Admiral 'Miki' Roy, who passed away last week. will be long remembered for his varied and valuable contribution to the Indian Navy and the nation.
A sailor-scholar, he was a pioneer of the Navy's aviation arm, served as an effective naval intelligence professional in the 1971 war for Bangladesh and laid the foundation for India to embark on nuclear submarine propulsion, thereby enhancing the credibility of the national strategic quiver.
Hailing from East Bengal, his early years were spent in Tamil Nadu where his father served as the Deputy Conservator of Forests in the Madras Presidency. The young Roy left for the UK for naval training in early 1946 and served on Royal Naval ships. He was later selected to join the fledgling fleet air arm of the Indian Navy and qualified as an observer and an anti-submarine warfare specialist.
03/06/13 C. Uday Bhaskar/Indian Express
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A sailor-scholar, he was a pioneer of the Navy's aviation arm, served as an effective naval intelligence professional in the 1971 war for Bangladesh and laid the foundation for India to embark on nuclear submarine propulsion, thereby enhancing the credibility of the national strategic quiver.
Hailing from East Bengal, his early years were spent in Tamil Nadu where his father served as the Deputy Conservator of Forests in the Madras Presidency. The young Roy left for the UK for naval training in early 1946 and served on Royal Naval ships. He was later selected to join the fledgling fleet air arm of the Indian Navy and qualified as an observer and an anti-submarine warfare specialist.
03/06/13 C. Uday Bhaskar/Indian Express
