Tapishwar Narain Raina | |
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| 9th Chief of Army Staff (India) | |
| In office 1 June 1975 – 31 May 1978 | |
| President | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed B. D. Jatti Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi Morarji Desai |
| Preceded by | General G G Bewoor |
| Succeeded by | General O P Malhotra |
| High Commissioner of India to Canada | |
| In office February 1979 – May 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
| Preceded by | Mahboob Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | G.S. Dhillon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1921 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Died | 19 May 1980 (aged 59)[1] |
| Awards |  Padma Bhushan Maha Vir ChakraMentioned in dispatches |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British India India |
| Branch/service |  British Indian Army Indian Air Force Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1978 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | 8th Punjab Regiment 19th Hyderabad Regiment .svg){kind=small} Kumaon Regiment |
| Commands |  Western ArmyII Corps 25th Division 114 Infantry Brigade 14 Kumaon |
| Battles/wars | World War II Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 |
| Service number | IC-1850[2] |
General Tapishwar "Tappy" Narain Raina MVC, SM (24 January 1921 – 19 May 1980), best known as T.N. Raina, was a senior army officer and a diplomat who served as the 9th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army between 1975 and 1978.[3]
Upon retirement, he was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada. He was a recipient of the third highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Bhushan.[4]
- ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
brig_apptwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "General Tapishwar Narain Raina - Bharat Rakshak - Indian Army & Land Forces". www.bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.