Kunhiraman Palat Candeth
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Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu ) | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 23 September 1916 Malabar district, India .
(Presently in Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 |
He later served as the
Early life
He was born in
Military career
Pre-independence
Commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1936, Candeth saw action in West Asia during the Second World War. Shortly before India's independence from colonial rule, he was deployed in the
Kashmir 1947
After Independence, Candeth was commanding an artillery regiment that was deployed to Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistan-backed tribesmen attacked and captured a third of the province before being forced back by the Indian Army. Thereafter, Candeth held a series of senior appointments, including that of Director General of Artillery at Army Headquarters in Delhi, to which he was appointed on 8 September 1959, with the acting rank of major-general (substantive colonel).[3]
Goa
Following Indian independence from British rule, certain parts of India were still under foreign rule. While the French left India in 1954, the Portuguese, however, refused to leave. After complex diplomatic pressure and negotiations had failed, on 18 December 1961
North East
After relinquishing command as Goa's Military Governor in 1963, Candeth was appointed GOC, Nagaland on 23 August 1963.[9] He took command of the newly raised 8 Mountain Division in the North-East on 15 November 1963,[10] where he battled, although with little success, the highly organised Naga insurgents. The insurgency in the North East has not been quelled completely to this day. On 7 May 1965, he was appointed Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (DCOAS) with the acting rank of lieutenant-general.[11] He was promoted to lieutenant-general on 17 January 1966,[12] and was appointed GOC-in-C, Western Command on 27 September 1969.[13]
Awards and later life
Lt. Gen. Kunhiraman Palat Candeth was awarded the
Dates of rank
Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | British Indian Army | 15 July 1937 (seniority 30 August 1936)[17] | |
Lieutenant | British Indian Army | 30 November 1938[18] | |
Captain | British Indian Army | 1940 (acting)[17] 1 January 1941 (temporary)[17] 30 August 1944 (substantive)[17] | |
Captain | Indian Army | 15 August 1947[note 1][19] | |
Brigadier | Indian Army | 1948 (acting)[note 1][19] | |
Major | Indian Army | 30 August 1949[20][note 1][19] | |
Major | Indian Army | 26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia)[19][21] | |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
Indian Army | 1953 | |
Colonel | Indian Army | 30 August 1956[22] | |
Brigadier | Indian Army | 30 August 1959[23] | |
Major General | Indian Army | 8 September 1959 (acting)[3] | |
Lieutenant-General |
Indian Army | 7 May 1965 (acting)[11] 11 January 1966 (substantive)[12] |
See also
- Operation Vijay
- World War II
- Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar
Notes
- ^ Ashoka Lionreplaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."
References
- ^ C. Sankaran Nair By Kumara Padmanabha Sivasankara Menon p.138
- ^ BJP today, Volume 12. Page:20, Column:3
- ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 24 October 1959. p. 260.
- ^ ISBN 978-93-5708-175-7.
- ISBN 978-0-19-564228-5.
- ^ "Lt-Gen K. P. Candeth". The Independent. 18 July 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Rubinoff, Arthur G. (1971). India's Use of Force in Goa (1st ed.). Bombay; Popular Prakashan. p. 92.
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- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 5 October 1963. p. 339.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 11 January 1964. p. 9.
- ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 2 April 1966. p. 211.
- ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 2 April 1966. p. 211.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 1 November 1969. p. 1072.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 27 January 1973. p. 105.
- ^ "'Liberator of Goa' Candeth dead". The Times of India. 19 May 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Indian Army List (Special Edition) August 1947. Government of India Press. 1947. p. 226.
- ^ Indian Army List (April 1939). Government of India Press. 1939. pp. 221P.
- ^ a b c d "New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 29 October 1949. p. 1520.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 11 February 1950. p. 227.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 20 April 1957. p. 97.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 31 October 1959. p. 266.