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|predecessor = [[Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni]] | |predecessor = [[Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni]] | ||
|successor = [[Vijai Singh Shekhawat]] | |successor = [[Vijai Singh Shekhawat]] | ||
|birth_date= | |birth_date= {{birthdate and age|1933|09|05}} | ||
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|serviceyears= 1953 - 1993 | |serviceyears= 1953 - 1993 | ||
|rank= [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png|20px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|20px]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] | |rank= [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png|20px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|20px]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] | ||
|commands= [[Eastern Naval Command | |commands= [[Eastern Naval Command]]<br/>[[Southern Naval Command]]<br/>[[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]]<br/>{{ship|INS|Beas|1958}} | ||
|battles=[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] | |battles=[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] | ||
|awards=[[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]]<br/>[[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]<br/>[[File:Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg|20px]] [[Vir Chakra]]<br/>[[File:Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br/> [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] | |awards=[[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]]<br/>[[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]<br/>[[File:Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg|20px]] [[Vir Chakra]]<br/>[[File:Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br/> [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] | ||
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[[File:Former Indian Navy chiefs with Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs 2015.jpg|thumb|Ramdas (3rd from right) with former chiefs and Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs, 2015]] | [[File:Former Indian Navy chiefs with Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs 2015.jpg|thumb|Ramdas (3rd from right) with former chiefs and Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs, 2015]] | ||
During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], as part of the newly-formed Eastern Fleet, whilst in command of [[INS Beas (1958)|INS Beas]], Admiral Ramdas took part in the most effective naval blockade of [[East Pakistan]] which frustrated Pakistan's attempt to evacuate 93,000 of their troops who eventually surrendered to the Indian Forces. INS ''Beas'' also captured a large number of ships carrying contraband to East Pakistan, bombarded [[Cox's Bazar]] and took part in the landing and other operations in an area which had been mined. He was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]] | ===Indo-Pakistani War of 1971=== | ||
During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], as part of the newly-formed Eastern Fleet, whilst in command of [[INS Beas (1958)|INS Beas]], Admiral Ramdas took part in the most effective naval blockade of [[East Pakistan]] which frustrated Pakistan's attempt to evacuate 93,000 of their troops who eventually surrendered to the Indian Forces. INS ''Beas'' also captured a large number of ships carrying contraband to East Pakistan, bombarded [[Cox's Bazar]] and took part in the landing and other operations in an area which had been mined. He was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]], the third-highest gallantry award. | |||
Ramdas later served as [[Military attaché|Naval Attaché]] in [[Germany]] for three years, and was promoted captain on 1 July 1976.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=129 |date=29 January 1977 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He was promoted acting [[Rear Admiral]] 7 April 1981 (substantive from 1 June 1981).<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=854 |date=20 June 1981 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=140 |date=29 January 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | The citation for the [[Vir Chakra]] reads as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=Gallantry Awards {{!}} Ministry of Defence, Government of India |url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/2970 |website=www.gallantryawards.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vir Chakra (VrC), Awardee: Adm Laxminarayan Ramdass, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC @ TWDI |url=http://twdi.in/node/4406 |website=twdi.in}}</ref> | ||
{{Quotation|Gazette Notification: 86 Pres/72 15-7-72 | |||
Date of Award: 1971 | |||
<center>'''CITATION'''<br> | |||
'''COMMANDER LAXMINARAYAN RAMDAS, VSM'''<br> | |||
'''00132-Z'''</center> | |||
During the operations against Pakistan in December 1971, Commander Laxminarayan Ramdas was the commanding officer of an Indian naval unit of Eastern Fleet. Throughout the period of operations, he was called upon to operate within enemy waters, where there was constant danger to his ship from enemy mines and submarines. Undeterred, he carried out continuous probes into the enemy defended harbours in Bangladesh and inflicted heavy damage on the enemy. During one of the sorties, an enemy submarine wag sighted close to his ship. He attacked the submarine repeatedly, which was presumably destroyed. | |||
Throughout, Commander Laxrminarayan Ramdas displayed gallantry, leadership and devotion to duty of a high order.|sign=|source=}} | |||
===Post-war=== | |||
After the war, Ramdas commanded a Patrol Vessel Squadron in the Indian Navy. He later served as [[Military attaché|Naval Attaché]] in [[Germany]] for three years, and was promoted captain on 1 July 1976.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=129 |date=29 January 1977 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He also held the appointments of Director of Personnel, Director of Naval Signals and Director of Naval Operations at Naval HQ. | |||
===Flag rank=== | |||
Ramdas was promoted acting [[Rear Admiral]] 7 April 1981 (substantive from 1 June 1981) and took over as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) at NHQ.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=854 |date=20 June 1981 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=140 |date=29 January 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> On 29 June 1983, he was appointed [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF). He took command of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] from Rear Admiral IJS Khurana. | |||
Ramdas was promoted [[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] on 1 April 1985 and appointed Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition (CWP&A).<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1326 |date=21 September 1985 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> On 20 February 1986, he took over as [[Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of Naval Staff]] (DNCS). After an eighteen month stint as DCNS, Ramdas was appointed [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]]. He took command from Vice Admiral [[Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani]] at Kochi. In February 1989, he moved to Vizag as the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command]]. On 26 January 1989, he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]].<ref name="PVSM">{{cite web |title=GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE%20I/PDF/DEF-1988-01-23_032.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=23 January 1988|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> He was at the helm of the Eastern Naval Command for about twenty months.<ref name="new_Vice_Chief_Navy">{{cite web|title=New Vice Chief of Navy, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command and Deputy Chief of Navy Announced|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1987-11-28_153.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 November 1987|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref> | |||
===Chief of Naval Staff=== | |||
Ramdas was appointed the next [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]], succeeding Admiral [[Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni]]. He took over as CNS on 30 November 1990.<ref name="PIB - CNS">{{cite web |title=ADMIRAL L RAMDAS TAKES OVER AS CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1990-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1990-11-30_158.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=30 November 1990|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> On 30 June 1993, with [[General (India)|General]] [[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]] supperannuating, he took over as [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ADMIRAL L RAMDAS TAKES OVER AS CHAIRMAN CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-06-29_167.pdf}}</ref> | |||
==Retirement== | ==Retirement== | ||
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|years = 1 July 1993 - 30 September 1993}} | |years = 1 July 1993 - 30 September 1993}} | ||
{{s-aft|after =[[Bipin Chandra Joshi]]}} | {{s-aft|after =[[Bipin Chandra Joshi]]}} | ||
{{s-bef|before=[[Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni]]}} | {{s-bef|before=[[Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni]]}} | ||
{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years=1990–1993}} | {{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years=1990–1993}} | ||