Sanjay Mahindru
Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru is an Indian Navy Flag officer. He was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area on 17 Oct 2016.[1][2][3] As Flag Officer, he initiated a number of initiatives to improve lives of Veterans[4] and Naval Service persons.
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 Mahindru (right) taking over as Flag Officer Submarines from RAdm S. V. Bhokare | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1985 - |
| Rank | _OF-7.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  Rear Admiral |
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| Spouse(s) | Anu Mahindru |
Before his current posting he served as Flag Officer Submarines.[5]
He joined the Navy in 1985 and qualified as a submariner.
As a submariner, he has commanded a conventional submarine, and assumed the first command of India's premier indigenous Nuclear Submarine, INS Arihant.[5]
He is an alumnus of the Joint Services Command and Staff College at United Kingdom.[1]
He commanded the Cadet's Training Ship, INS Krishna,[6] and commandeered her to Colombo, Sri Lanka.[7]
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References
- "Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area". Indian Navy. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- "Maharashtra Naval Area gets a new commanding Flag Officer". www.afternoondc.in. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- Sharma, Suman. "Change Of Command In Indian Navy's Both Fleets : Rear Admiral B Dasgupta Gets East, Rear Admiral RB Pandit Gets West". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- "Combined Armed Forces Veterans Day celeberated [sic] on 14 JAN 2017 in Mumbai . | All India Exservicemen Joint Action Front (Sanjha Morcha)". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- "Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru Takes Over as Flag Officer Submarines". Government of India. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- "Kerala News : Naval training to undergo sea change". The Hindu. 30 November 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- "News - Sunday Island". www.island.lk. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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