Vishnu Bhagwat, PVSM, AVSM is a former Chief of the Naval Staff of India.
13 Facts About Vishnu Bhagwat
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Vishnu Bhagwat is the first and only Chief of Naval Staff who was relieved from office while still serving and stripped of Admiral rank as punitive measure.
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Vishnu Bhagwat went to School at The Lawrence School, Sanawar on a Govt.
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Vishnu Bhagwat was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 January 1960.
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Vishnu Bhagwat was actively associated with the 1961 Goa Liberation Operations.
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Vishnu Bhagwat completed his first major command in INS Amini with the Western Fleet before being assigned as the Fleet Operations Officer of the same Fleet.
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Vishnu Bhagwat was Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff for two years at the Naval Headquarters.
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Vishnu Bhagwat played a key role in ushering the era of 'computerisation' in the Navy.
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Vishnu Bhagwat was inspired by the rigorous technological approach adopted by United States Navy Admiral Hyman Rickover "Father of the Nuclear Navy" and Soviet Admiral of the Fleet Sergey Georgiyevich Gorshkov.
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An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla Pune, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Tamil Nadu, National Defence CollegeNew Delhi, Vishnu Bhagwat is a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 1986 and was conferred the Param Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 1996.
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Vishnu Bhagwat is an author of a number of papers, articles and has written two well known books, namely An Eye Opening as I Saw [2] and Betrayal of the Armed Forces - The Inside Truth [3].
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Vishnu Bhagwat was appointed as chief of naval staff on 30 September 1996 and was relieved from office on 30 December 1998 under Article 310 of the Constitution of India.
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In 2003, Vishnu Bhagwat reportedly questioned installation of Veer Sarvarkar's portrait in the Central Hall of Parliament of India.