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In Depth - Field Marshal Cariappa

Field Marshal K M Cariappa passed away 26 years ago on May 15th, 1993. He was the first Commander in Chief of the Indian Army. By any standards or description, Field Marshal Cariappa was a remarkable man. To him fell the task of laying the foundation of the modern Indian Army. He was the man in charge of the nation's fighting force that thwarted the first attacks from across the border on Independent India. As the First Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, Cariappa led the Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947. K.M Cariappa was appointed as the first Commander-in-Chief of an independent Indian Army on 15th January 1949. The day is celebrated as Army Day. Cariappa was made India's first Field Marshal, after a distinguished military career that spanned almost three decades. Today in In depth we revisit the life and legacy of Field Marshal K M Cariappa- The many facets of his personality that endeared him to his troops, his commitment to the nation that always made him insist on putting India first and the efforts he undertook to make the Indian Army the professional outfit that it is today. Anchor: Smriti Rastogi