the other being Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. KM Cariappa’s distinguished military career spanned almost three decades. Born in Madikeri, Kodagu, Cariappa joined the British Indian Army shortly ...

In 1943, when Subhas Chandra Bose took over the INA, a military unit under the Japanese made up of Indian soldiers captured ...

Field Marshal K M Cariappa, the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Army, wrote a series of letters to then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with several suggestions — from the Kashmir issue to the ...

Premier defence training establishments like the National Defence Academy, Armed Forces Medical College, College of Military Engineering ... Day as it was on this day in 1953 when Field Marshal KM ...

The day serves as a tribute to Field Marshal KM Cariappa, the first Indian Army Chief ... various assistance booths and a medical camp set up by the Government Medical College (GMC) to provide free ...

They said he was an officer from the Kodava community in Karnataka's Kodagu. The Kodava community is an ethnic ... in enemy territory," he wrote on Instagram. Notably, Field Marshal KM Cariappa, India ...

During the 1965 war, he was an instructor at the Air Force Flying College ... Kodagu district. The installation was led by members of the Ajjamada family, the Squadron Leader Ajjamada B. Devayya ...

Indian Army Day, observed annually on January 15, marks the historic day in 1949 when Cariappa became the first Indian commander-in-chief of the Indian Army. Mhow (Madhya Pradesh): "Keep politics ...

The Indian Army celebrated its 77th Army Day in Pune, marking Field Marshal KM Cariappa's appointment as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. The event showcased 100 new robotic dogs to enhance ...