K. C. Cariappa | |
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Nickname(s) | Nanda |
Born | Coorg, Coorg Province, British India | 14 January 1938
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Air Force |
Years of service | May 1956 - January 1996 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Commands | |
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
Awards | |
Relations | K. M. Cariappa (father) |
Air Marshal Kodandera Cariappa 'Nanda' Cariappa is a former Air Officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command. He is the son of Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, who was the first commander-in-chief of the Indian Army post-independence.