Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni

Admiral J G Nadkarni PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC
14th Chief of the Naval Staff
In office 1 December 1987 – 30 November 1990
President	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh
Preceded by	Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
Succeeded by	Laxminarayan Ramdas
Personal details
Born	(1931-12-05)5 December 1931
Died	2 July 2018(2018-07-02) (aged 86)
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Nausena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Navy
Years of service	1949–1990
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Eastern Naval Command Western Fleet INS Delhi (1948) INS Talwar (1959)
Battles/wars	Liberation of Goa Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Admiral Jayant Ganpat "Podgy" Nadkarni, PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC (5 December 1931 – 2 July 2018) was an Indian Navy Admiral who served as the 12th Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 1 December 1987 to 30 November 1990.

Early life and education

Nadkarni was born on 5 December 1931.

He was a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the Naval War College.^[1]

Naval career

Nadkarni completed training at TS Dufferin and joined the Royal Indian Navy in March 1949. He received his basic training at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, on the training cruiser HMS Devonshire (39) and at other establishments of the Royal Navy. He specialized in navigation and direction. Commissioned on 1 September 1951, he was confirmed as a sub-lieutenant on 16 May 1953.^[2]

Promoted to lieutenant-commander on 16 May 1961,^[3] Nadkarni was the Navigating Officer of Cruiser INS Delhi during Liberation of Goa operations. Promoted to commander on 30 June 1967,^[4] he served as the commanding officer of INS Talwar (F140) and INS Delhi (C74). He was promoted to captain on 30 June 1973.^[5] His service ashore included Chief Instructor (Navy) at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and Chief Instructor Navy at the National Defence College.^[6]

Flag rank

As a Rear Admiral, he was appointed the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) on 30 May 1981. He subsequently was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed Chief of Personnel at Naval Headquarters (NHQ). He also served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C), Eastern Naval Command before being appointed the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS). On 1 December 1987,^[7] he took command as the 14th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) until his retirement on 30 November 1990.

Awards and decorations

Nadkarni was a recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Nausena Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service.^[1]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal	Nao Sena Medal	Vishisht Seva Medal
General Service Medal 1947	Paschimi Star	Raksha Medal	Sangram Medal
Videsh Seva Medal	25th Independence Anniversary Medal		30 Years Long Service Medal
	20 Years Long Service Medal	9 Years Long Service Medal

Personal life and death

Nadkarni married Vimal Divekar in 1956. The couple had two sons, one of whom is the retired Rear Admiral Ravindra Jayant Nadkarni. Nadkarni died on 2 July 2018 at INHS Asvini, aged 86.^[8]

References

1. "Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC". Information Resource Facilitation Centre, Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
2. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)". The Gazette of India. 19 September 1953. p. 209.
3. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 8 July 1961. p. 172.
4. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 30 September 1967. p. 755.
5. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 7 December 1974. p. 1362.
6. Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay. "Modest to a Fault – Remembering Admiral Nadkarni". Quarterdeck 2019. 2019. Directorate of Ex-Servicemen Affairs, Indian Navy, Government of India: 12–13.
7. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 26 March 1988. p. 474.
8. "Former Navy chief Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni passes away at 86". Business Standard. India. IANS. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

Military offices
Preceded by Krishnaswamy Sundarji	Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee 1 July 1988 – 30 November 1990	Succeeded by Surinder Mehra
Preceded by Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani	Chief of the Naval Staff 1987–1990	Succeeded by Laxminarayan Ramdas
Preceded by M. K. Roy	Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command 1984–1986	Succeeded by S. C. Chopra
Preceded by S. L. Sethi	Chief of Personnel 1982–1984	Succeeded by S. M. Gadihoke
Preceded by Subimal Mookerjee	Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet 1981–1982	Succeeded by K. K. Nayyar