Life

Who was BN Kaul?

Who was BN Kaul?

Brij Mohan Kaul
Born 1 May 1912 Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died 18 April 1972
Allegiance British India India
Service/branch Indian Army

Who was India general in 1962?

Hemant Singh

S.No. Name Tenure
5 General S.M. Srinagesh 15 May 1955 – 7 May 1957
6 General K.S. Thimayya 8 May 1957 – 7 May 1961
7 General P.N. Thapar 8 May 1961 – 19 November 1962
8 General J.N. Choudhuri 20 November 1962 – 7 June 1966

Who was the army chief during 1962 war?

General B.M. Kaul
At the beginning of 1961, Nehru appointed General B.M. Kaul army chief.

Who resigned during 1962?

V. K. Krishna Menon
In office 17 April 1957 – 31 October 1962
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by Kailash Nath Katju
Succeeded by Yashwantrao Chavan

Who is the girlfriend of Atal Bihari Vajpayee?

Rajkumari Haksar, (1928–2014) also known as Rajkumari Kaul, was an Indian intellectual.

Where Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born?

Gwalior, India
Atal Bihari Vajpayee/Place of birth

Are Karan Thapar and Romila Thapar related?

Early life and education Karan Thapar is the youngest child of former Chief of the Army Staff General Pran Nath Thapar and Bimla Thapar. The journalist Romesh Thapar and the historian Romila Thapar are his cousins. Thapar is also related distantly to the family of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

How many lieutenant generals are there in Indian Army?

eight lieutenant generals
The description of these eight lieutenant generals include a vice-chief, two deputy chiefs, a military secretary, the quartermaster general, an adjutant General, the master general of ordnance and the engineer in Chief. The Indian Army is divided into six commands for operations and one command for training.

How did Aksai Chin go to China?

Aksai Chin is almost the size of Bhutan and little smaller than Switzerland. Most of it is in occupation of China, which captured the region during 1950s and consolidated its military grip over the area during the 1962 India-China war, rejecting all Indian attempts to settle border disputes peacefully.

Who is the father of Atal Bihari Vajpayee?

Krishna Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee/Fathers