Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
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Born | Gwalior, Gwalior State, British Raj | 13 March 1913
Died | 8 February 1995 Pune, Maharashtra, India | (aged 81)
Allegiance | British India India |
Service/ | Royal Indian Navy Indian Navy |
Years of service | 1932–1966 |
Rank |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
Admiral Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman (30 March 1913 – 8 February 1995) was an Indian Navy Admiral. He was in command of the Indian Navy from 1962 to 1966 as the 5th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS).[1]
Early life
Soman was born in Gwalior, the capital of the eponymous princely state. He received his early education at the Indian National Congress' Tilak Vidyalaya and at a school in Sangli State.
Career
He subsequently entered the
Soman was promoted to the acting rank of
Flag Rank
With the upgrading of the post, he was promoted to
He was appointed CNS on 5 June 1962 taking over from
Post-retirement
Soman retired from the Indian Navy on 22 November 1966, relinquishing the post of CNS as a Vice Admiral, then the highest attainable rank in the Navy.[13] In 1968, the post of CNS was upgraded to the rank of full admiral, and on 21 October 1980, Soman and Ram Dass Katari, his predecessor as CNS, were promoted to the honorary rank of full Admiral on the retired list by President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.[14][15] Soman suffered a mild stroke in December 1994. In February 1995, he suffered a more serious stroke which led to his death at the age of 81.[16]
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- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 26 January 1963. p. 34.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 14 October 1967. p. 782.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 29 November 1980. p. 1360.
- ^ "Former Naval Chiefs Honoured" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 November 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "भास्कर सदाशिव सोमण (Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman)". Marathi Vishwakosh. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.