Adi M. Sethna
| Lieutenant General Adi Meherji Sethna Padma Bhushan, PVSM | |
|---|---|
| Died | 17 October 2006 |
| Allegiance |
 India |
| Service/branch |
 Indian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Padma Bhushan |
Lt. Gen. Adi Meherji Sethna PVSM Padma Bhushan was an Indian Army officer who was the Vice-Chief of Army Staff.[1]
After graduating from The Doon School and Allahabad University he was commissioned into the Indian Army and posted to the 6th Rajputana Rifles on the 21 May 1944.[2] He began his military career fighting in Malaya during the Second World War.
He was one of the few Indians to attend both the Imperial Defence College and the Camberly Staff College in England.[1] He was ADC to the first Governor General of India C. Rajagopalachari as well as Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India.[3][4]
He also played an active role in the strategy for the Bangladesh campaign and was awarded the one of India’s highest awards, the Padma Bhushan.[5] He guided the Delhi Parsi Anjuman and the Federation of Zoroastrian Anjumans for 20 years.[6][7][8] Adi Sethna was also the Founder President of the UNESCO Parsi-Zoroastrian Project.[9] He died of Cancer in 2006.
References
- 1 2 "Lt.Gen A.M Sethna". Unescoparzor.com. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ↑ October 1945 Indian Army List
- ↑ "Publications Division's Title Index". Publicationsdivision.nic.in. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ↑ https://openlibrary.org/search?subject_facet=Biography&publisher_facet=Publications+Division%2C+Ministry+of+Information+and+Broadcasting%2C+Govt.+of+India
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Parsi, Delhi (2007-08-19). "» Delhi celebrates Pateti and brings in the Parsi New Year! Delhi Parsis". Delhiparsis.com. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ↑ The good Parsi: the fate of a colonial elite in a postcolonial society — Tanya M. Luhrmann — Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ↑ "Welcome to Parsiana". Parsiana.com. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ↑ "RESOLUTION PASSED AT THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING OF PARZOR FOUNDATION AT ITS MEETING HELD ON 2nd JANUARY 2007 TO CONDOLE THE PASSING AWAY OF ITS FOUNDER PRESIDENT LT. GEN. ADI M. SETHNA". Unescoparzor.com. Retrieved 2012-03-28.