S. Venkat Raman

Rear Admiral Sai Venkat Raman, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area. He earlier served as the Commandant of the Naval War College, Goa.

Rear Admiral

Sai Venkat Raman

VSM
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
Years of service1990 – present
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands heldINS Tabar (F44)
Awards Vishisht Seva Medal

Raman was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 January 1990, after attending the National Defence Academy. He is a specialist in Communications and Electronic Warfare. He spent his early years onboard frontline warships as the communications officer.[1] He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.[2]

Raman commanded the Talwar-class stealth guided missile frigate INS Tabar (F44). He attended the Higher Defence Management Course at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad.[3] He served as the executive officer and the principal warfare officer of the lead ship of the aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R22).[4]

Raman with the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Tamilisai Soundararajan.

Raman served as the Fleet Communications Officer of the Western Fleet. As a Commodore, he served as the head of the directorate of Naval Intelligence.[5] For his tenure as Principal Director Naval Intelligence, he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2019.[6][7]

Flag rank

Raman was promoted to flag rank in February 2021 and was appointed Commandant of the Naval War College, Goa (NWC). He took over as the 5th Commandant of the college, from Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh. After a tenure of over a year as the Commandant of NWC, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area (FOTNA).[8][9] He took over from Rear Admiral Puneet Chadha on 20 May 2022 at Chennai.[10][11]

Awards and decorations
Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Medal
Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal
50th Independence Anniversary Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

See also

References
  1. "Rear Admiral Venkat Raman takes over as Flag Officer Commanding(TN,Pondy)". ThePrint. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. "Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman Takes Charge of Naval War College at Goa | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. Singh, Ashish (3 March 2021). "MULTIPLE MID-LEVEL CHANGES IN NAVY". The Daily Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. "New Navy commander assumes office". The Times of India. 21 May 2022.
  5. "Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman assumes command of Naval War College in Goa". ANI News. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. "Distinguished Service and Gallantry Award Winners on Republic Day 2019". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. "Medal Winners | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. "Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman Assumes Charge as The FOTNA | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  9. Correspondent, Special (20 May 2022). "New Flag Officer Commanding for T.N. Puducherry area". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  10. Correspondent, Special (7 June 2022). "Rear Admiral calls on CM". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  11. "'A great feat' for India: In a first, US Navy ship comes to Chennai for repairs". mint. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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