Indian Army Day 2021 will be celebrated on 15 January 2021 in India, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa’s (then a Lieutenant General) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949. He adopted the slogan ‘Jai Hind’, which means ‘Victory to India’,”. The day is celebrated in […]
