Krishnaswamy Sundarji
Indian general and author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General Krishnaswamy "Sundarji" Sundararajan, PVSM (28 April 1928 ā 8 February 1999)[1] was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1986 to 1988.[2] He was the last former British Indian Army officer to command the Indian Army.[1]
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During his army career, he had commanded the Operation Blue Star under orders from Indira Gandhi to clear the Golden Temple shrine. Widely respected as a scholar warrior, he was regarded as one of the most promising generals of Independent India. He introduced a number of technology initiatives to the Indian Army.[3] He was also questioned for his role in recommending the Bofors howitzer in the Bofors scandal. As the Chief of the Army Staff, he planned and executed Operation Brasstacks, a major military exercise, along the Rajasthan border.