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{{Infobox military person<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]<br />
| name = J G Nadkarni<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Nausena Medal|NM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|12|05|df=yes}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|07|02|1931|12|05|df=yes}}<br />
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| image = Jayant Nadkarni.jpg<br />
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| allegiance = {{flag|India}}<br />
| branch = {{navy|India}}<br />
| serviceyears = 1949–1990<br />
| rank = [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png|20px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|20px]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]<br />
| commands = [[Eastern Naval Command]] <br/> [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] <br/> {{ship|INS|Delhi|1948}} <br/> {{ship|INS|Talwar|1959}}<br />
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| battles = [[Liberation of Goa]] <br/> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] <br/> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br />
| awards = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] <br/> [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] <br/> [[Nausena Medal]]<br/>[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Jayant Ganpat ''"Podgy"'' Nadkarni''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Nausena Medal|NM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] (5 December 1931 – 2 July 2018) was an [[Indian Navy]] [[Admiral]] who served as the 13th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] of the Indian Navy from 1 December 1987 to 30 November 1990.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Nadkarni was born on 5 December 1931.<br />
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He was a graduate of the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] and the [[Naval War College]].<ref name=irfc-nadkarni>{{cite web|url=http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=89 |title=Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC |publisher=Information Resource Facilitation Centre, Indian Navy |access-date=2011-10-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419154021/http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=89 |archive-date=2012-04-19 }}</ref><br />
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==Naval career==<br />
Nadkarni completed training at ''TS Dufferin'' and joined the [[Royal Indian Navy]] in March 1949. He received his basic training at [[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]], on the training cruiser {{ship|HMS|Devonshire|39}} and at other establishments of the [[Royal Navy]]. He specialized in navigation and direction. Commissioned on 1 September 1951, he was confirmed as a sub-lieutenant on 16 May 1953.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=209 |date=19 September 1953 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><br />
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Promoted to lieutenant-commander on 16 May 1961,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=172 |date=8 July 1961 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1961/O-1910-1961-0027-85891.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Nadkarni was the Navigating Officer of Cruiser INS Delhi during Liberation of Goa operations. Promoted to commander on 30 June 1967,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=755 |date=30 September 1967 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1967/O-1610-1967-0039-72679.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he served as the commanding officer of {{ship|INS|Talwar|1959}} and {{ship|INS|Delhi|1948}}. He was promoted to captain on 30 June 1973.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1362 |date=7 December 1974|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1974/O-1255-1974-0049-55621.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> His service ashore included Chief Instructor (Navy) at [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington and Chief Instructor Navy at the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay|title=Modest to a Fault - Remembering Admiral Nadkarni|journal=Quarterdeck 2019|publisher=Directorate of Ex-Servicemen Affairs, Indian Navy, Government of India|volume=2019|pages=12–13}}</ref><br />
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===Flag rank===<br />
As a Rear Admiral, he was appointed the [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF) on 30 May 1981. He subsequently was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]] at Naval Headquarters (NHQ). He also served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C), [[Eastern Naval Command]] before being appointed the [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]] (VCNS). On 1 December 1987,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=474 |date=26 March 1988|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1988/O-0634-1988-0013-28037.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he took command as the 14th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] (CNS) until his retirement on 30 November 1990.<br />
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==Awards and decorations==<br />
Nadkarni was a recipient of the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Nausena Medal]] and the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] for his distinguished service.<ref name="irfc-nadkarni" /><br />
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|[[General Service Medal 1947]]<br />
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==Personal life and death==<br />
Nadkarni married Vimal Divekar in 1956. The couple had two sons, one of whom is the retired [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Ravindra Jayant Nadkarni]].<br />
Nadkarni died on 2 July 2018 at ''INHS Asvini'', aged 86.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Navy chief Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni passes away at 86 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/former-navy-chief-admiral-jayant-ganpat-nadkarni-passes-away-at-86-118070201092_1.html | access-date=19 January 2020 | agency=IANS |newspaper=Business Standard | location=India |date=2 July 2018}}</ref><br />
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