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Sam Manekshaw was born on 3 April 1914 in Amritsar to Hormizd [b] (1871–1964), a doctor, and Hilla, née Mehta (1885–1970). Both of his parents were Parsis who had moved to Amritsar from the city of Valsad in coastal Gujarat .
"According to Manekshaw": The book is Singh's recollection of what Manekshaw and other generals told him, but I will remove this. "where Manekshaw suggested immediate deployment of troops to prevent Kashmir from being captured": Page 193, last 3 lines. This was Manekshaw's message to the Cabinet as per Singh.
In 2008, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw was admitted to Wellington Hospital, Tamil Nadu. He often kept taking a name 'Pagi-Pagi' during the days of his ill-health and semi-conscious state. The doctors asked one day, "Sir, who is this Paagi?" This story is based on what Field Marshal Sam Bahadur himself narrated. In 1971, India had won the war.
Nominator(s): Matarisvan 14:26, 12 February 2024 (UTC) [] This article is about Sam Manekshaw, one of only two people promoted to the Field Marshal rank in India. I believe I have addressed all the concerns raised in the last FAR and look forward to going through the process once again, hopefully for the final time for this article.
The couple had six children over the following decade, numbering four sons and two daughters (Fali, Cilla, Jan, Sheru, Sam and Jami). Sam was their fifth child and third son. could be summarised as: Manekshaw's parents left Mumbai in 1903 for Lahore to practice medicine, where Hormizd [footnote at Hormusji:his Iranian name was Hormizd] had friends.
“Sam Bahadur,” a biopic of Indian war hero Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, is the latest feature from Meghna Gulzar. Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP Movies produced the film, which released ...
Manekshaw died of complications from pneumonia at the Military Hospital in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, at 12:30 a m on 27 June 2008 at the age of 94. Reportedly, his last words were "I'm okay!". [ 38 ]
Sam Manekshaw, an alumnus of IMA, was the first Indian to become a Field Marshal. Other graduates of IMA include the current Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and a number of past COASs including General Bipin Rawat, [111] General Vijay Kumar Singh, [112] General Bikram Singh, [113] General Deepak Kapoor [114] and General Sunith Francis Rodrigues. [115]