'After he died the phrase that struck me most about him was that 'Sam restored the izaat of the Army'.' Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's grandson Raoul-Sam Daruwala remembers the man behind the uniform. Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's grandson Raoul-Sam Daruwala remembers the man behind the uniform.
He is suffering from renal failure and a lung infection.
An astute war planner, Manekshaw led India to victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan, which ended with the surrender of over 90,000 Pakistani armed personnel.
Ninety four-year-old Manekshaw, who had led India to victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has developed 'acute broncho pneumonia' with associated complications and his condition has been serious for the past four days, the sources told PTI.
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw died at Military Hospital in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Field Marshal S H F J 'Sam' Manekshaw, independent India's greatest military commander, would have turned 100 on April 3, 2014. To mark the occasion and to celebrate a brilliant mind and one of India's best-loved soldiers, we reproduce, with kind courtesy of the Indian Defence Review, the Field Marshal's lecture at the Defence Services College, Wellington, on Leadership and Discipline.
The time has come to recommend Field Marshal Cariappa for the award of Bharat Ratna. If others can get it, I see no reason why he should not,' the army chief said.
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Field Marshal K M Cariappa Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh The three highest-ranking military heroes of the Indian Armed Forces. They were the rarest of the rare. The bravest of the brave.
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on Monday offered his deep condolences on the passing of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.
President A P J Abdul Kalam with Field Marshal S H F J Manekshaw in New Delhi on Thursday.
Author Harinder Singh Sikka has publicly criticised filmmaker Meghna Gulzar, stating that her adaptation of his espionage novel 'Calling Sehmat' into the film 'Raazi' diminished the true spirit of his protagonist due to 'ideological bias'.
'We failed as a country because those who should have been there to say goodbye did not show up.'
'The moment the Army approved the script, they told us that they will give their full support and asked us for our full dedication.'
'The fierce competition for viewership among television channels has made them willing to disseminate such stories for a few minutes of sensation.'
Kennedy was extremely angry at how the government treated the field marshal in death. "No chief came for his burial. Defence Minister Antony sent his junior minister. Is this the way we treat our heroes Sir?," he asked.
Kennedy was extremely angry at how the government treated the field marshal in death. "No chief came for his burial. Defence Minister Antony sent his junior minister. Is this the way we treat our heroes Sir?," he asked.
On the birth centenary of late Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh on Thursday unveiled his statue at the Manekshaw auditorium in New Delhi.
On the birth centenary of late Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh on Thursday unveiled his statue at the Manekshaw auditorium in New Delhi.
Vicky reunites with his Raazi director Meghna Gulzar.
The Field Marshall has been able to receive some guests.
The body of one of India's greatest soldiers will kept at the MRC grounds in Wellington between 1100 hours and 1300 hours on Friday for the public to pay homage. From Wellington his body will taken in a gun carriage to Ooty where his funeral will be held. According to Manekshaw's family members, the body will be taken to a cemetery in Ooty, where his wife was buried.
Readers' anecdotes of when they met Sam Manekshaw.
If all had gone well, Ranveer Singh would have been working with Meghna Gulzar next, now that she has completed her film Chhapaak with his wife Deepika Padukone.
Sam Manekshaw led the Indian Army to its greatest military victory this month 46 years ago. Lieutenant Colonel A K Shinde (retd), the field marshal's doctor for 35 years, tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih about the charming man behind the soldier's uniform.
Sam had no difficulty in obtaining a seat in the Hindu Sabha College, Amritsar, to do his inter science examination in biology and chemistry, a prerequisite to qualifying for a seat in a medical college. He did well in this examination and had hoped to be sent to England, in the footsteps of his two older brothers. But his father Dr Manekshaw thought that Sam, who was then just 16, was too young to be exposed to the flesh pots of England. And this is where destiny took over
Politicians may have given a go-by to one of India's proudest soldiers, but hundreds of people thronged to India Gate in New Delhi to sign the condolence book to mark their grief on the passing away of the country's first Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw.
A condolence book for Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw kept at the Martyrs' Memorial in India Gate, New Delhi, will be open for two more days owing to tremendous public response, Defence Ministry officials said on Wednesday.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar accuses the BJP of politicizing the Dharmasthala 'multiple murders and burials' case, criticizing their protests and questioning their motives.
President Pratibha Patil released a Special Commemorative Stamp in honour of Late Field Marshal Sam Bahadur Manekshaw at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
A soldier's General, Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw crafted India's greatest military victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak war that created just not history, but also a new nation.
Lieutenant General Dipendar Singh, who was Sam Manekshaw's Military Assistant for four years, writes about the Field Marshal.
India had better be prepared. Munir could be back at our throats soon, even within the next 12 months, warns Shekhar Gupta.
The government will name an under-construction complex for warfare studies in the Delhi Cantonment after Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. "We have decided to rename the Param Vir Complex being constructed at the entrance to Delhi Cantonment as Manekshaw Centre in memory of the iconic military leader," Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor said on Monday.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a lawyer's plea, in the form of a letter, seeking directions against the Centre for alleged lapses during the state funeral of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.The Supreme Court lawyer, P L Suneja, in the letter addressed to the Chief Justice of High Court, alleged that the manner in which Manekshaw's funeral was held was 'shameful'.He pleaded that his one-page letter should be converted to a PIL.
'I am grateful that this film has happened, it makes me so proud of the country and of the Indian Army.' Brandy Batliwala, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's eldest grandchild, on the man behind the hero.
Meghna Gulzar screened her new film Sam Bahadur for friends and colleagues in the film industry in Mumbai.
'Beyond the 'sir' and the 'salute', there was a man who cared about his soldiers and that's what made him a great leader.' Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's grandson Jehan remembers the man who was the soldier's soldier.
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to travel to space in 1984. Here's what you should know about the national icon.
Defence Minister A K Antony and Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Tuesday paid tributes and laid wreaths at the cemetery of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw on his 98th birth anniversary.
