The Grandson of Field Marshal Maneckshaw Speaks

This was received via email from my kaka Keki P. Wadia. It’s a message from Field Marshal Sam Maneckshaw’s grandson. Makes wonderful reading

It’s been an overwhelming few weeks for us as a family, and now, I shall tell you about the man I knew, the man behind the one you all knew as Field Marshal [...]

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Passes Away

Iconic former Army Chief Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who died in the wee hours on Friday, was given the final salute in a state funeral and laid to rest with full military honours. ( Watch )
As a 17-gun salute boomed, the body of Manekshaw (94) was buried in a Parsi graveyard adjacent to the [...]

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Coma

The Indian Army’s first and only surviving Field Marshal, Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw is fighting for his life at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral) in Wellington in Tamil Nadu.
CNN-IBN Defence Correspondent reports, “Sam has moved in to coma following complications with lung ailment. He is in the ICU of the Army’s Wellington hospital [...]