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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]
| name = Madhvendra Singh
| birth_name =
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]
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| death_date =
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| image = File:Admiral Madhvendra Singh.jpg
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| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{navy|India}}
| rank = [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png|23px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|23px]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]
| commands = [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] [[Western Naval Command]] [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] [[INS Viraat]] {{INS|Ranvir||6}} 
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|India-Pakistan War 1965]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Bangladesh Liberation War]] [[Kargil War|Operation Vijay 1999]]
| awards = [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]] [[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]
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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Madhvendra Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] was [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]] between 29 December 2001 and his retirement from service on 31 July 2004. He had by that date completed over 41 years of service.<ref name=bharat/> He was also the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee from 2002 to 2004<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-24/india/27299840_1_cosc-admiral-madhvendra-singh-chiefs-of-staff-committee | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224124250/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-24/india/27299840_1_cosc-admiral-madhvendra-singh-chiefs-of-staff-committee | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-12-24 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Navy chief to head COSC}}</ref>

==Career==
Madhvendra Singh is a son of [[Major General]] K Bhagwati Singh and was educated at [[St. Xavier's School, Jaipur]], in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. His military career began in July 1958 when he joined the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], from which he moved to the [[Indian Navy]] in January 1963.<ref name=bharat>{{cite web |title=Admiral Madhvendra Singh |publisher=Bharat Rakshak |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Navy-Chiefs/Chiefs-Navy19.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517083138/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Navy-Chiefs/Chiefs-Navy19.html |archivedate=2009-05-17}}</ref>

He won various awards early in his naval career and chose to specialise in [[Gun]]nery, for which purpose he subsequently attended courses at the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]] in [[New Delhi]], as well as abroad at institutions such as the [[Royal Military College of Science]] at [[Shrivenham]], United Kingdom, the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington, Tamil Nadu]] and the [[Naval War College]] at [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]], USA.<ref name=bharat /> He was promoted to lieutenant-commander on 16 February 1973 and to commander on 1 July 1977.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=508 |date=28 April 1973 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=506 |date=6 May 1978 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

Aside from his numerous staff appointments, Singh commanded {{INS|Viraat||6}}, {{INS|Ranvir||6}} and {{INS|Talwar|F140|6}}, which are an [[aircraft carrier]], a [[guided missile]] [[destroyer]] and a [[frigate]], respectively. He also commanded the Naval Academy at [[Kochi]].<ref name=bharat /> He was promoted to captain on 1 July 1983,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1625 |date=5 November 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and was promoted rear admiral on 13 September 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1077 |date=12 June 1993 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

Active service operations in which Singh was involved include the 1961 actions in Goa and in both the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971]] Indo-Pakistani wars. His later operations included the 1987 Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka and acting as commander of the Western Maritime Theatre during the [[Kargil War]] of 1999.<ref name=bharat />

Singh has been awarded both the [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]] and the [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]] for his service.<ref name=bharat />

==Family==
He is married to Kaumudi Kumari and has a daughter and a son.

==Awards and decorations==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:India General Service Medal 1947.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Samar Seva Star Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Paschimi Star Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay star.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[General Service Medal 1947|General Service Medal]]
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Samar Seva Star]]
|-
|[[Paschimi Star]]
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Operation Vijay Star]]
|[[Raksha Medal]]
|-
|[[Sangram Medal]]
|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]
|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations|25th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}

==References==
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{{s-aft|after=[[Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy]]}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Sushil Kumar (Admiral)|Sushil Kumar]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years=2001–2004}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Arun Prakash]]}}
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{{s-bef|before=P. J. Jacob}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years=2001–2001}}
{{s-aft|after=[[John Colin De Silva]]}}
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{{s-bef|before=A. R. Tandon}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]]|years=1992-1994}}
{{s-aft|after=R N Ganesh}}
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{{s-bef|before=Vinod Pasricha}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Commanding Officer]] [[INS Viraat]]|years=1988-1990}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Arun Prakash]]}}
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