Manohar Prahlad Awati
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Vice Admiral Manohar Prahlad Awati, PVSM, VrC was a flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the flag officer commanding-in-chief Western Naval Command. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
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Awati presenting the .38 caliber webley revolver to Commandant NDA VAdm G. Ashok Kumar.
Dilip Donde
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Captain Dilip Donde is a retired Indian Naval officer and the first Indian to complete a solo, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe under sail. If one checks the requirements of a circumnavigation
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…around the globe on Indian-built sailboats. This led to the construction of the sail training boats INSV Mhadei and INSV Tarini. In 2010, Commander Dilip Donde of the Indian navy completed the first recorded solo circumnavigation by an Indian. He was followed by Commander Abhilash Tomy, who became the first…
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Dilip Donde with the Navika Sagar Parikrama Team