Laxminarayan Ramdas

Laxminarayan Ramdas
Ramdas in 2016
13th Chief of Naval Staff
In office
1 December 1990 – 30 September 1993
PresidentRamaswamy Venkataraman
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Prime MinisterChandra Shekhar
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded byJayant Ganpat Nadkarni
Succeeded byVijai Singh Shekhawat
Personal details
Born(1933-09-05)5 September 1933
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died15 March 2024(2024-03-15) (aged 90)
Secunderabad, Telangana, India
SpouseLalita Ramdas
RelationsAdmiral Ram Dass Katari
(Father-in-law)
Awards Param Vishist Seva Medal
Ati Vishist Seva Medal
Vir Chakra
Vishisht Seva Medal
Ramon Magsaysay Award
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Navy
Years of service1953–1993
Rank Admiral
CommandsEastern Naval Command
Southern Naval Command
Eastern Fleet
INS Beas (1958)
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971

Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC (5 September 1933 – 15 March 2024) was an Indian naval officer who was a flag officer of the Indian Navy. Ramdas first served in the Indian Navy in 1953, before being promoted as a flag lieutenant to Ram Dass Katari, the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral. In the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, he was involved in a naval blockade of East Pakistan, hindering attempts to evacuate 93,000 troops and leading to East Pakistan's surrender. During his service in the military confrontation, he was awarded the Vir Chakra. Ramdas later served as the 13th Chief of Naval Staff from 1990 to 1993.