Tapishwar Narain Raina
Tapishwar Narain Raina | |
|---|---|
| 9th Chief of Army Staff (India) | |
| In office 1 June 1975 – 31 May 1978 | |
| President | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed B. D. Jatti Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi Morarji Desai |
| Preceded by | General G G Bewoor |
| Succeeded by | General O P Malhotra |
| High Commissioner of India to Canada | |
| In office February 1979 – May 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
| Preceded by | Mahboob Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | G.S. Dhillon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1921 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Died | 19 May 1980 (aged 59) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Maha Vir Chakra Mentioned in dispatches |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | British India India |
| Branch/service | British Indian Army Indian Air Force Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1978 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 8th Punjab Regiment 19th Hyderabad Regiment Kumaon Regiment |
| Commands | Western Army II Corps 25th Division 114 Infantry Brigade 14 Kumaon |
| Battles/wars | World War II Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 |
| Service number | IC-1850 |
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General Tapishwar "Tappy" Narain Raina MVC, SM (24 January 1921 – 19 May 1980), best known as T.N. Raina, was a senior army officer and a diplomat who served as the 9th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army between 1975 and 1978.
Upon retirement, he was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada. He was a recipient of the third highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Bhushan.