Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani

Admiral
R H Tahiliani
PVSM, AVSM
6th Governor of Sikkim
In office
8 February 1990 – 20 September 1994
Appointed byPresident of India (then, R. Venkataraman)
Chief MinisterNar Bahadur Bhandari
Sanchaman Limboo
Preceded byS. K. Bhatnagar
Succeeded byP. Shiv Shankar
28th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
1 February 1986 – 30 November 1987
PresidentZail Singh (Acting)
R. Venkataraman
Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi
Preceded byA. S. Vaidya
Succeeded byDenis La Fontaine
11th Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
In office
1 December 1984 – 30 November 1987
PresidentZail Singh
R. Venkataraman
Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi
Preceded byO. S. Dawson
Succeeded byJ. G. Nandkarni
Personal details
Born(1930-05-12)12 May 1930
Died14 October 2015(2015-10-14) (aged 85)
SpouseJaswanti Tahiliani
Children2, including Tarun Tahiliani
Nickname(s)Tally Ho
Ram T
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Navy
Years of service1950–1987
Rank Admiral
CommandsWestern Naval Command
Southern Naval Command
Western Fleet
Goa Area
INS Vikrant (1961)
INS Trishul (1960)
Battles/warsLiberation of Goa
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards
Later work(s)

Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, PVSM, AVSM (12 May 1930 – 14 October 2015) was a Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He served as the 11th Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 December 1984 until 30 November 1987.[2] His prior commands included those as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C) of the Western Naval Command, FOC-IN-C of the Southern Naval Command and Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF). A carrier-based aircraft pilot, he also served as the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.

After retirement, Tahiliani served as the Governor of Sikkim from 1990 to 1994.[3] He was a founder member and chairman of the India chapter of Transparency International (TI). He also served on the board of TI.

  1. ^ "Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan". BMVB ASMA. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, PVSM, AVSM". Information Resource Facilitation Centre, Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Press Brief - Admiral Rh Tahiliani (Retd) passes away". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 25 December 2016.