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Krishnaswamy Sundararajan | |
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| 13th Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 1 February 1986 - 31 May 1988 | |
| President | Zail Singh R. Venkataraman |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Arun Shridhar Vaidya |
| Succeeded by | Vishwa Nath Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Krishnaswamy Sundararajan 28 April 1928 Chengelpet, Madras Presidency, British India (Present-day Chengalpattu, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 8 February 1999 (aged 70) |
| Spouse(s) | Padma Sundarji (Died) Vani Sundarji |
| Children | Vikram Sundarji (son) |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva MedalMentioned in dispatches |
| Nickname(s) | KS Sundra, Sundarji |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British India India |
| Branch/service |  British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1988 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | Mahar Regiment |
| Commands |  Western ArmyXXXIII Corps 1st Armoured Division |
| Battles/wars | Second World War Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Congo Crisis Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Brasstacks Sri Lankan Civil War Sumdorong Chu standoff |
General Krishnaswamy "Sundarji" Sundararajan, PVSM (28 April 1928 – 8 February 1999)[1] was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1986 to 1988.[2] He was the last former British Indian Army officer to command the Indian Army.[1]
During his army career, he had commanded the Operation Blue Star under orders from Indira Gandhi to clear the Golden Temple shrine. Widely respected as a scholar warrior, he was regarded as one of the most promising generals of Independent India. He introduced a number of technology initiatives to the Indian Army.[3] He was also questioned for his role in recommending the Bofors howitzer in the Bofors scandal. As the Chief of the Army Staff, he planned and executed Operation Brasstacks, a major military exercise, along the Rajasthan border.
- ^ a b Abidi, S. Sartaj Alam; Sharma, Satinder (2007). Services Chiefs of India. New Delhi: Northern Book Centre. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-81-7211-162-5.
- ^ "General Krishnaswamy Sundarji". Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ "Second General K Sundarji Memorial Lecture". pib.gov.in.