Admiral jayant Ganpat Nadkarni, PVSM, AVSM< NM< VSM (Retd) joined the India mercantile marine Training Ship DUFFERIN in 1946. On completion of training he joined the Royal Indian navy (RIN) in March 1949 and did his initial training in the UK. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College and the naval war College, New Port, Rhode Island. His important shore appointments include Chief Instructor at the Defence Service Staff College, Wellington, ...