to Lokayukta: We have "lost" Sudarshan's Rap Sheet". Coorg.com. Coorg.com. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
