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General Krishnaswamy Sundarji (28 April 1930 – 8 February 1999), was India's Chief of Army staff from 1986 to 1988.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=General Krishnaswamy Sundarji )〕 Widely respected as a scholar warrior, he was regarded as one of the most promising Generals of Independent India. During his army career, he had commanded the Operation Blue Star under orders from Indira Gandhi to evict the Golden Temple shrine. He introduced a number of technology initiatives for the Indian army. He was also questioned for his role in recommending the Bofors Howitzer in the Bofors Scandal. As the Army Chief, he planned and executed Operation Brasstacks along Rajasthan border which was a major military exercise. His formal or official name was Krishnaswamy Sundararajan, but he was popularly known by the informal name of Sundarji. ==Early life== He was born on 28 April 1930 at Chengelpet in Tamil Nadu. He joined the Madras Christian College only to leave it before receiving a degree. Subsequently, he graduated from the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) at Wellington, Tamil Nadu. He also studied at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in the US, and the National Defence College in New Delhi. He held an Master of Arts in International Studies from Allahabad University and an M.Sc. in Defence Studies from Madras University. He had married Padma Sundarji when he was a Major serving with the MAHAR Regiment, an infantry Unit in the Indian Army. Padma spent the best years of her life giving him company throughout his various postings. When he was serving as General Officer Commanding (GOC), XXXIII Corps in Eastern command, she died at Army Hospital, Delhi Cantt in 1978, of cancer. He had two children, Pria and Vikram, from this marriage. Later, he married for the second time. His second wife, Vani, wrote the introductory chapter of the General Sundarji's memoirs ''Of some consequence - A soldier remembers'', which was published after the General's death. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Krishnaswamy Sundarji」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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