Indian Navy Day

Indian Navy Day is celebrated on December 4th every year to honor the efforts & role of the Indian Navy in Operation Trident conducted during the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971. It is important to educate the children and the citizens of India about the significance and victory of India. The Indian Navy played a Crucial Role during the war. To commemorate the attack and to pay tribute to all the navy personnel who sacrificed their lives serving the nation, Indian Navy Day is observed.During the Indo-Pak War in 1971, Pakistan launched an attack on December 3 on Indian air bases. In response to their offensive attacks, the Indian Navy planned an attack on the night of December 4& 5, as Pakistan didn’t have the aircraft to carry out bombings.The Indian Navy targeted the Pakistan Naval Headquarters of Karachi during Operation Trident. It launched three missile boats  INS Veer, INS Nipat, INS Nirghat, and Vidyut-class boats, towards Karachi and sank three Pakistani Navy ships, including PNS Khaibar. There were Hundreds of Pakistani Navy personnel killed during the attack commodore Kasargod Pattana Shetty Gopal Rao led the whole operation of the Indian Navy. To Celebrate the success of the Indian Navy, Indian Navy Day is observed in the whole county. People wish happy Indian Navy Day to each other, marking the sign of tribute to the Navy and creating awareness about the difficulties faced by the personnel in the war.  During this day, the general public can get an opportunity to see the warships and air crafts of the Indian Naval at the Naval Festival. Indian Navy Day Theme 2022 Every year, a different theme is proposed to celebrate Indian Navy Day. The theme for Indian Navy Day 2022 is “ Swarnim Vijay Varsh”, marking 50 years of India’s Victory in Indo-Pakistan war in 1971. Last year, the Theme was” Indian Navy Combat Ready, Credible & Cohesive”.  The Indian Navy has now been transformed to improve its position in the Indian Ocean area.