Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, the man behind India's victory in 1971 war with Pakistan, would have turned 105 today. Born on April 3, 1914, he was populalrly known as Sam Manekshaw.
Sam Manekshaw was the chief of Indian Army in 1971 and fought five wars during his four-decade-long military career.
He joined the Indian Military Academy on October 1, 1932, and was commissioned into the British Indian Army as the Second Lieutenant in 1934. During the World War II Manekshaw was awarded Military Cross for his gallantry.
Manekshaw was the first Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. In 1972 Manekshaw was awarded Padma Vibhushan. He died at the age of 94.
President Ram Nath Kovind took Twitter to pay his tribute. "Remembering Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw on his birth anniversary. Renowned for his leadership of the Army in the 1971 war, he is cherished as one of our finest military commanders. And remains a much loved national hero", he wrote.
People took social networking sites and paid token of gratitude to India’s greatest General. Take a look...
Here are few quotes by Sam Manekshaw
Give me a man or a woman with common sense and who is not an idiot and I assure you can make a leader out of him or her.
Professional knowledge and professional competence are the main attributes of leadership. Unless you know, and the men you command know that you know your job, you will never be a leader.
The primary, the cardinal attribute of leadership is professional knowledge and professional competence. Professional knowledge has to be acquired the hard way. It is continuous study and you never acquire it in today's fast-moving technological world that you are living in. You have to keep up with your profession whatever you are in.
A 'Yes man' is a dangerous man. He is a menace. He will go very far. He can become a minister, a secretary or a Field Marshall but he can never become a leader nor, ever be respected. He will be used by his superiors, disliked by his colleagues and despised by his subordinates. So discard the 'Yes man'.
One thing remains the same, your task and your duty. You are required to ensure the security of this country against any offence. What is that means for you? That means, that you should have to fight, a fight to win. There is no roof for losers, if you lose don't come back.
