Biography of late air chief marshal pratap chandra lal
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We Indians have many role models and heroes. In the post independence era, most of the heroes were eminent politicians such as Pt Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi. Today's younger generation probably has most heroes from the Indian Cricket Team or Bollywood. The people conspicuously absent in this list are military leaders. Our country has fought and won wars. In fact our country's very fabric is held intact by the armed forces. So it is not the lack of military leaders and heroes, but our lack of knowledge which has caused this. Charity begins at home, and hence in next 20 minutes I am going to speak about Air Chief Marshal PC Lal.
2. One may ask "Why Air Chief Mshl PC Lal when we have such a long list of distinguished Air Force Officers?" The answer has two aspects. Firstly, ACM PC Lal's career spanned three decades starting with WW-II and culminating with Indo-Pak War of 1971, two most important events of 20th century which shaped the world political map and demonstrated application of air power at its best. Story of his life is mostly the story of the IAF. Second and more important aspect is that it was under the able leadership of Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, that the Indian Air Force won its most decisive victory in 1971.
Pratap Chandra Lal was born in December 1917, into a family of Allahabad-based lawyers. His grandfather was a lawyer in Allahabad High Court and father, Shri Basant Lal, a government servant. It was his father's wish that PC Lal continue in the family's profession and hence he pursued his higher education in Britain. As a student, he had a keen interest in aviation. He became the youngest Indian to earn his Amateur Pilot's license at age 17, in January 1934. Having qualified for a diploma in journalism at King's College, London in 1938, Lal expected to return to full-time study of law at the Inns of Court in the fall of 1939. Before commencement of his law studies, he visited India in early 1939. On 03 Sep 39, Britain declared war against Germany. All passenger shipping to Britain was suspended and so were some of the educational courses in Britain. Hence the outbreak of war in Europe precluded his return to England. As part of Britain's efforts to strengthen India's defence in such perilous times, the government decided to expand the Indian Air Force (then one squadron of Wapitis). Consequently, everyone in India with a pilot's license was invited to join up. With inherent passion for flying, Lal decided to join the IAF Volunteer Reserve. He summed up his employment with the IAF as "I do what I like and I like what I do."
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2. One may ask "Why Air Chief Mshl PC Lal when we have such a long list of distinguished Air Force Officers?" The answer has two aspects. Firstly, ACM PC Lal's career spanned three decades starting with WW-II and culminating with Indo-Pak War of 1971, two most important events of 20th century which shaped the world political map and demonstrated application of air power at its best. Story of his life is mostly the story of the IAF. Second and more important aspect is that it was under the able leadership of Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, that the Indian Air Force won its most decisive victory in 1971.
Pratap Chandra Lal was born in December 1917, into a family of Allahabad-based lawyers. His grandfather was a lawyer in Allahabad High Court and father, Shri Basant Lal, a government servant. It was his father's wish that PC Lal continue in the family's profession and hence he pursued his higher education in Britain. As a student, he had a keen interest in aviation. He became the youngest Indian to earn his Amateur Pilot's license at age 17, in January 1934. Having qualified for a diploma in journalism at King's College, London in 1938, Lal expected to return to full-time study of law at the Inns of Court in the fall of 1939. Before commencement of his law studies, he visited India in early 1939. On 03 Sep 39, Britain declared war against Germany. All passenger shipping to Britain was suspended and so were some of the educational courses in Britain. Hence the outbreak of war in Europe precluded his return to England. As part of Britain's efforts to strengthen India's defence in such perilous times, the government decided to expand the Indian Air Force (then one squadron of Wapitis). Consequently, everyone in India with a pilot's license was invited to join up. With inherent passion for flying, Lal decided to join the IAF Volunteer Reserve. He summed up his employment with the IAF as "I do what I like and I like what I do."
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