Indian Army Day, observed annually on January 15, marks the historic day in 1949 when Cariappa became the first Indian commander-in-chief of the Indian Army. Mhow (Madhya Pradesh): "Keep politics ...

We salute Field Marshal K ... Post-Independence, Cariappa was appointed as deputy chief of the general staff. He launched three subsequent attack Operations Kipper, Easy, and Bison—to capture ...