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Rear Admiral '''Sanjay Mahindru''' is an Indian Navy Flag officer. He was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area on 17 Oct 2016.<ref name="FOMA">{{cite web | url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-sanjay-mahindru-takes-over-flag-officer-commanding-maharashtra-naval-area | title=Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area | publisher=Indian Navy | accessdate=November 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/maharashtra-naval-area-gets-a-new-commanding-flag-officer/article_179167|title=Maharashtra Naval Area gets a new commanding Flag Officer|website=www.afternoondc.in|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chindits.co.in/2016/10/rear-admiral-b-dasgupta-assumes-command.html|title=Change Of Command In Indian Navy's Both Fleets : Rear Admiral B Dasgupta Gets East, Rear Admiral RB Pandit Gets West|last=Sharma|first=Suman|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> As Flag Officer, he initiated a number of initiatives to improve lives of Veterans<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sanjhamorcha.com/?p=13703|title=Combined Armed Forces Veterans Day celeberated [sic] on 14 JAN 2017 in Mumbai . {{!}} All India Exservicemen Joint Action Front (Sanjha Morcha)|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> and Naval Service persons.
[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] '''Sanjay Mahindru''', [[AVSM]], [[Nau Sena Medal|NM]] is a serving flag officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. Currently, he is the [[Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff]]. He assumed charge on 31 Mar 2022. Prior to this, he served as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA), having been appointed on 17 October 2016. He earlier served as [[Flag Officer Submarines (India)|Flag Officer Submarines]] from 2015 to 2016.
 
==Career==
Mahindru joined and graduated from the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]]. He was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 1 January 1985. He specialised in navigation and qualified as a submariner. He attended the [[Joint Services Command and Staff College]] at United Kingdom. He has served in the Directorate of Submarine Operations and Directorate of Nuclear Submarine Acquisition.<ref name="FOSM" />
 
He commanded the [[Shishumar-class submarine]] {{ship|INS|Shalki|S46}}, the [[Training ship|cadet training ship]] {{ship|INS|Krishna|F46}} and the [[lead ship]] of [[Rajput-class destroyer|her class]] of [[guided-missile destroyer]]s {{ship|INS|Rajput|D51}}. He also commanded the [[submarine base]] [[INS Satavahana]], the Navy’s submarine training establishment where he set up the School for Advanced Underwater Warfare.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/11/30/stories/2004113006620500.htm|title=Kerala News : Naval training to undergo sea change|access-date=2019-02-04|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 November 2022}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.island.lk/2005/03/13/news16.html|title=News - Sunday Island|website=www.island.lk|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref>
 
Mahindru attended the Higher Naval Command Course at the [[College of Naval Warfare]], Mumbai. He later served as the Naval Assistant to the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]] and to the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]]. As a [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]], he headed the ''Arihant Project'', India’s first Nuclear Submarine.<ref name="FOMA" />
 
===Flag rank===
Mahindru was promoted to the rank of [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] in September 2015 and was appointed [[Flag Officer Submarines (India)|Flag Officer Submarines]] (FOSM), the single-point class authority of submarines in India.<ref name="FOSM">{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=127190 | title=Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru Takes Over as Flag Officer Submarines | publisher=Government of India | date=September 25, 2015 | accessdate=November 3, 2022}}</ref> After a year-long stint as FOSM, he took over as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA).<ref name="FOMA">{{cite web | url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-sanjay-mahindru-takes-over-flag-officer-commanding-maharashtra-naval-area | title=Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area | publisher=Indian Navy | accessdate=November 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/maharashtra-naval-area-gets-a-new-commanding-flag-officer/article_179167|title=Maharashtra Naval Area gets a new commanding Flag Officer|website=www.afternoondc.in|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chindits.co.in/2016/10/rear-admiral-b-dasgupta-assumes-command.html|title=Change Of Command In Indian Navy's Both Fleets : Rear Admiral B Dasgupta Gets East, Rear Admiral RB Pandit Gets West|last=Sharma|first=Suman|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> As FOMA, he initiated a number of initiatives to improve lives of naval veterans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sanjhamorcha.com/?p=13703|title=Combined Armed Forces Veterans Day celeberated [sic] on 14 JAN 2017 in Mumbai . {{!}} All India Exservicemen Joint Action Front (Sanjha Morcha)|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> For his tenure as FOMA, he was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2018.<ref name="AVSM">{{cite web |title=390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1517875 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref>
 
Mahindru subsequently served as the Chief Staff Officer at Headquarters [[Strategic Forces Command]].  In 2019, he was promoted to the rank of [[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] and appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Forces Command.<ref name="PIB Bio">{{cite web |title=VICE ADMIRAL SANJAY MAHINDRU, AVSM, NM ASSUMED CHARGE AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1812552 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>


Before his current posting he served as Flag Officer Submarines.<ref name="FOS">{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=127190 | title=Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru Takes Over as Flag Officer Submarines | publisher=Government of India | date=September 25, 2015 | accessdate=November 3, 2016}}</ref>
On 31 March 2022, he moved to Naval HQ having been appointed [[Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff]] succeeding Vice Admiral [[Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)|Ravneet Singh]] who superannuated.<ref name="PIB Bio" />


He joined the Navy in 1985 and qualified as a submariner.
==Awards and decorations==
Mahindru was awarded the Nau Sena Medal (Gallantry) in 2002 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018.


As a submariner, he has commanded a conventional submarine, and assumed the first command of India's premier indigenous Nuclear Submarine, [[INS Arihant]].<ref name="FOS" />
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He is an alumnus of the [[Joint Services Command and Staff College]] at United Kingdom.<ref name="FOMA" />
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He commanded the Cadet's Training Ship, INS Krishna,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/11/30/stories/2004113006620500.htm|title=Kerala News : Naval training to undergo sea change|access-date=2019-02-04|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 November 2004}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and commandeered her to Colombo, Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.island.lk/2005/03/13/news16.html|title=News - Sunday Island|website=www.island.lk|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref>
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Vice Admiral

Sanjay Mahindru

AVSM, NM
Mahindru as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
Years of service1985 - present
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held
Awards Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Nao Sena Medal

Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru, AVSM, NM is a serving flag officer in the Indian Navy. Currently, he is the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. He assumed charge on 31 Mar 2022. Prior to this, he served as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA), having been appointed on 17 October 2016. He earlier served as Flag Officer Submarines from 2015 to 2016.

Career

Mahindru joined and graduated from the National Defence Academy. He was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 1 January 1985. He specialised in navigation and qualified as a submariner. He attended the Joint Services Command and Staff College at United Kingdom. He has served in the Directorate of Submarine Operations and Directorate of Nuclear Submarine Acquisition.[1]

He commanded the Shishumar-class submarine INS Shalki (S46), the cadet training ship INS Krishna (F46) and the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers INS Rajput (D51). He also commanded the submarine base INS Satavahana, the Navy’s submarine training establishment where he set up the School for Advanced Underwater Warfare.[2][3]

Mahindru attended the Higher Naval Command Course at the College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai. He later served as the Naval Assistant to the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command and to the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command. As a Commodore, he headed the Arihant Project, India’s first Nuclear Submarine.[4]

Flag rank

Mahindru was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in September 2015 and was appointed Flag Officer Submarines (FOSM), the single-point class authority of submarines in India.[1] After a year-long stint as FOSM, he took over as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA).[4][5][6] As FOMA, he initiated a number of initiatives to improve lives of naval veterans.[7] For his tenure as FOMA, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2018.[8]

Mahindru subsequently served as the Chief Staff Officer at Headquarters Strategic Forces Command. In 2019, he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Forces Command.[9]

On 31 March 2022, he moved to Naval HQ having been appointed Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff succeeding Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh who superannuated.[9]

Awards and decorations

Mahindru was awarded the Nau Sena Medal (Gallantry) in 2002 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018.

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Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Nau Sena Medal Samanya Seva Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru Takes Over as Flag Officer Submarines". Government of India. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kerala News : Naval training to undergo sea change". The Hindu. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2019.[dead link]
  3. ↑ "News - Sunday Island". www.island.lk. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area". Indian Navy. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Maharashtra Naval Area gets a new commanding Flag Officer". www.afternoondc.in. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Sharma, Suman. "Change Of Command In Indian Navy's Both Fleets : Rear Admiral B Dasgupta Gets East, Rear Admiral RB Pandit Gets West". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Combined Armed Forces Veterans Day celeberated [sic] on 14 JAN 2017 in Mumbai . | All India Exservicemen Joint Action Front (Sanjha Morcha)". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "VICE ADMIRAL SANJAY MAHINDRU, AVSM, NM ASSUMED CHARGE AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF". www.pib.gov.in.
Military offices
Preceded by
Ravneet Singh 		Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
2022 - present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Satish Namdeo Ghormade 		Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area
2017 - 2022 		Succeeded by
Puneet Kumar Bahl
Preceded by
SV Bhokare 		Flag Officer Submarines
2015-2022 		Succeeded by
Vennam Srinivas
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