Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

[NutCracker]

Indian Navy ranks to be renamed as per Indian culture: PM Modi

PM Modi mentioned the role played by great Indian legend Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and he emphasized on the importance of the naval power

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[Azaad]

Lt Cdr Prerna, the first woman to command Indian Naval Warship | Who is she?

Commander Prerna Deosthale is presently the First Lieutenant of warship INS Chennai, the Indian Navy said.

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[SKC]

Indian Navy ranks to be renamed as per Indian culture: PM Modi

PM Modi mentioned the role played by great Indian legend Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and he emphasized on the importance of the naval power

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Brown Coolies on TBHP already frowning over the decision. Angrez chale gye but inhe chhor gye yahan!

 

[Corvus Splendens]

Indian Navy ranks to be renamed as per Indian culture: PM Modi

PM Modi mentioned the role played by great Indian legend Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and he emphasized on the importance of the naval power

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Doesn't coast Guard already have Indianized names for NCO ranks?

 

[Corvus Splendens]

Doesn't coast Guard already have Indianized names for NCO ranks?

Yes, so the Navik and Adhikari ranks might be copied over.

 

[binayak95]

Yes, so the Navik and Adhikari ranks might be copied over.

Ah fuck. I hate those ranks.

Officer ranks will stay but sailors will now feel like dumbfucks. Grrr

 

[Narasimh]

Ah fuck. I hate those ranks.

Officer ranks will stay but sailors will now feel like dumbfucks. Grrr

why would they feel like that?

 

[binayak95]

why would they feel like that?

Yaar look at it this way - English is considered to be an aspirational achievement, in all practicality.

Officers will be going around as leftenant and commander and your sailor be Navik instead of Leading Seaman.

Second point, I am an Odia, i dont get hindi as well as English - though it is rather close to sanskrit and thus familiar.

Your vast majority of sailors are Malyali, Tamil, Kannada, Odias
Ghanta samjhenge ranks.

The English ranks were common sensical. the name told you what their qualifications were shouldnt have been touched

 

[Narasimh]

Yaar look at it this way - English is considered to be an aspirational achievement, in all practicality.

Officers will be going around as leftenant and commander and your sailor be Navik instead of Leading Seaman.

Second point, I am an Odia, i dont get hindi as well as English - though it is rather close to sanskrit and thus familiar.

Your vast majority of sailors are Malyali, Tamil, Kannada, Odias
Ghanta samjhenge ranks.

The English ranks were common sensical. the name told you what their qualifications were shouldnt have been touched

That is what this govt wants to do.. to remove the aspirational aspect that comes with English.. decolonize the minds as they say.. If sailors are given proper context to the origins of their ranks and told about the saga of the past brave heros who wore these ranks, they might appreciate it. All these coastal states you mentioned had rich naval history and if rank names from each of their cultures is picked, they would wear it with well I hope.. btw Odia word for Navik is Nabika isn't it? Blame my wife if it isn't.. she is Odia

 

[Corvus Splendens]

That is what this govt wants to do.. to remove the aspirational aspect that comes with English.

Then the officer ranks should have been changed too. To me this looks like a veiled attempt to further widen the gap between officers and enlisted.

 

[Narasimh]

Then the officer ranks should have been changed too. To me this looks like a veiled attempt to further widen the gap between officers and enlisted.

Yes agree, should have been across the board if they were committed to decolonising.. language issue was never solved in this country and probably never will

 

[Blood+]

That is what this govt wants to do.. to remove the aspirational aspect that comes with English.. decolonize the minds as they say.. If sailors are given proper context to the origins of their ranks and told about the saga of the past brave heros who wore these ranks, they might appreciate it. All these coastal states you mentioned had rich naval history and if rank names from each of their cultures is picked, they would wear it with well I hope.. btw Odia word for Navik is Nabika isn't it? Blame my wife if it isn't.. she is Odia

To fir toh Officer ranks ko pahle change karna tha na?? This will only serve to widen the already existing gap between the officer class and the enlisted.

 

[OutForVendetta]

Brown Coolies on TBHP already frowning over the decision. Angrez chale gye but inhe chhor gye yahan!

TBHP ?

 

[NutCracker]

TBHP ?

TeamBHP I guess. Car forum

Same sample from Rundia

 

[OutForVendetta]

To fir toh Officer ranks ko pahle change karna tha na?? This will only serve to widen the already existing gap between the officer class and the enlisted.

Voh bhi ho sakta hai bhai, its not like the government has swore they wont change the ranks of officers. Changing names might seem a small enough task but asks someone who works in administration, it isnt ! I think the gov will do the same with the NCO and JCO ranks for the air force in some time as well to align with the army Person Below Officer Ranks

 

[SKC]

TeamBHP I guess. Car forum

Same sample from Rundia

Surprisingly Narayanan sirji is appreciative of the decision and others are frowning!

 

[OutForVendetta]

TeamBHP I guess. Car forum

Same sample from Rundia

oh that upper middle class "Im too good to be indian" sub. Of course they're crying. When does anyone on that sub leave a chance to mock the BJP gov

 

[Jimih]

The English ranks were common sensical. the name told you what their qualifications were shouldnt have been touched

So the English word "Petty" should be "Common-sensical" with the JCOs and NCOs?

And also the word "Seaman" doesn't makes sense when Indian Navy is also recruiting women as JCOs and NCOs.


Don't bring Indic names (it's okay), but atleast correct the English ones.

 

[Fatalis]