About Adi M. Sethna
Lived 1924 – 2006 (aged 81–82). Adi M. Sethna was an Indian military leader.
Lieutenant General Adi Meherji Sethna, PVSM, AVSM was an Indian Army General who served as the Vice Chief of Army Staff.
After graduating from The Doon School and Allahabad University he was commissioned into the Indian Army and posted to the 6th Rajputana Rifles on 21 May 1944. He began his military career fighting in Malaya during the Second World War.
He was one of the few Indians to attend both the Royal College of Defence Studies and the Camberly Staff College in England.
He also played an active role in the strategy for the Bangladesh campaign and was awarded India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan. He guided the Delhi Parsi Anjuman and the Federation of Zoroastrian Anjumans for 20 years. Adi Sethna was also the Founder President of the UNESCO Parsi-Zoroastrian Project (PARZOR). He died of cancer in 2006.
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Who was Adi M. Sethna?
Indian general
When was Adi M. Sethna born?
Adi M. Sethna was born in 1924.
When did Adi M. Sethna die?
Adi M. Sethna died on 17 October 2006.
What was Adi M. Sethna's occupation?
Adi M. Sethna was a military leader.
What nationality was Adi M. Sethna?
Adi M. Sethna was Indian.
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