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| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]  
| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]  
| name = D K Joshi ( Retd. )
| name = Devendra Kumar Joshi
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Nausena Medal|NM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]],[[Nausena Medal|NM]]
| image = DK Joshi official portrait.jpg
| image = DK Joshi official portrait.jpg
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| caption = Admiral D. K. Joshi official portrait
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|07|04}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|07|04}}
| death_date =  
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| birth_place = [[Almora]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| birth_place = [[Almora]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| order =  
| order =  
| office = 14th [[Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
| office = 14th [[List of lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
| predecessor = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
| predecessor = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
| death_place =  
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| nickname =  
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| birth_name = Devendra Kumar Joshi
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| allegiance = {{IND}}
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{navy|India}}
| branch = {{navy|India}}
| serviceyears = 1974–2014
| serviceyears = 1974–2014
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*[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
*[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
*[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
*[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
*[[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Yudh Seva Medal]]
*[[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Yudh Seva Medal]]
*[[File:Nao Sena Medal ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Nausena Medal]]
*[[File:Nao Sena Medal ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Nausena Medal]]
*[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
*[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
}}
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| relations =  
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|office1=[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]|termstart=8 October 2017|termend=|termstart1=31 August 2012|termend1=26 February 2014|predecessor1=[[Nirmal Kumar Verma]]|successor1=[[Robin K. Dhowan]]|primeminister=[[Narendra Modi]]|primeminister1=[[Manmohan Singh]]}}
|office1=21st [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]|termstart=8 October 2017|termend=|termstart1=31 August 2012|termend1=26 February 2014|predecessor1=[[Nirmal Kumar Verma]]|successor1=[[Robin K. Dhowan]]|primeminister=[[Narendra Modi]]|primeminister1=[[Manmohan Singh]]}}


[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]  '''Devendra Kumar Joshi''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Nausena Medal|NM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] (Retd.) (born 4 July 1954) is the [[Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] and the Vice Chairman of  Islands Development Agency (IDA).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/new-governors-appointed-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/60893472.cms | title=New governors appointed: All you need to know | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-devendra-kumar-joshi-andaman-nicobar-island-new-governor-navy-admiral-4868201/ | title=Who is Devendra Kumar Joshi? | work=[[Indian Express]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]  '''Devendra Kumar Joshi''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Nausena Medal|NM]] (born 4 July 1954) is the [[Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] and the Vice Chairman of  Islands Development Agency (IDA).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/new-governors-appointed-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/60893472.cms | title=New governors appointed: All you need to know | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-devendra-kumar-joshi-andaman-nicobar-island-new-governor-navy-admiral-4868201/ | title=Who is Devendra Kumar Joshi? | work=[[Indian Express]] | date=30 September 2017 | access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
He was an Admiral in the [[Indian Navy]] and served as the 21st [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] of the [[Indian Navy]], having assumed office on 31 August 2012.  He is a specialist in anti-submarine warfare. He resigned on 26 February 2014, taking responsibility for [[List of Indian Naval accidents|a series of accidents]], thus becoming the first [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Indian Navy Chief]] to resign.<ref name="TimesResign">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indian-Navy-chief-Admiral-DK-Joshi-resigns-over-warship-accidents/articleshow/31052114.cms | title=DK Joshi resigns}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=104276 | title=Chief of Naval Staff Admiral DK Joshi Resigns | publisher=PIB | date=26 February 2014 | access-date=27 February 2014}}</ref>
He was an [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] in the [[Indian Navy]] and served as the 21st [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] of the [[Indian Navy]], having assumed office on 31 August 2012.  He is a specialist in anti-submarine warfare. He resigned on 26 February 2014, taking responsibility for [[List of Indian Naval accidents|a series of accidents]], thus becoming the first [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Indian Navy Chief]] to resign.<ref name="TimesResign">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indian-Navy-chief-Admiral-DK-Joshi-resigns-over-warship-accidents/articleshow/31052114.cms | title=DK Joshi resigns| website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=104276 | title=Chief of Naval Staff Admiral DK Joshi Resigns | publisher=PIB | date=26 February 2014 | access-date=27 February 2014}}</ref>


Admiral Joshi has joined the Uttarakhand War Memorial as one of its patron in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Post|first=Garhwal|title=Admiral Joshi joins U'khand War Memorial as Patron {{!}} Garhwal Post|url=https://garhwalpost.in/admiral-joshi-joins-ukhand-war-memorial-as-patron/|access-date=2020-12-03|language=en-US}}</ref> Subsequently, paying homage to brave sons/daughters of [[Uttarakhand]] in security of the nation and furthering the cause of the Uttarakhand War Memorial Trust, he has also contributed all his current and future annuities (for gallantry awards/decorations) towards the trust in July, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adm DK Joshi donates award money to Uttarakhand war memorial|url=http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2020/jul/24/adm-dk-joshi-donates-award-money-to-uttarakhand-war-memorial/82797956fba2ea7a92d9c08c005dfeed|access-date=2020-12-03|website=news.rediff.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=Admiral Joshi donates award money to War Memorial|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/admiral-joshi-donates-award-money-to-war-memorial.html|access-date=2020-12-03|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref>
Admiral Joshi has joined the Uttarakhand War Memorial as one of its patron in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Post|first=Garhwal|title=Admiral Joshi joins U'khand War Memorial as Patron {{!}} Garhwal Post|url=https://garhwalpost.in/admiral-joshi-joins-ukhand-war-memorial-as-patron/|access-date=2020-12-03|language=en-US}}</ref> Subsequently, paying homage to brave sons/daughters of [[Uttarakhand]] in security of the nation and furthering the cause of the Uttarakhand War Memorial Trust, he has also contributed all his current and future annuities (for gallantry awards/decorations) towards the trust in July, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adm DK Joshi donates award money to Uttarakhand war memorial|url=http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2020/jul/24/adm-dk-joshi-donates-award-money-to-uttarakhand-war-memorial/82797956fba2ea7a92d9c08c005dfeed|access-date=2020-12-03|website=news.rediff.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=Admiral Joshi donates award money to War Memorial|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/admiral-joshi-donates-award-money-to-war-memorial.html|access-date=2020-12-03|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Devendra Kumar Joshi was born to Shri Hira Ballabh Joshi, an Indian Forest Service Officer and Smti. Hansha Joshi on July 4, 1954. After completing his early education in various schools wherever his father was posted, he moved to [[Hansraj College]], Delhi. While studying in Delhi, he was selected into the Executive Branch of the [[Indian Navy]] in January 1972 and was subsequently commissioned in 1974.
Devendra Kumar Joshi was born to Hira Ballabh Joshi, an [[Indian Forest Service]] Officer and Hansa Joshi on July 4, 1954. After completing his early education in various schools wherever his father was posted, he moved to [[Hansraj College]] of the [[University of Delhi]]. While studying in [[Delhi]], he was selected into the Executive Branch of the [[Indian Navy]] in January 1972 and was subsequently commissioned in 1974.


In an interview with [[Doordarshan]], when asked why he had chosen to join the Navy, he replied, "I think it was the lure of the seas, the pull of the unknown...we belong to the hills. Of the land, the hilly terrains, one had seen enough!" As he also said in the same interview, "from both my father's side and my mother's side, for seven generations nobody had been in the Services. Therefore, they [my parents] had not even thought of the Armed Forces as a career option for me. However, once I had made up my mind, they were fully supportive".<ref>{{YouTube|XTbQxxo6X1w|"Bridging the Gap: An Interaction with Naval Chief - Admiral D. K. Joshi (Doordarshan, 2013)}}</ref>
In an interview with [[Doordarshan]], when asked why he had chosen to join the Navy, he replied, "I think it was the lure of the seas, the pull of the unknown...we belong to the hills. Of the land, the hilly terrains, one had seen enough!" As he also said in the same interview, "from both my father's side and my mother's side, for seven generations nobody had been in the [[Indian Armed Forces|Services]]. Therefore, they [my parents] had not even thought of the Armed Forces as a career option for me. However, once I had made up my mind, they were fully supportive".<ref>{{YouTube|XTbQxxo6X1w|"Bridging the Gap: An Interaction with Naval Chief - Admiral D. K. Joshi (Doordarshan, 2013)}}</ref>


==Military career==
==Military career==
[[File:100323-N-OX597-187 Indian navy Vice Adm. D. K. Joshi, right presents a wooden plaque.jpg|thumb|Indian Navy [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] D. K. Joshi as the Commander-in-Chief of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]]]]
[[File:100323-N-OX597-187 Indian navy Vice Adm. D. K. Joshi, right presents a wooden plaque.jpg|thumb|Indian Navy [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] D. K. Joshi (right) as the [[Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]]]]
[[File:Admiral DK Joshi CNS Desig being welcomed by Outgoing CNS Admiral Nirmal Verma for a ceremonial Parade at South Block, New Delhi.jpg|thumb|Admiral D. K. Joshi CNS Designate being welcomed by Outgoing CNS Admiral [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]] for a ceremonial Parade at South Block, New Delhi]]
[[File:Admiral DK Joshi CNS Desig being welcomed by Outgoing CNS Admiral Nirmal Verma for a ceremonial Parade at South Block, New Delhi.jpg|thumb|Admiral D. K. Joshi CNS Designate being welcomed by Outgoing CNS Admiral [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]] for a ceremonial Parade at South Block, New Delhi]]


He graduated from the Naval Academy and was commissioned into the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy on April 1, 1974. Admiral D K Joshi is also an alumnus of the Naval War College, USA, the College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai, and the [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]], New Delhi.
Joshi graduated from the [[Indian Naval Academy]] and was commissioned into the executive branch of the Indian Navy on April 1, 1974. He is also an alumnus of the [[Naval War College]], [[Newport, Rhode Island]], the [[College of Naval Warfare]], Goa, and the [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]], New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/press-release/admiral-dk-joshi-assumes-command-indian-navy-its-21st-chief|title=Press Release:Indian Navy}}</ref>


Admiral Joshi has served in a variety of command, staff and instructional appointments. His commands at sea include guided missile corvette [[INS Kuthar (P46)|INS Kuthar]], guided missile destroyer [[INS Ranvir]] and the aircraft carrier [[INS Viraat]], during which he was awarded [[Nau Sena Medal|Nausena Medal]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|Vishist Seva Medal]] and [[Yudh Seva Medal]] respectively. He subsequently commanded the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]], wherein he was awarded [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (AVSM). Admiral D K Joshi has also been Senior Instructor (Navy) at [[Defence Services Staff College]] (Wellington). He was the Defence Advisor in the Indian High Commission at Singapore from 1996 to 1999,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/press-release/admiral-dk-joshi-assumes-command-indian-navy-its-21st-chief|title=Press Release:Indian Navy}}</ref> with concurrent accreditation to the Philippines.
===Chief of Naval Staff===
Subsequently, Joshi was elevated as the 21st [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] of the [[Indian Navy]], having assumed office on 31 August 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/admiral-dk-joshi-cns-21st-chief-indian-navy|title=Admiral D K Joshi, 21st Chief Of Naval Staff of Indian Navy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.andaman.gov.in/and_lg|title=Lt Governor of A&N Islands}}</ref>[[File:A. K. Antony at the Bi-annual Naval Commanders' Conference 2013 in New Delhi on May 14, 2013. The Defence Secretary, Shri Shashikant Sharma and the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral D.K. Joshi are also seen.jpg|thumb|[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] D. K. Joshi (centre) with the then [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] [[A. K. Antony]] and the then [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] [[Shashi Kant Sharma]] (extreme-left).|alt=|center]]


After his elevation to [[Flag rank]], Joshi served in the Integrated Headquarters in all nodal branches. He served in the Personnel Branch as the Assistant Chief of Personnel (Human Resource Development), in Warship Production and Acquisition as the Assistant Controller of the Aircraft Carrier Programme (ACACP), and thereafter in the Operations Branch both as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Information Warfare and Operations) and as the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff.


Before taking over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]] in 2011, he contributed towards inter-services integration, first as the Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command, the only Tri-service integrated command. He was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] during this time. Later, he served as the Chief of [[Integrated Defence Staff]] to Chairman, [[Chiefs of Staff Committee]] (CISC). Subsequently, Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi was elevated as the 21st [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] of the [[Indian Navy]], having assumed office on 31 August 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/admiral-dk-joshi-cns-21st-chief-indian-navy|title=Admiral D K Joshi, 21st Chief Of Naval Staff of Indian Navy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.andaman.gov.in/and_lg|title=Lt Governor of A&N Islands}}</ref>[[File:A. K. Antony at the Bi-annual Naval Commanders' Conference 2013 in New Delhi on May 14, 2013. The Defence Secretary, Shri Shashikant Sharma and the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral D.K. Joshi are also seen.jpg|thumb|[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] D. K. Joshi (centre) with the then [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] [[A. K. Antony]] and the then [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] [[Shashi Kant Sharma]] (extreme-left).|alt=|center]]
Admiral Joshi resigned following a fire aboard [[Kilo-class submarine]] [[INS Sindhuratna (S59)|INS Sindhuratna]] on 26 February 2014.<ref name="TimesResign" /> [[The Times of India]] wrote that Admiral D. K. Joshi, who was to serve as the Navy Chief till August 2015, "was a hard taskmaster who always ran tight ships. He was unforgiving as a commanding officer wherever he served, tightening screws wherever he went." Many naval officers felt that he had lived up to his own exacting standards by resigning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Admiral-DK-Joshi-ran-tight-ships-was-hard-taskmaster/articleshow/31062424.cms|title = Admiral DK Joshi ran 'tight ships', was hard taskmaster &#124; India News - Times of India| website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
[[File:Admiral D K Joshi witnessing flying operations onboard one of the the aircraft carriers of Indian Navy.jpg|center|thumb|Admiral D K Joshi witnessing flying operations on board INS Viraat aircraft carrier of Indian Navy, which he earlier commanded.]]
Admiral Joshi resigned following a fire aboard [[Kilo-class submarine]] [[INS Sindhuratna (S59)|INS Sindhuratna]] on 26 February 2014.<ref name="TimesResign" /> [[The Times of India]] wrote that Admiral D. K. Joshi, who was to serve as the Navy Chief till August 2015, "was a hard taskmaster who always ran tight ships. He was unforgiving as a commanding officer wherever he served, tightening screws wherever he went." Many naval officers felt that he had lived up to his own exacting standards by resigning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Admiral-DK-Joshi-ran-tight-ships-was-hard-taskmaster/articleshow/31062424.cms|title = Admiral DK Joshi ran 'tight ships', was hard taskmaster &#124; India News - Times of India}}</ref>


== Islands Development Agency ==
== Islands Development Agency (IDA) ==
The Islands Development Agency (IDA) was constituted on 1 June 2017 under the Chairmanship of [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]] [[Rajnath Singh]], and Admiral D. K. Joshi was designated as its Vice-Chairman, following the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]]'s review meeting on the development of Indian Islands Territories. The major mandate of the Islands Development Agency includes guiding the policies, programmes and formulation of Integrated Master Plans for Comprehensive Development of the Islands. Islands Development Agency, with support of the [[NITI Aayog]], is undertaking the holistic development of the Islands territories of India, while giving due consideration to their unique maritime and territorial bio-diversity.
The Islands Development Agency (IDA) was constituted on 1 June 2017 [under the Chairmanship of Home Minister] and Admiral D K Joshi PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.) was designated as its Vice-Chairman, following the Prime Minister's review meeting on the development of Indian Islands Territories. The major mandate of the Islands Development Agency includes guiding the policies, programmes and formulation of Integrated Master Plans for Comprehensive Development of the Islands. Islands Development Agency (IDA), with support of the [[NITI Aayog]], is undertaking the holistic development of the Islands territories of India, while giving due consideration to their unique maritime and territorial bio-diversity.
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi reviewing the progress towards the holistic development of islands, in New Delhi on June 30, 2018 (1).JPG|right|thumb|''The fourth IDA Review Meeting taken by the Prime Minister of India on 30 June 2018, with Chairman IDA Hon’ble Home Minister and Vice-Chairman Admiral D. K. Joshi present.'']]
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi reviewing the progress towards the holistic development of islands, in New Delhi on June 30, 2018 (1).JPG|center|thumb|''The fourth IDA Review Meeting taken by the Prime Minister of India on 30 June 2018, with Chairman IDA Hon’ble Home Minister and Vice-Chairman Admiral D K Joshi present.'']]
The first IDA Meeting held on 24 July 2017. IDA has so far met six times since its constitution, with the fourth review meeting held on 30 June 2018, being Chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India himself. With the re-constitution of Islands Development Agency, the Government of India has been fast-tracking the holistic development its Islands territories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1496881|title=Union Home Minister chairs first meeting of Island Development Agency (IDA). IDA focuses on Holistic Development of Islands.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1599301|title=Shri Amit Shah chairs Meeting of the Island Development Agency focusing on 'Green Development in the Islands to reach a new Height'}}</ref>
The first IDA Meeting held on 24 July 2017. IDA has so far met six times since constitution, with the fourth review meeting held on 30 June 2018, being Chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India himself. With the re-constitution of Islands Development Agency, the Government of India has been fast-tracking the holistic development its Islands territories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1496881|title=Union Home Minister chairs first meeting of Island Development Agency (IDA). IDA focuses on Holistic Development of Islands.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1599301|title=Shri Amit Shah chairs Meeting of the Island Development Agency focusing on 'Green Development in the Islands to reach a new Height'}}</ref>


==Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands==
==Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands==
Admiral D K Joshi (Retd.) took oath on 8 October 2017 as the thirteenth Lt. Governor of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, a territory which is the largest archipelago system in the Bay of Bengal, composed of 836 islands, islets and rocks.<ref>{{cite news|last=Post|first=The Phoenix|url=http://thephoenixpostindia.com/admiral-d-k-joshi-retd-sworn-13th-lt-governor-n-islands/|title=Admiral D K Joshi (Retd.) sworn in as the 13th Lt Governor of A& N Islands|date=8 October 2017|work=The Phoenix Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/plans-afoot-to-make-andamans-major-tourist-attraction-like-maldives-mauritius/articleshow/68762218.cms?from=mdr|title=Plans afoot to make Andamans a major tourist attraction|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref> He concurrently remains designated as Vice-Chairman Islands Development Agency also.
[[File:Admiral D K Joshi.png|right|thumb|Admiral D. K. Joshi (Retd.), the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr_qjCSu5EA|title=Swearing in Ceremony of Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.) on 08.10.2017|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>|alt=]]
[[File:Admiral D K Joshi.png|center|thumb|Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr_qjCSu5EA|title=Swearing in Ceremony of Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.) on 08.10.2017}}</ref>|alt=]]
Joshi took oath on 8 October 2017 as the fourteenth Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a territory which is the largest archipelago system in the Bay of Bengal, composed of 836 islands, islets and rocks.<ref>{{cite news|last=Post|first=The Phoenix|url=http://thephoenixpostindia.com/admiral-d-k-joshi-retd-sworn-13th-lt-governor-n-islands/|title=Admiral D K Joshi (Retd.) sworn in as the 13th Lt Governor of A& N Islands|date=8 October 2017|work=The Phoenix Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/plans-afoot-to-make-andamans-major-tourist-attraction-like-maldives-mauritius/articleshow/68762218.cms?from=mdr|title=Plans afoot to make Andamans a major tourist attraction|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref> He concurrently remains designated as Vice-Chairman Islands Development Agency also.


==Awards==
==Awards==
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|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
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==Personal life==
He is married to Chitra Joshi and the couple has two daughters.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:People from Almora]]
[[Category:People from Almora]]
[[Category:Lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category:Lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category:Alumni of the National Defence College, India]]
[[Category:National Defence College, India alumni]]
[[Category:Commanders-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command]]
[[Category:Commanders-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Yudh Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Nau Sena Medal]]
[[Category:Naval War College, Goa alumni]]

Latest revision as of 14:34, 20 December 2022

Admiral
Devendra Kumar Joshi
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM,NM
DK Joshi official portrait.jpg
14th Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Assumed office
8 October 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byJagdish Mukhi
21st Chief of the Naval Staff
In office
31 August 2012 – 26 February 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byNirmal Kumar Verma
Succeeded byRobin K. Dhowan
Personal details
Born (1954-07-04) 4 July 1954 (age 70)
Almora, Uttarakhand, India
Awards
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Navy
Years of service1974–2014
RankIN Admiral Shoulder curl.png 14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg Admiral
CommandsWestern Naval Command
Andaman and Nicobar Command
Eastern Fleet
INS Viraat
INS Ranvir
INS Kuthar

Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, NM (born 4 July 1954) is the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Vice Chairman of Islands Development Agency (IDA).[1][2] He was an Admiral in the Indian Navy and served as the 21st Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, having assumed office on 31 August 2012. He is a specialist in anti-submarine warfare. He resigned on 26 February 2014, taking responsibility for a series of accidents, thus becoming the first Indian Navy Chief to resign.[3][4]

Admiral Joshi has joined the Uttarakhand War Memorial as one of its patron in May 2020.[5] Subsequently, paying homage to brave sons/daughters of Uttarakhand in security of the nation and furthering the cause of the Uttarakhand War Memorial Trust, he has also contributed all his current and future annuities (for gallantry awards/decorations) towards the trust in July, 2020.[6][7]

Early life[edit]

Devendra Kumar Joshi was born to Hira Ballabh Joshi, an Indian Forest Service Officer and Hansa Joshi on July 4, 1954. After completing his early education in various schools wherever his father was posted, he moved to Hansraj College of the University of Delhi. While studying in Delhi, he was selected into the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy in January 1972 and was subsequently commissioned in 1974.

In an interview with Doordarshan, when asked why he had chosen to join the Navy, he replied, "I think it was the lure of the seas, the pull of the unknown...we belong to the hills. Of the land, the hilly terrains, one had seen enough!" As he also said in the same interview, "from both my father's side and my mother's side, for seven generations nobody had been in the Services. Therefore, they [my parents] had not even thought of the Armed Forces as a career option for me. However, once I had made up my mind, they were fully supportive".[8]

Military career[edit]

Indian Navy Vice Admiral D. K. Joshi (right) as the Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command
Admiral D. K. Joshi CNS Designate being welcomed by Outgoing CNS Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma for a ceremonial Parade at South Block, New Delhi

Joshi graduated from the Indian Naval Academy and was commissioned into the executive branch of the Indian Navy on April 1, 1974. He is also an alumnus of the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, the College of Naval Warfare, Goa, and the National Defence College, New Delhi.[9]

Chief of Naval Staff[edit]

Subsequently, Joshi was elevated as the 21st Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, having assumed office on 31 August 2012.[10][11]

Admiral D. K. Joshi (centre) with the then Defence Minister A. K. Antony and the then Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma (extreme-left).


Admiral Joshi resigned following a fire aboard Kilo-class submarine INS Sindhuratna on 26 February 2014.[3] The Times of India wrote that Admiral D. K. Joshi, who was to serve as the Navy Chief till August 2015, "was a hard taskmaster who always ran tight ships. He was unforgiving as a commanding officer wherever he served, tightening screws wherever he went." Many naval officers felt that he had lived up to his own exacting standards by resigning.[12]

Islands Development Agency[edit]

The Islands Development Agency (IDA) was constituted on 1 June 2017 under the Chairmanship of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, and Admiral D. K. Joshi was designated as its Vice-Chairman, following the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's review meeting on the development of Indian Islands Territories. The major mandate of the Islands Development Agency includes guiding the policies, programmes and formulation of Integrated Master Plans for Comprehensive Development of the Islands. Islands Development Agency, with support of the NITI Aayog, is undertaking the holistic development of the Islands territories of India, while giving due consideration to their unique maritime and territorial bio-diversity.

The fourth IDA Review Meeting taken by the Prime Minister of India on 30 June 2018, with Chairman IDA Hon’ble Home Minister and Vice-Chairman Admiral D. K. Joshi present.

The first IDA Meeting held on 24 July 2017. IDA has so far met six times since its constitution, with the fourth review meeting held on 30 June 2018, being Chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India himself. With the re-constitution of Islands Development Agency, the Government of India has been fast-tracking the holistic development its Islands territories.[13][14]

Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands[edit]

File:Admiral D K Joshi.png
Admiral D. K. Joshi (Retd.), the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands[15]

Joshi took oath on 8 October 2017 as the fourteenth Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a territory which is the largest archipelago system in the Bay of Bengal, composed of 836 islands, islets and rocks.[16][17] He concurrently remains designated as Vice-Chairman Islands Development Agency also.

Awards[edit]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Nao Sena Medal ribbon.svg
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Paschimi Star Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay star.svg IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Operation Parakram medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Nausena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal Paschimi Star Operation Vijay Star Sangram Medal
Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "New governors appointed: All you need to know". The Times of India. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Who is Devendra Kumar Joshi?". Indian Express. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DK Joshi resigns". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Chief of Naval Staff Admiral DK Joshi Resigns". PIB. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Post, Garhwal. "Admiral Joshi joins U'khand War Memorial as Patron | Garhwal Post". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Adm DK Joshi donates award money to Uttarakhand war memorial". news.rediff.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Pioneer, The. "Admiral Joshi donates award money to War Memorial". The Pioneer. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bridging the Gap: An Interaction with Naval Chief - Admiral D. K. Joshi (Doordarshan, 2013) at YouTube
  9. ↑ "Press Release:Indian Navy".
  10. ↑ "Admiral D K Joshi, 21st Chief Of Naval Staff of Indian Navy".
  11. ↑ "Lt Governor of A&N Islands".
  12. ↑ "Admiral DK Joshi ran 'tight ships', was hard taskmaster | India News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  13. ↑ "Union Home Minister chairs first meeting of Island Development Agency (IDA). IDA focuses on Holistic Development of Islands".
  14. ↑ "Shri Amit Shah chairs Meeting of the Island Development Agency focusing on 'Green Development in the Islands to reach a new Height'".
  15. ↑ "Swearing in Ceremony of Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.) on 08.10.2017". YouTube.
  16. ↑ Post, The Phoenix (8 October 2017). "Admiral D K Joshi (Retd.) sworn in as the 13th Lt Governor of A& N Islands". The Phoenix Post.
  17. ↑ "Plans afoot to make Andamans a major tourist attraction". The Economic Times.


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Nirmal Kumar Verma 		Chief of the Naval Staff
2012 to 2014 		Succeeded by
RK Dhowan
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2011 to 2012 		Succeeded by
Shekhar Sinha
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Air Marshal S C Mukul 		Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
2010 to 2011 		Succeeded by
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2009 to 2010 		Succeeded by
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