Prakash K. Desai

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Air Marshal P. K. Desai

PVSM AVSM VSM
Birth namePrakashchandra Khandubhai Desai
BornNovember 12, 1944
Navsari, Gujarat, India
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchAir Force Ensign of India (2023).svg  Indian Air Force
Rank India-AirForce-OF-8-collected.svg Air Marshal
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Vishisht Seva Medal
Alma mater Defence Services Staff College
Spouse(s)Neena Desai

Air Marshal P. K. Desai PVSM AVSM VSM (born November 12, 1944) is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF). [1] He served in the IAF from 1966 to 2004. Desai was Air Officer Commanding of Air Force Station Chakeri in Kanpur, and additionally served as Senior Maintenance Staff Officer of Maintenance Command in Nagpur and as Assistant Chief of Air Staff Engineering at Air Headquarters in New Delhi. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Scientific contribution

Desai worked on research and development aspects of indigenisation of the IAF. He was chair of Aeronautical Society of India (Uttar Pradesh and Bihar). [6] He also served on scientific committees at National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) and Indian Society of Non-Destructive Testing (ISNDT). [1] [7]

Works

• Ripudaman Singh and P. K. Desai. Metallic Birds: The Life Beyond. India Defense Review. Vol 12 (1). Editor: Major General Afsir Karim AVSM (retd.). ISBN 81-7062-275-1. [8]

• P. K. Desai and C. Mohanty. Pragmatic Approach to Indigenisation: Case Studies of Airborne Items. Aerospace Manufacturing Technology. Editors: N. K. Naik, Kanchan Biswas, G. C. Popli. [9]

• P. K. Desai. Life Extension of Aircraft Components, An IAF Perspective. [10]

Diplomatic service

Desai served as Deputy Air Attache at Indian Embassy in Moscow. Later, he was part of several Indian delegations to Russia and Ukraine, and completed defense contracts successfully. [1] He was a member of Indian delegation to Russia led by the then Defense Minister George Fernandes in 2002. [11]

Honours and decorations

The Government of India conferred on Desai Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM). [1]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal

Post-retirement

Desai is the President of Air Force Association of Gujarat headquartered in Ahmedabad since retirement from the IAF. [12] [13] [14] [15] The association looks after the welfare of retired Air Force personnel and is also involved in community service. [16] [17] [18]

Desai has helped establish Navin Desai Residential School near Nagpur in Maharashtra in memory of his brother. The school provides free education to children of migrant quarry workers. [19] [20]

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References

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  9. ↑ Aerospace Manufacturing Technology. Allied Publishers. 1997. ISBN   978-81-7023-750-1.
  10. ↑ "Life Extension of Aircraft Components - An IAF Perspective. P.K. DESAI" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "George has a big shopping list for Moscow trip". The Economic Times. 2002-04-09. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2023-03-04.
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  20. ↑ Karelia, Gopi (2020-02-24). "For 30 Years, This Nagpur Man Has Rescued And Educated Children of Sex Workers!". The Better India. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
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