Indian Navy Day: 04 December

Indian Navy Day: 04 December

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Category : Important Days Published on: December 04 2021

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  • Every year on December 4th, India celebrates Navy Day to recognise the role and accomplishments of the Indian Navy.
  • The day was chosen to commemorate the launch of Operation Trident against Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War in 1971.
  • The theme of the year 2021 is ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ as a part of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the victory in the 1971 war.
  • The Indian Navy is the naval branch of India's Armed Forces, with the President of India serving as Commander-in-Chief.
  • In 1612, the East India Company founded the Indian Navy. It was later renamed the Royal India Navy, and it was reconstituted as the Indian Navy in 1950 after the country's independence.
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Maratha Emperor, is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Navy."
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