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General Pran Nath Thapar PVSM (23 May 1906 – 23 June 1975) was the fourth Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. The Sino-Indian War was fought during his term, in which the Indian Army fared poorly.
Jul 24, 2018 · General Pran Nath Thapar served as an Indian Army chief, under whose leadership India lost a war against China in 1962, forcing him to resign in disgrace on 19 November that year. In March 1936, Thapar had married Bimla Bashiram Sahgal, the sister of Gautam Sahgal, who would later marry Nayantara Sahgal in 1944.
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Jun 22, 2024 · General Pran Nath Thapar assumed charge of the Indian Army, as the 5th Chief of Army Staff, on 07 May 1961. Born on 08 May 1906, he was educated at Government College in Lahore and was commissioned into the 1st Punjab Regiment from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in 1926.
General Pran Nath Thapar assumed charge of the Indian Army, as the 5th Chief of Army Staff, on 07 May 1961. Born on 08 May 1906, he was educated at Government College in Lahore and was commissioned into the 1st Punjab Regiment from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in 1926.
Pran Nath Thapar was the fifth Chief of Army Staff of the Indian army and a prominent Punjabi family member. He served in various posts during World War II and the Sino-Indian War, and resigned after India's defeat in 1962.
May 7, 2020 · The Indian Army observes 114th birth anniversary of General Pran Nath Thapar, the fourth Chief of Army Staff (COAS) on Friday. Gen Pran Nath Thapar led the I...
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General Pran Nath Thapar (Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਨਾਥ ਥਾਪਰ) (May 23, 1906 – June 23, 1975) was the fifth[1] Chief of Army Staff of the Indian army. General Pran Nath Thapar was born into a prominent Punjabi family.
