Bahadur Nariman Kavina

Lt. Com. Bahadur Nariman Kavina (; 1 March 1937 – 30 June 2017) was a prominent Indian naval officer, who was commanding officer of the . During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Kavina was the chief architect of attack on the Port of Karachi and led the successful attack on Pakistani Navy headquarters.

Early life and education B. N. Kavina was born to a Parsi family in Bhusawal, Maharashtra in British India. His father was Nariman and mother Tehmina.

The 25th Missile Squadron was formed in a joint operation of the three s: , and — in the operational code name Operation Trident in the Pakistan-India war of 1971. After the destruction of the ships , , PNS Shah Jahan and , the Indian carrier took a distance of away from the port of Karachi, where located Pakistan Navy's headquarters. When the oil tanker and refinery in the rudder mode of the inspection, the Nipat took two stages proceedings. After striking oil tanker and refinery, the Trident operation went on to Bombay completely with full confidence. Since then, 4 December is celebrated as a Navy day in India.

Achievements After successfully completing the operations they were fully recognized. Then Fleet Operations Officer Captain and later Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani were awarded the Nao Sena Medal for the detailed operational planning; the Maha Vir Chakra was awarded to the strike group commander, Yadav, for planning and leading the task force; and Vir Chakras were awarded to Lieutenant Commanders Bahadur Nariman Kavina, Inderjit Sharma, and Om Prakash Mehta, the commanding officers of INS Nipat, INS Nirghat, and INS Veer respectively. Master Chief M. N. Sangal of INS Nirghat was also awarded the Vir Chakra.

He died on 30 June 2017, in Adelaide, Australia, where he had been staying with his son, Carl.