Tarun Sobti

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Tarun Sobti
Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, VSM.jpg
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchNaval Ensign of India.svg  Indian Navy
Years of service1988 - present
Rank British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-8.svg 13-Indian Navy-VADM.svg Vice Admiral
Commands held Project Seabird
Eastern Fleet
INS Kolkata (D63)
INS Kora (P61)
INS Nishank (K43)
Awards Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal

Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, AVSM, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. He last served as the Director General Project Seabird. He earlier served as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet and as the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at the Indian Naval Academy from March 2019 to January 2021. [1] He was the commissioning commanding Officer of the Kolkata-class guided missile destroyer INS Kolkata (D63).

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Early life and education

Sobti was born in an army family. His father was a general officer in the Indian Army, retiring as a Major General. His mother was a teacher and his elder brother also joined the Army, retiring in 2017. [2]

Sobti attended the Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. After his schooling, he joined and graduated from the National Defence Academy, Pune in 1986. He was awarded the President's Gold Medal, for standing first in overall order of merit. [2]

Sobti was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1988. He is a specialist in Navigation and direction. During the specialisation course, he stood first and was adjudged the Best all-round trainee. He attended the Collège Interarmées de Défense in Paris and the College of Naval Warfare (CNW) in Mumbai. During the Naval Higher Command Course at the CNW, he was awarded the CNS Gold Medal for Best Op Paper. [3] [2]

He has served as the navigating officer of the Khukri-class corvette INS Kirpan (P44) and was part of the commissioning crew of the Delhi-class Guided missile destroyer INS Mysore (D60) as its navigating officer. He later served as the direction officer of the aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R22) and the executive officer of the guided missile destroyer INS Delhi (D61). [4]

Sobti has commanded the Veer-class missile vessel INS Nishank (K43), and the lead ship of the Kora-class corvette INS Kora (P61). In August 2014, the lead ship of the indigenously-built Kolkata-class Guided missile destroyers INS Kolkata (D63) was commissioned by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai. Sobti was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the ship. [5]

Sobti, in his staff appointments, has served as the Joint Director of Staff Requirements and Joint Director of Personnel at Naval headquarters. He also served as the Captain Work-Up at Local Work-Up Team (East). The LWT (East) is under the operational control of Flag Officer Sea Training and administrative control of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command. [6] As a Commodore, he served as the Naval attaché at the Embassy of India in Moscow. [4]

Flag rank

On promotion to Flag Rank, in March 2019, Sobti took over as the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala. [7] [8] [9] After a 21 month stint as Deputy Commandant, he handed over to Rear Admiral A. N. Pramod in January 2021. [7] For this stint, Sobti was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2020. [10] [11] On 23 February 2021, he assumed the office of the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, taking over from Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan who commanded the fleet from 2020 to 2021. [12]

Under his command, the Eastern Fleet, executed Operation Samudra Setu II and Operation Sagar. These operations were aimed at the transfer of medical oxygen and provided humanitarian assistance to friendly foreign countries respectively. The fleet also participated in the maritime exercise Malabar 21 in Western Pacific off Guam. [13] For his command of the Eastern fleet, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2022. [14]

On promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral, on 24 December 2021, Sobti took over as the Director General Project Seabird, from Vice Admiral Puneet Kumar Bahl. [1] On 1 October 2023, Sobti was appointed Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff and took over Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru who retired. [15]

Awards and decorations

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg
IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg
IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal Operation Vijay Medal
Sainya Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Personal life

Sobti is married to Shagun Sobti, a teacher. The couple have a daughter, Mallika. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "VICE ADMIRAL TARUN SOBTI, VSM ASSUMED CHARGE AS DIRECTOR GENERAL, PROJECT SEABIRD" (Press release). PIN. 24 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Director General Project Seabird | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  3. ↑ Singh, Ashish (23 February 2021). "TARUN SOBTI TAKES OVER THE COMMAND OF EASTERN FLEET". The Daily Guardian.
  4. 1 2 "Rear Adm Tarun Sobti takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet". pib.gov.in.
  5. ↑ "h1". sainiksamachar.nic.in.
  6. ↑ Hiranandani 2001, p. 299.
  7. 1 2 Staff Reporter (12 January 2021). "New Dy. Commandant takes over at INA". The Hindu.
  8. ↑ "Rear Admiral Tarun Sobti Assumes Charge as the Deputy Commandant, Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  9. ↑ "Gallery | INA". www.ina.gov.in.
  10. ↑ @IndEmbMoscow (25 January 2020). "Congratulations on behalf of Ambassador and @IndEmbMoscow..." (Tweet). Retrieved 20 April 2023– via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Distinguished service and gallantry award winners on Republic day 2020". pib.gov.in.
  12. ↑ "Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander". pib.gov.in.
  13. ↑ "Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  14. ↑ "PRESS RELEASE - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS TO INDIAN NAVY PERSONNEL ON REPUBLIC DAY". www.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "VICE ADMIRAL TARUN SOBTI, AVSM, VSM ASSUMED CHARGE AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

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Preceded by Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
October 2023 - Present		Incumbent
Preceded by Director General Project Seabird
December 2021 - September 2023		Succeeded by
Preceded by Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet
February 2021 - December 2021		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Commandant Indian Naval Academy
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