Air Chief Marshal

Air Chief Marshal

Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...

 (Retd.) Swaroop Krishna Kaul (born 20 December 1934) was the chief of the Indian Air Force

Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...

 between 1993 and 1995. Kaul was born in Kashmiri Mohalla, Lucknow

Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

 and now lives in Gurgaon

Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...

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He was commissioned in the IAF on 17 July 1954 and retired in December 1995. During his service, he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal

Param Vishisht Seva Medal

Param Vishisht Seva Medal is a military award of India. It was constituted in 1960 and since then till 1980, it was awarded in recognition to peace-time service of most exceptional order.-External links:...

 and the Maha Vir Chakra

Maha Vir Chakra

The Maha Vir Chakra is the second highest military decoration in India and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It may be awarded posthumously. Literally Maha Veer means extraordinarily brave.-Appearance:The medal is made...

 for a show of conspicuous gallantry during the 1971 war.

External links

• B.N. Sharga, "Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Kishna Kaul", Kashmir Sentinel, March 2003 (retrieved 11 September 2006).