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Rear Admiral B. Dasgupta took over command of the sword arm of the Indian Navy, the Eastern Fleet, from Rear Admiral S.V. Bhokare, at an impressive ceremony held on October 14, 2016, at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam.
Rear Admiral Dasgupta, a specialist in navigation and aircraft direction, is a graduate of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, and has undergone the command and staff course at Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is an alumni of Army War College, Mhow, where he has undergone higher command course. In addition, the Flag Officer holds a master’s degree in defence and strategic studies from the Madras University.
The Flag Officer has commanded INS Viraat, INS Tabar, INS Karmukh and INS Nishank. He has also held various prestigious staff and operational appointments including Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet, NA to the Chief of the Naval Staff, Directing Staff at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and Commander Work up at Indian Naval Work UP Team. Prior taking over the command of Eastern Fleet, the Flag Officer was serving as Chief Staff Officer (Operations) of the Western Naval Command.