Brigadier John Parashuram Dalvi was an Indian Army officer.
15 Facts About John Dalvi
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John Dalvi was born on 3 July 1920 in Basra, Iraq where his father was serving with the British administration.
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John Dalvi returned to India in 1923 and studied at St Mary's High School, Bombay.
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John Dalvi graduated and joined to study under the Jesuits at St Xavier's College, Bombay.
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John Dalvi was commissioned into the 10th Baluch Regiment on 22 February 1942, was promoted war-substantive lieutenant on 1 October, and was promoted substantive lieutenant on 22 August 1943.
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John Dalvi took part in Field Marshal Sir William Slim's pursuit of Japanese Army.
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John Dalvi was then moved to 5 Gorkha Rifles as 2nd in command.
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In 1949 John Dalvi was attached with Brigade of the Guards.
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John Dalvi then commanded the 4th Battalion, Brigade of the Guards and later 2nd Guards.
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John Dalvi fought in the Sino-Indian War, and was taken Prisoner of War on 22 October 1962; held captive by the Chinese for seven months, he was repatriated in May 1963.
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Two months after his repatriation, on 9 July 1963 John Dalvi was appointed Commander, Poona Sub-Area.
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John Dalvi was promoted substantive brigadier on 13 October 1964, with appointment as Commander, Bihar and Orissa Independent Sub-Area on 4 May 1965.
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On 29 September 1966, John Dalvi was posted to Army HQ as Deputy Director of Staff Duties.
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John Dalvi took voluntary retirement from the Army on 3 March 1967.
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In 1968, John Dalvi authored a book about the 1962 war, entitled The Himalayan Blunder: The curtain raiser to the Sino-Indian War of 1962.