Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Param Vishisht Seva Medal awardee, former Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani passed away who joined Indian Navy in in 1950 and served as its 11th Chief of Naval Staff from December 1984 to November 1987.
He was the father of Indian fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani.
NICKNAME – Greyest of the Grey Eagles
- He was graduated from French Test Pilot School
- He was the first to land on the deck of INS Vikrant on a Sea Hawk fighter on May 18, 1961
- The Admiral had commanded the carrier borne squadron INAS 300 during the 1971 India-Pakistan war
- He had also command of the INS Trishul and the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant
- Admiral Tahiliani served as the Governor of Sikkim between February 8, 1990 and September 20, 1994.
- He was also elected to the board of Transparency International in 2002 and then served as its chairman
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