Surgeon Rear Admiral Sheila Mathai on breaking glass ceilings in the Indian Navy “After a successful command, I could not have been happier than to hand over the Flagship Hospital (INHS Asvini) of the Indian Navy to a fellow woman Flag Officer. It is indeed a defining moment as it tells the nation and the world that women in India have now reached significant numbers in the higher ranks of the Armed Forces and that merit and not gender is the basis of appointments,” explains Surgeon Rear Admiral Sheila Mathai, the senior-most woman officer in the Indian Navy.
On January 30, she handed over command of INHS Asvini to Surgeon Rear Admiral Arti Sarin, a unique event in the annals of the armed forces in India, for it involved two woman Flag Officers.
New Command Medical Officer takes charge
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Dinesh Sharma has assumed charge as Command Medical Officer at the Southern Naval Command (SNC) here.
He is an alumnus of the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, and was commissioned into the Armed Forces Medical Services in December 1985. He is a public health specialist with vast experience and acquired his MD degree in Preventive and Social Medicine from Bombay University in 1993.
He has served in various important tri-service and naval hospitals/establishments, including as Professor of Community Medicine in AFMC, and staff appointments at the office of DGAFMS/Min of Defence, and Naval Headquarters, New Delhi. In his earlier stint in Kochi, he commanded INHS Sanjivani from 2015 to 2017.
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) SNC, Vice Admiral AK Chawla, reviews the parade at the naval base in Kochi
Southern Naval Command celebrates Republic Day at Kochi ANI | Updated: Jan 26, 2021 16:30 IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 26 (ANI): A ceremonial parade was held at the naval base, Southern Naval Command (SNC) at Kerala s Kochi on Tuesday to commemorate the nation s 72nd Republic Day.
As per an official statement issued by the SNC, The parade was reviewed by Vice Admiral AK Chawla, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) SNC and comprised 12 platoons.
Prior to arriving on the Parade, the Commander-in-Chief paid floral tributes to the martyrs by laying a wreath at the War Memorial.
Kochi Naval Base celebrates Republic Day
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Minister A C Moideen reviews parade at Civil Station
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Minister A C Moideen reviews parade at Civil Station A ceremonial parade comprising 12 platoons was held at the Naval Base in Southern Naval Command (SNC) on Tuesday to commemorate the nation’s 72nd Republic Day. It was reviewed by Vice Admiral A K Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the command.
The President’s Colour awarded to the SNC was also paraded on the occasion, accompanied by a 50-men Guard of Honour.
Earlier, V Adm. Chawla paid floral tributes to martyrs by laying a wreath at the War Memorial. All naval ships in harbour at Kochi were also ‘Dressed Overall’, with various signal flags displayed from their masthead to both stem and stern (throughout from forward to aft) to mark the festive occasion.