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Interesting titbit about Nehru appointing first General of the Indian Army
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Interesting titbit about Nehru appointing first General of the Indian Army
Soon after getting freedom from British rule in 1947, the de-facto prime minister of India, Jawahar Lal Nehru called a meeting of senior Army Officers to select the first General of the Indian army. Nehru proposed, "I think we should appoint a British officer as a General of The Indian Army, as we don't have enough experience to lead the same." Having learned under the British, only to serve and rarely to lead, all the civilians and men in uniform present nodded their heads in agreement. However one senior officer, Nathu Singh Rathore, asked for permission to speak.Nehru was a bit taken aback by the independent streak of the officer,though, he asked him to speak freely. Rathore said ,"You see, sir, we don't have enough experience to lead a nation too,so shouldn't we appoint a British person as the first Prime Minister of India?" You could hear a pin drop. After a pregnant pause, Nehru asked Rathore, "Are you ready to be the first General of The Indian Army ?"Rathore declined the offer saying "Sir, we have a very talented army officer, my senior, Lt. Gen. Cariappa, who is the most deserving among us." This is how the brilliant Gen. Cariappa became the first General and Rathore the first ever Lt. General of the Indian Army. (My thanks to Lt. Gen Niranjan Malik PVSM (Retd) for this article.)
Acknowledgements: An anonymous comment section of
http://www.ndtv.com/article/opinion/modi-ji-this-broken-promise-is-an-act-of-dishonour-642307?pfrom=home-topstories#Comments
Acknowledgements: An anonymous comment section of
http://www.ndtv.com/article/opinion/modi-ji-this-broken-promise-is-an-act-of-dishonour-642307?pfrom=home-topstories#Comments
rawemotions- Posts : 1690
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Re: Interesting titbit about Nehru appointing first General of the Indian Army
General K. M. Kariappa: "I would urge public opinion in our country (India) to manifest itself resolutely to protest strongly against any form of forcing Hindi as a national language".
Kayalvizhi- Posts : 3659
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Re: Interesting titbit about Nehru appointing first General of the Indian Army
George H W Bush: "I would urge public opinion in our country (India) to manifest itself resolutely to protest strongly against any form of forcing Hindi as a national language".
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Re: Interesting titbit about Nehru appointing first General of the Indian Army
Abraham Lincoln: "I would urge public opinion in our country (India) to manifest itself resolutely to protest strongly against any form of forcing Hindi as a national language".
southindian- Posts : 4643
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George Washington: "I would urge public opinion in our country (India) to manifest itself resolutely to protest strongly against any form of forcing Hindi as a national language".
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