The Unforgettable Sam Manekshaw: The First Soldier Of India
Moreover, he brought a better chance of peace and stability to the sub-continent than at any time since its 1947 partition into India and Pakistan. Last January [1973], the Indian Cabinet, service and government officials cheered themselves hoarse in the glittering, chandelier-lit Ashoka Hall of the President’s Delhi residence when Sam Hormuzji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw became the first Indian to rise to the rank of field marshal. Known throughout India as Sam—not an abbreviation, but a name common in the 1,00,000-strong Parsi religious community—Manekshaw will stay on the active list for life “in recognition of his outstanding services.”\r\nManekshaw was never happier than when visiting his troops.
- ▪Moreover, he brought a better chance of peace and stability to the sub-continent than at any time since its 1947 partition into India and Pakistan.
- ▪Last January [1973], the Indian Cabinet, service and government officials cheered themselves hoarse in the glittering, chandelier-lit Ashoka Hall of the President’s Delhi residence when Sam Hormuzji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw became t
- ▪Known throughout India as Sam—not an abbreviation, but a name common in the 1,00,000-strong Parsi religious community—Manekshaw will stay on the active list for life “in recognition of his outstanding services.”\r\nM
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