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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html|work=Bahara Rakshak|access-date=31 March | [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html|work=Bahara Rakshak|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> | ||
Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust. | Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust. | ||
== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Shekhawat attended the [[St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun|St. Joseph's Academy]] and [[Colonel Brown Cambridge School]] in [[Dehradun]], [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]] in [[Bangalore]], and St Joseph's College in [[Darjeeling]]. He later attended the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] in [[Maharashtra]] and the [[US Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. Shekhawat was selected for the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1952, and was awarded the President Gold Medal for the best all-round cadet in December 1953. He was commissioned in 1956.<ref name=chiefs>{{cite book|title=Services Chiefs of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&q=Vijai+Singh+Shekhawat+colonel+brown&pg=PA127|page=127|first1=S. Sartaj Alam|last1=Abidi|first2=Satinder|last2=Sharma|publisher=Northern Book Centre|year=2007|isbn=9788172111625|access-date=14 June | Shekhawat attended the [[St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun|St. Joseph's Academy]] and [[Colonel Brown Cambridge School]] in [[Dehradun]], [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]] in [[Bangalore]], and St Joseph's College in [[Darjeeling]]. He later attended the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] in [[Maharashtra]] and the [[US Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. Shekhawat was selected for the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1952, and was awarded the President Gold Medal for the best all-round cadet in December 1953. He was commissioned in 1956.<ref name=chiefs>{{cite book|title=Services Chiefs of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&q=Vijai+Singh+Shekhawat+colonel+brown&pg=PA127|page=127|first1=S. Sartaj Alam|last1=Abidi|first2=Satinder|last2=Sharma|publisher=Northern Book Centre|year=2007|isbn=9788172111625|access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref> | ||
== Naval career == | == Naval career == | ||
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Operation: 1971 | Operation: 1971 | ||
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'''COMMANDER VIJAI SINGH SHEKHAWAT'''<br> | '''COMMANDER VIJAI SINGH SHEKHAWAT'''<br> | ||
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During the operations against Pakistan in December 1971, Commander Vijai Singh Shekhawat was the commanding officer of an Indian naval submarine. Despite the fact that the patrol duties of his ship were such that he was under constant surveillance by enemy air and surface forces, he continued to carry out his hazardous patrol and thereby posed a constant underwater threat to the enemy. | During the operations against Pakistan in December 1971, Commander Vijai Singh Shekhawat was the commanding officer of an Indian naval submarine. Despite the fact that the patrol duties of his ship were such that he was under constant surveillance by enemy air and surface forces, he continued to carry out his hazardous patrol and thereby posed a constant underwater threat to the enemy. | ||
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[[Category:1933 births]] | [[Category:1933 births]] | ||
[[Category:Submariners]] | [[Category:Submariners]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||
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[[Category:Recipients of the Vir Chakra]] | |||