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General

A General officer is an Officer of high military rank. The term or equivalent is used by nearly every country in the world. General can be used as a generic term for all grades of general officer, or it can specifically refer to a single rank that is just called general....
 Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri OBE
Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom....
 (10 June 1908 – 6 April 1983) was Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army

The Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army is the highest post in the Indian Army. The current Chief of Army Staff is Gen Deepak Kapoor, formerly the Commander of the Northern Command....
 from 1962-1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State

Hyderabad state was the largest princely state in the erstwhile British Indian Empire. It was located in the south-central region of the Indian subcontinent, and was ruled, from 1724 until 1948, by a hereditary Nizam....
 from 1948-1949.

General Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri was born on 10 June 1908. He studied at St. Xavier's College
St. Xavier's College, Calcutta

St. Xavier's College is located in Kolkata, India, and is named after Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16th century, who traveled to India....
 of the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta

Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta , located in the city of Kolkata , India, is the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent....
, Highgate School
Highgate School

Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate is a British Independent School in Highgate, London, England. It is a member of both the Headmaster's Conference and the Eton Group....
 in London, and Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He joined the Indian Army in February 1928 and quickly rose through the ranks; he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services.






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General
General

A General officer is an Officer of high military rank. The term or equivalent is used by nearly every country in the world. General can be used as a generic term for all grades of general officer, or it can specifically refer to a single rank that is just called general....
 Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri OBE
Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom....
 (10 June 1908 – 6 April 1983) was Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army

The Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army is the highest post in the Indian Army. The current Chief of Army Staff is Gen Deepak Kapoor, formerly the Commander of the Northern Command....
 from 1962-1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State

Hyderabad state was the largest princely state in the erstwhile British Indian Empire. It was located in the south-central region of the Indian subcontinent, and was ruled, from 1724 until 1948, by a hereditary Nizam....
 from 1948-1949.

General Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri was born on 10 June 1908. He studied at St. Xavier's College
St. Xavier's College, Calcutta

St. Xavier's College is located in Kolkata, India, and is named after Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16th century, who traveled to India....
 of the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta

Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta , located in the city of Kolkata , India, is the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent....
, Highgate School
Highgate School

Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate is a British Independent School in Highgate, London, England. It is a member of both the Headmaster's Conference and the Eton Group....
 in London, and Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He joined the Indian Army in February 1928 and quickly rose through the ranks; he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services. Following a course at the Imperial Defence College at England in 1947, he returned to India and was appointed Director of Military Operations & Intelligence at Army Headquarters in New Delhi. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1948 and became the Chief of the General Staff (officiating). He commanded the 1948 Hyderabad Operations and served as the Military Governor of Hyderabad State. He was promoted to the rank of General in 1962 and took over as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan
Padma Vibhushan

The Padma Vibhushan is India's second highest civilian honour. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India....
, India's second highest civilian honour.

Gen. Chaudhuri hailed from a distinguished Bengali family that has produced many renowned lawyers and writers. He wrote two books on military matters and served as a literary reviewer for a leading Indian daily. He loved western music and founded and was first president of the Delhi Symphony Society, an organization that promoted Western music. He retired in 1966 after 38 years of military service. Subsequently, he served as the Indian High Commissioner to Canada. General Chaudhuri was married and had two children. He died on 6 April 1983.

See also

  • Indian Army
    Indian Army

    The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Indian Armed Forces of India and has the responsibility for army military operations. Its primary objectives include defending India from external aggression, maintaining peace and security within the country, patrolling borders and conducting counter-terrorist operations....


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