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Upon the [[Independence of India]], Katari held the rank of [[Commander]] and was the Commanding officer of {{ship|HMIS|Kistna|U46}}. He led the defence operations off the [[Kathiawar]] coast during the [[Indian integration of Junagadh|integration of Junagadh]]. The Naval force consisted of three sloops - {{ship|HMIS|Kistna|U46}}, {{ship|HMIS|Cauvery|U10}} and {{ship|HMIS|Jumna|U21}}, two fleet minesweepers - {{ship|HMIS|Konkan|J228}} and {{ship|HMIS|Madras|J237}}, the [[Motor Launch]] ML 420 and a tank landing craft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ministry of Defence |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1947-AUG-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1947-10-05_011.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=5 October 1947}}</ref> | Upon the [[Independence of India]], Katari held the rank of [[Commander]] and was the Commanding officer of {{ship|HMIS|Kistna|U46}}. He led the defence operations off the [[Kathiawar]] coast during the [[Indian integration of Junagadh|integration of Junagadh]]. The Naval force consisted of three sloops - {{ship|HMIS|Kistna|U46}}, {{ship|HMIS|Cauvery|U10}} and {{ship|HMIS|Jumna|U21}}, two fleet minesweepers - {{ship|HMIS|Konkan|J228}} and {{ship|HMIS|Madras|J237}}, the [[Motor Launch]] ML 420 and a tank landing craft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ministry of Defence |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1947-AUG-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1947-10-05_011.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=5 October 1947}}</ref> | ||
In 1948, the cruiser {{ship|INS|Delhi|C74}} was purchased from the United Kingdom. She was commissioned on 5 July 1948, with Captain H.N.S. Brown as the Commanding Officer and became the flagship of the Indian Navy.<ref>{{cite book |title=Blueprint to bluewater, the Indian Navy, 1951-65 |year=1992 |publisher=Lancer International |isbn=978-8170621485 |page=30}}</ref> From July 1948 to early 1949, Katari served as the Commander ([[executive officer]]) of the cruiser, with [[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda|Lt S M Nanda]] as his [[first lieutenant]]. On 31 December 1948, Katari was promoted to acting [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Promotion of Officers in the RIN|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-12-31_479.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 December 1948|access-date=26 January | In 1948, the cruiser {{ship|INS|Delhi|C74}} was purchased from the United Kingdom. She was commissioned on 5 July 1948, with Captain H.N.S. Brown as the Commanding Officer and became the flagship of the Indian Navy.<ref>{{cite book |title=Blueprint to bluewater, the Indian Navy, 1951-65 |year=1992 |publisher=Lancer International |isbn=978-8170621485 |page=30}}</ref> From July 1948 to early 1949, Katari served as the Commander ([[executive officer]]) of the cruiser, with [[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda|Lt S M Nanda]] as his [[first lieutenant]]. On 31 December 1948, Katari was promoted to acting [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Promotion of Officers in the RIN|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-12-31_479.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 December 1948|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> In February 1949, the Naval Headquarters (NHQ) was re-organised and he was appointed the [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]], taking over the post on 9 March.<ref>{{cite web |title=NHQ Reorganised |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1949-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1949-02-03_040.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=3 February 1949}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CAPTAIN KATARI BECOMES CHIEF OF PERSONNEL RIN |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1949-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1949-03-09_080.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=9 March 1949}}</ref> On 31 December 1949, he was promoted to the substantive rank of captain.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=93 |date=14 January 1950|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1950/O-2343-1950-0000-108637.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | ||
In November 1951, Katari was appointed Captain (D) 11th Destroyer Flotilla as well as the Commanding Officer of the lead destroyer of the squadron, {{ship|INS|Rajput|D141}}. Apart from the ''Rajput'', the flotilla consisted of {{ship|INS|Ranjit|1949}} and {{ship|INS|Rana|1942}}. He succeeded Captain [[Ajitendu Chakraverti]] to the post.<ref>{{cite web |title=CAPTAIN KATARI TO TAKE COMMAND OF DESTROYER FLOTILLA |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-11-26_221.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=26 November 1951}}</ref> In September 1952, Katari was selected to attend the [[Imperial Defence College]] and in early 1953, proceeded to [[United Kingdom]]. He was the first Indian Naval officer to be selected for the course. He attended the course with [[Air Vice Marshal]] (Later [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] & [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|CAS]]) [[Subroto Mukerjee]], the senior-most Indian Air Force officer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Press Information Bureau (Defence Wing) |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-09-13_234.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=13 September 1952}}</ref> After the year-long course, he returned to India in early 1954 and was appointed the Deputy Commander-in-Chief in the rank of [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Two Senior Naval Officers promoted Commodores |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1953-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1953-12-05_387.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=5 December 1953}}</ref> assuming the post and rank on 18 March 1954.<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Information Bureau (Defence Wing)|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-03-24_009.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 March 1954|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref> During this stint, Katari officiated as the Commander-in-Chief in the acting rank of [[Rear Admiral]] and sat in on the meetings of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.{{sfn|Katari|1983}} | In November 1951, Katari was appointed Captain (D) 11th Destroyer Flotilla as well as the Commanding Officer of the lead destroyer of the squadron, {{ship|INS|Rajput|D141}}. Apart from the ''Rajput'', the flotilla consisted of {{ship|INS|Ranjit|1949}} and {{ship|INS|Rana|1942}}. He succeeded Captain [[Ajitendu Chakraverti]] to the post.<ref>{{cite web |title=CAPTAIN KATARI TO TAKE COMMAND OF DESTROYER FLOTILLA |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-11-26_221.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=26 November 1951}}</ref> In September 1952, Katari was selected to attend the [[Imperial Defence College]] and in early 1953, proceeded to [[United Kingdom]]. He was the first Indian Naval officer to be selected for the course. He attended the course with [[Air Vice Marshal]] (Later [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] & [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|CAS]]) [[Subroto Mukerjee]], the senior-most Indian Air Force officer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Press Information Bureau (Defence Wing) |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-09-13_234.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=13 September 1952}}</ref> After the year-long course, he returned to India in early 1954 and was appointed the Deputy Commander-in-Chief in the rank of [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Two Senior Naval Officers promoted Commodores |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1953-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1953-12-05_387.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=5 December 1953}}</ref> assuming the post and rank on 18 March 1954.<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Information Bureau (Defence Wing)|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-03-24_009.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 March 1954|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref> During this stint, Katari officiated as the Commander-in-Chief in the acting rank of [[Rear Admiral]] and sat in on the meetings of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.{{sfn|Katari|1983}} | ||
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Katari served as the Chairman of [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] (APSRTC) between December 1962 and May 1964.<ref>{{cite web |title=Photo Gallery of A.P.S.R.T.C. - PEOPLE |url=https://www.apsrtc.ap.gov.in/photo%20gallery.php# |website=apsrtc.ap.gov.in}}</ref> In 1964 he was appointed India's [[Ambassador]] to [[Burma]], where he served for over five years.<ref name=apsrtc-people>{{cite web|url=http://www.apsrtc.net/Events/Photo_Gallery/People.htm|title=People|publisher=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|access-date=2011-10-19}}</ref> He was the first setter of [[The Hindu|The Hindu Crossword]] and compiled the daily puzzles until his demise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crosswordunclued.com/2012/10/admiral-katari-hindu-crossword-setter.html|title=Remembering Admiral Katari, the first crossword setter of The Hindu|publisher=Crossword Unclued, 8 October 2012.}}</ref>{{sfn|Katari|1983}} He also authored a memoir of the formative years of the Indian Navy during his service, ''A Sailor Remembers''. | Katari served as the Chairman of [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] (APSRTC) between December 1962 and May 1964.<ref>{{cite web |title=Photo Gallery of A.P.S.R.T.C. - PEOPLE |url=https://www.apsrtc.ap.gov.in/photo%20gallery.php# |website=apsrtc.ap.gov.in}}</ref> In 1964 he was appointed India's [[Ambassador]] to [[Burma]], where he served for over five years.<ref name=apsrtc-people>{{cite web|url=http://www.apsrtc.net/Events/Photo_Gallery/People.htm|title=People|publisher=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|access-date=2011-10-19}}</ref> He was the first setter of [[The Hindu|The Hindu Crossword]] and compiled the daily puzzles until his demise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crosswordunclued.com/2012/10/admiral-katari-hindu-crossword-setter.html|title=Remembering Admiral Katari, the first crossword setter of The Hindu|publisher=Crossword Unclued, 8 October 2012.}}</ref>{{sfn|Katari|1983}} He also authored a memoir of the formative years of the Indian Navy during his service, ''A Sailor Remembers''. | ||
In 1968, the post of CNS was upgraded to the rank of full admiral, and on 21 October 1980, Katari and [[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]], his successor as CNS, were promoted to the honorary rank of full [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] on the retired list by President [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1360 |date=29 November 1980|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1980/O-1000-1980-0048-44616.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Former Naval Chiefs Honoured|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1980-11-01_153.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=3 November 1980|access-date=29 January | In 1968, the post of CNS was upgraded to the rank of full admiral, and on 21 October 1980, Katari and [[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]], his successor as CNS, were promoted to the honorary rank of full [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] on the retired list by President [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1360 |date=29 November 1980|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1980/O-1000-1980-0048-44616.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Former Naval Chiefs Honoured|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1980-11-01_153.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=3 November 1980|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life == | ==Personal life == | ||
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==Death and legacy== | ==Death and legacy== | ||
Katari died at Secunderabad on 21 January 1983, aged 71.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 January 1983 |title=Deaths |work=The Times }}</ref> ''The Katari Memorial Hall'' at A/21, [[Sainikpuri]], near [[Secunderabad]], was dedicated to the memory of Admiral Katari on the event of his birth centenary on 8 October 2011.<ref name=deccan-katari>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehyderabaddeccan.com/7-HEALTH:/2-LOCAL/7525-Inauguration-of-Katari-Memorial-heritage-Hall-at-Sainikpuri-Secunderabad.htm|title=Inauguration of Katari Memorial heritage Hall at Sainikpuri Secunderabad|publisher=The Hyderabad Deccan|date=2011-10-07|access-date=2011-10-19}}</ref> The ''Admiral R D Katari Marg'' in [[Sainikpuri]], [[Secunderabad]] where the [[College of Defence Management]] is located, is named after him, as is ''Katari Bagh'' in [[Willingdon Island]] in [[Kochi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=S |first1=Priyadershini |title=Memories of Cochin - Man behind Katari Bagh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/memories-of-cochin-man-behind-katari-bagh/article822022.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=10 October | Katari died at Secunderabad on 21 January 1983, aged 71.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 January 1983 |title=Deaths |work=The Times }}</ref> ''The Katari Memorial Hall'' at A/21, [[Sainikpuri]], near [[Secunderabad]], was dedicated to the memory of Admiral Katari on the event of his birth centenary on 8 October 2011.<ref name=deccan-katari>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehyderabaddeccan.com/7-HEALTH:/2-LOCAL/7525-Inauguration-of-Katari-Memorial-heritage-Hall-at-Sainikpuri-Secunderabad.htm|title=Inauguration of Katari Memorial heritage Hall at Sainikpuri Secunderabad|publisher=The Hyderabad Deccan|date=2011-10-07|access-date=2011-10-19}}</ref> The ''Admiral R D Katari Marg'' in [[Sainikpuri]], [[Secunderabad]] where the [[College of Defence Management]] is located, is named after him, as is ''Katari Bagh'' in [[Willingdon Island]] in [[Kochi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=S |first1=Priyadershini |title=Memories of Cochin - Man behind Katari Bagh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/memories-of-cochin-man-behind-katari-bagh/article822022.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=10 October 2010}}</ref> The cadet's dining hall at the [[Indian Naval Academy]] is named after Katari.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mess |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=Food%20Mess |website=ina.gov.in}}</ref> The ''Admiral RD Katari Trophy'' is awarded to the Sub Lieutenant placing first in overall merit during the ab-initio training. The Navy Foundation organises the ''ADM RD KATARI MEMORIAL LECTURE'' every year.<ref>{{cite web |title=24th Admiral RD Katari Memorial Lecture {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/24th-admiral-rd-katari-memorial-lecture |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=25 Th ADM RD katari Memorial Lecture at New Delhi |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=136951 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=26TH ADM RD KATARI MEMORIAL LECTURE AT NEW DELHI ON 10 MAR 17 |url=https://www.indiannavy.gov.in/desa/sites/default/files/News/26th%20Adm%20RD%20Katari%20Lecture.pdf |website=indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||