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The '''Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy''' is the head and in-charge of all the functioning of the [[Indian Naval Academy]]. The Commandant of the Academy is a [[Three-star rank]] officer holding the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]. He is supported by the Deputy Commandant, a [[Two-star rank|Two star]] appointment and the heads of the Academic Wing ([[Rear Admiral]] Principal), Training Wing ([[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] rank officer) and the Admin wing ([[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] rank officer).<ref>{{cite web |title=Headquarters {{!}} INA |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=Headquarters |website=www.ina.gov.in}}</ref> The current Commandant is [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[M. A. Hampiholi]], [[AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]].<ref>{{cite web |title=COMMANDANT {{!}} INA |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=node/1406 |website=www.ina.gov.in}}</ref>
The '''Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy''' is the head and in-charge of all the functioning of the [[Indian Naval Academy]]. The Commandant of the Academy is a [[Three-star rank]] officer holding the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]. He is supported by the Deputy Commandant, a [[Two-star rank|Two star]] appointment and the heads of the Academic Wing ([[Rear Admiral]] Principal), Training Wing ([[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] rank officer) and the Admin wing ([[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] rank officer).<ref>{{cite web |title=Headquarters {{!}} INA |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=Headquarters |website=www.ina.gov.in}}</ref> The current Commandant is [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Puneet Kumar Bahl]].


==History==
==History==
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| 12|| [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] R F Contractor ||December 1997 ||April 1999||
| 12|| [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] R F Contractor ||December 1997 ||April 1999||
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| 10|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] [[Surinder Pal Singh Cheema|S P S Cheema]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|NM}}}}|| April 1999||June 2001|| Later served as [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]], Chief of the [[Integrated Defence Staff]],<ref>{{cite web |title=New Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Takes Over |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=87159 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> Commander-in Chief [[Strategic Forces Command]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=India |first1=Press Trust of |title=Lt Gen Amit Sharma is new commander of strategic forces |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lt-gen-amit-sharma-is-new-commander-of-strategic-forces-114061301188_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=13 June 2014}}</ref> Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Southern Naval Command]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-c (South) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-c-south |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral S.P.S Cheema new chief of Western Naval Command |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/vice-admiral-s-p-s-cheema-new-chief-of-western-naval-command-115033100533_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=31 March 2015}}</ref>
| 10|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] [[Surinder Pal Singh Cheema|S P S Cheema]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|NM}}}}|| April 1999||June 2001|| Later served as [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]], Chief of the [[Integrated Defence Staff]],<ref>{{cite web |title=New Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Takes Over |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=87159 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> Commander-in Chief [[Strategic Forces Command]],<ref>{{cite web |agency=Press Trust of India |title=Lt Gen Amit Sharma is new commander of strategic forces |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lt-gen-amit-sharma-is-new-commander-of-strategic-forces-114061301188_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=13 June 2022}}</ref> Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Southern Naval Command]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-c (South) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-c-south |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral S.P.S Cheema new chief of Western Naval Command |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/vice-admiral-s-p-s-cheema-new-chief-of-western-naval-command-115033100533_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=31 March 2022}}</ref>
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| 13|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] K S Aiyappa || June 2001 || June 2004 ||
| 13|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] K S Aiyappa || June 2001 || June 2004 ||
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| colspan="5" |'''Commandant INA, Ezhimala'''
| colspan="5" |'''Commandant INA, Ezhimala'''
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| 16|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] M P Muralidharan || January 2008 {{refn|Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 18 February 2009.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=187}}|group= n}}|| September 2009 ||First Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy at the Ezhimala campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naval Academy bids adieu to Vice Admiral |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Naval-Academy-bids-adieu-to-Vice-Admiral/article16876836.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=26 August 2009}}</ref> Later served as Director General [[Indian Coast Guard]] (DGICG).<ref>{{cite web |title=Coast Guard Officers complete Training {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/coast-guard-officers-complete-training |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
| 16|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] M P Muralidharan || January 2008 {{refn|Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 18 February 2009.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=187}}|group= n}}|| September 2009 ||First Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy at the Ezhimala campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naval Academy bids adieu to Vice Admiral |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Naval-Academy-bids-adieu-to-Vice-Admiral/article16876836.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=26 August 2022}}</ref> Later served as Director General [[Indian Coast Guard]] (DGICG).<ref>{{cite web |title=Coast Guard Officers complete Training {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/coast-guard-officers-complete-training |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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| 17|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Anurag G Thapliyal || September 2009 {{refn|Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 1 October 2009.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=187}}|group= n}}|| January 2012 || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Anandan |first1=S. |title=Naval Academy may enrol foreign trainees soon |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Naval-Academy-may-enrol-foreign-trainees-soon/article13372333.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=20 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=h7 |url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/jul01-11/h7.htm |website=sainiksamachar.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Naval academy celebrates Independence Day |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Naval-academy-celebrates-Independence-Day/article16134199.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=15 August 2010}}</ref> Later served as Director General [[Indian Coast Guard]] (DGICG) <ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Tapliyal, Director General Coast Guard Commissions CG Ship 'Abhinav' {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-tapliyal-director-general-coast-guard-commissions-cg-ship-abhinav |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
| 17|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Anurag Thapliyal || September 2009 {{refn|Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 1 October 2009.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=187}}|group= n}}|| January 2012 || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Anandan |first1=S. |title=Naval Academy may enrol foreign trainees soon |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Naval-Academy-may-enrol-foreign-trainees-soon/article13372333.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=h7 |url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/jul01-11/h7.htm |website=sainiksamachar.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Naval academy celebrates Independence Day |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Naval-academy-celebrates-Independence-Day/article16134199.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=15 August 2022}}</ref> Later served as Director General [[Indian Coast Guard]] (DGICG) <ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Tapliyal, Director General Coast Guard Commissions CG Ship 'Abhinav' {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-tapliyal-director-general-coast-guard-commissions-cg-ship-abhinav |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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| 18|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Pradeep Chauhan]] || February 2012|| November 2013 || <ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan to take over as Commandant Indian Naval Academy (INA) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-pradeep-chauhan-take-over-commandant-indian-naval-academy-ina |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
| 18|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Pradeep Chauhan]] || February 2012|| November 2013 || <ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan to take over as Commandant Indian Naval Academy (INA) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-pradeep-chauhan-take-over-commandant-indian-naval-academy-ina |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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| 21|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[R. B. Pandit]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}} || February 2018 || June 2019 || Currently serving as Current Commander-in-Chief,[[Strategic Forces Command]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-avsm-nm-assumes-charge-commandant-indian-naval-academy |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
| 21|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[R. B. Pandit]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}} || February 2018 || June 2019 || Currently serving as Current Commander-in-Chief,[[Strategic Forces Command]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-avsm-nm-assumes-charge-commandant-indian-naval-academy |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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| 22|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Dinesh K Tripathi]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}|| June 2019 || July 2020 || Current [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-avsm-nm-assumes-charge-commandant-indian-naval-academy |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=New Commandant for Naval Academy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-commandant-for-naval-academy/article32207749.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=28 July 2020}}</ref>
| 22|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Dinesh K Tripathi]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}|| June 2019 || July 2020 || Current [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-avsm-nm-assumes-charge-commandant-indian-naval-academy |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=New Commandant for Naval Academy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-commandant-for-naval-academy/article32207749.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=28 July 2022}}</ref>
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| 23|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[M. A. Hampiholi]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}|| July 2020 || present || <ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=New Commandant for Naval Academy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-commandant-for-naval-academy/article32207749.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=28 July 2020}}</ref>
| 23|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[M. A. Hampiholi]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}|| July 2020 || 29 November 2021 || Current Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, [[Southern Naval Command]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=New Commandant for Naval Academy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-commandant-for-naval-academy/article32207749.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=28 July 2022}}</ref>
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| 24|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Puneet Kumar Bahl]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}}|| December 2021 || Present || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=node/1406|title=COMMANDANT,VICE ADMIRAL PUNEET K BAHL , AVSM, VSM|date=2021-12-27}}</ref>
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Commandant of the Indian Military Academy]]
* [[Commandant of the Indian Military Academy]]
* [[Commandant of the Air Force Academy]]
* [[List of Commandants of the National Defence Academy|Commandant of the National Defence Academy]]
* [[List of Commandants of the National Defence Academy|Commandant of the National Defence Academy]]
* [[Commandant of the Officers Training Academy, Chennai]]
* [[Commandant of the Officers Training Academy, Chennai]]
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{citation|first1=Anup|last1=Singh|title=Blue Waters Ahoy!, The Indian Navy 2001-2010 |year=2018|isbn= 9789353025526|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India}}
* {{citation|first1=Anup|last1=Singh|title=Blue Waters Ahoy!, The Indian Navy 2001-2010 |year=2018|isbn= 9789353025526|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India}}


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Commandant of the
Indian Naval Academy
Reports toFlag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command
SeatEzhimala, Kerala, India
Websitewww.ina.gov.in

The Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy is the head and in-charge of all the functioning of the Indian Naval Academy. The Commandant of the Academy is a Three-star rank officer holding the rank of Vice Admiral. He is supported by the Deputy Commandant, a Two star appointment and the heads of the Academic Wing (Rear Admiral Principal), Training Wing (Commodore rank officer) and the Admin wing (Commodore rank officer).[1] The current Commandant is Vice Admiral Puneet Kumar Bahl.

History[edit]

The Naval Academy (NAVAC) was set up in Cochin in 1969 as a temporary institution, to train officers for the Navy. The first Officer-in-charge (OIC) was Commander Laxminarayan Ramdas. The title of the head of the institution changed to Commandant in 1980. The academy moved to Goa in 1986 under Commandants Captain M.S. Bedi and Captain O.P. Bansal.[2] In 2008, the academy moved to Ezhimala in Kerala and was re-christened the Indian Naval Academy (INA). Rear Admiral M. P. Muralidharan took over as the first Commandant of INA.[3]

List of Commandants[edit]

S.No Name Appointment Date Left Office Notes
1 Captain D Mohindra, NM, VSM September 1980 March 1982 [4]
2 Captain Madhvendra Singh March 1982 July 1983 Later served as the Chief of the Naval Staff[5]
3 Captain M V Karnik August 1983 April 1986
4 Captain M S Bedi April 1986 July 1986
5 Captain O P Bansal, VSM July 1986 June 1987
6 Captain K Mohan Rao, VSM July 1987 July 1989
7 Captain N P Mehta July 1989 August 1990
8 Captain K P Mathew August 1990 December 1991
9 Captain J S Bedi December 1991 June 1993
10 Commodore Nirmal Kumar Verma July 1993 September 1994 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.
11 Commodore N Venugopal, VSM September 1994 December 1997
12 Commodore R F Contractor December 1997 April 1999
10 Captain S P S Cheema, NM April 1999 June 2001 Later served as Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff,[6] Commander-in Chief Strategic Forces Command,[7] Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command,[8] and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command[9]
13 Captain K S Aiyappa June 2001 June 2004
14 Commodore N N Rao June 2004 June 2007
15 Captain M A Hampiholi June 2007 January 2008 Later served as Flag officer Commanding Western Fleet.[10]
Commandant INA, Ezhimala
16 Vice Admiral M P Muralidharan January 2008 [n 1] September 2009 First Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy at the Ezhimala campus.[12] Later served as Director General Indian Coast Guard (DGICG).[13]
17 Vice Admiral Anurag Thapliyal September 2009 [n 2] January 2012 [14][15][16] Later served as Director General Indian Coast Guard (DGICG) [17]
18 Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan February 2012 November 2013 [18]
19 Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P, AVSM, VSM December 2013 October 2016 Later served as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.
20 Vice Admiral SV Bhokare, YSM, NM October 2016 February 2018 Currently serving as Inspector General Nuclear Safety [19]
21 Vice Admiral R. B. Pandit, AVSM February 2018 June 2019 Currently serving as Current Commander-in-Chief,Strategic Forces Command.[20]
22 Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM June 2019 July 2020 Current Chief of Personnel.[21][22]
23 Vice Admiral M. A. Hampiholi, AVSM, NM July 2020 29 November 2021 Current Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command[23]
24 Vice Admiral Puneet Kumar Bahl, AVSM, VSM December 2021 Present [24]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Headquarters | INA". www.ina.gov.in.
  2. ↑ Singh 2018, p. 183.
  3. ↑ Singh 2018, p. 188.
  4. ↑ "Gallery | INA". www.ina.gov.in.
  5. ↑ "Change of guard". frontline.thehindu.com.
  6. ↑ "New Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Takes Over". pib.gov.in.
  7. ↑ "Lt Gen Amit Sharma is new commander of strategic forces". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 13 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-c (South) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  9. ↑ "Vice Admiral S.P.S Cheema new chief of Western Naval Command". Business Standard India. 31 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Rear Admiral MA Hampiholi, NM Takes Over as Western Fleet Commander | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Singh 2018, p. 187.
  12. ↑ "Naval Academy bids adieu to Vice Admiral". The Hindu. 26 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Coast Guard Officers complete Training | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  14. ↑ Anandan, S. (20 January 2022). "Naval Academy may enrol foreign trainees soon". The Hindu.
  15. ↑ "h7". sainiksamachar.nic.in.
  16. ↑ "Naval academy celebrates Independence Day". The Hindu. 15 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "Vice Admiral Tapliyal, Director General Coast Guard Commissions CG Ship 'Abhinav' | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  18. ↑ "Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan to take over as Commandant Indian Naval Academy (INA) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  19. ↑ "Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  20. ↑ "Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  21. ↑ "Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  22. ↑ Staff Reporter (28 July 2022). "New Commandant for Naval Academy". The Hindu.
  23. ↑ Staff Reporter (28 July 2022). "New Commandant for Naval Academy". The Hindu.
  24. ↑ "COMMANDANT,VICE ADMIRAL PUNEET K BAHL , AVSM, VSM". 27 December 2021.

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 18 February 2009.[11]
  2. ↑ Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 1 October 2009.[11]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Singh, Anup (2018), Blue Waters Ahoy!, The Indian Navy 2001-2010, HarperCollins Publishers India, ISBN 9789353025526
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