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President of Indian Republic: Dr Rajendra Prasad |
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Vice President of Indian Republic: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
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Defence Minister of India: Baldev Singh |
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Commander-in-Chief of Free India: General Sir Roy Bucher |
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Indian Commander-in-Chief of Free India: General Kodandera Madappa Cariappa, 1949 |
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Chief of Air Staff: Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst |
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Indian Chief of Staff: General Kodandera Madappa Cariappa, 1947 |
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Commander-in-Chief, IAF: Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee, 1954 |
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Chief of Naval Staff: Vice Admiral R D Katari |
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Cosmonaut: Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma, 1984 |
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Field Marshal: Sam Manekshaw, 1973 |
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First Parsi Army Chief: Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw |
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First Parsi Navy Chief: Admiral J L Cursetji |
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First Parsi Air Force Chief: Air Marshal Aspy Engineer |
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First Christian Army Chief: General Sunith Francis Rodrigues |
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First Christian Navy Chief: Admiral Ronald Lynsdale Pereira |
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First Christian Air Force Chief: Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne |
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First Sikh Army Chief: General Joginder Jaswant Singh |
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First Sikh Air Force Chief: Air Marshal Arjan Singh |
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First Muslim Air Force Chief: Air Marshal Idris Hasan Latif |
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First female officer to be court martialled: Anjali Gupta |
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First female jawan in the Army: Sapper Shanti Tigga |
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First Param Vir Chakra Winner: Major Som Nath Sharma |