Rear Admiral Santosh Kumar Gupta

Rear Admiral Santosh Kumar Gupta, MVC, NM, was born on 21 December 1936 in Dehradun. He was commissioned in 1958 and joined the fighter stream of the Indian Navy prior to the commissioning of the squadron INAS 300, the White Tigers. He commanded the White Tigers in the 1971 war while embarked on INS Vikrant. For his display of leadership and bravery, Lt Cdr Gupta was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra. During his service, he commanded four ships, two air squadrons and the Naval Academy. After retirement as ACNS (Air) in December 1990, he headed Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai till 1998. He has now settled in Bengaluru with his family.