El mariscal de campo Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, MC , popularmente conocido como Sam Bahadur , fue un dirigente militar indio quién fue el primer general del ejército hindú en ser ascendido a rango de cinco estrellas de mariscal de campo. Su destacada carrera militar abarcó cuatro décadas y cinco guerras, comenzando el servicio en el Ejército indio británico en la Segunda Guerra mundial. Manekshaw llegó a convertirse en el 8.º Jefe del ejército personal del ejército indio en 1969 y bajo su orden, las fuerzas indias condujeron victoriosas campañas en contra de Pakistán en la guerra indo-pakistaní de 1971 que condujo a la guerra de liberación de Bangladesh en diciembre de 1971. Wikipedia
“The status of the field marshal of the country or the equivalent has to be unique for the nation.”
His remark to A.P.J.Abdul Kalam during a meeting in 2007.[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Turning Points, http://books.google.com/books?id=HykusumG6YkC&pg=PT26, HarperCollins Publishers, 978-93-5029-543-4, 26–]
His lecture on leadership as part of the Field Marshal KM Kariappa Memorial Lectures.
Source: [Field Marshal KM Kariappa Memorial Lectures, 1995-2000, http://books.google.com/books?id=Eux31FCNj8MC&pg=PA21, 2001, Lancer Publishers, 978-81-7062-119-5, 21–]
During Speech at Passing Out Parade of Indian Military Academy A Soldier's Duty http://worldofdefense.blogspot.in/2011/05/soldiers-duty-field-marshal-sam.html
“There will be no withdrawal without written orders and these orders shall never be issued.”
His remark on assuming command of the retreating 4 Corps during the Sino-Indian War of 1962 quoted in Sam Manekshaw, soldier, died on June 27th, aged 94, 3 July 2008, 2 December 2013, The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/11661408?story_id=11661408,
His lecture on leadership quoted in "Field Marshal KM Kariappa Memorial Lectures, 1995-2000", page=26
“If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha.”
[PREMJI, A Nomad Repaints the Globe, http://books.google.com/books?id=BatAAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA70, PartridgeIndia, 978-1-4828-1337-1, 70–]
“Then I guess Pakistan would have won (the 1971 war).”
the 1971 war His quip when asked, if he had opted for Pakistan at the time of the partition in 1947.
Source: A soldier's general, 28 June 2008, 2 December 2013, Mumbai Mirror http://www.mumbaimirror.com/news/india/A-soldiers-general/articleshow/15824703.cms,
This was a reply he gave when Indira Gandhi called him to her chamber and confronted him with the question Are you trying to take over from me? [Jayakar, Pupul Jayakar, Indira Gandhi: A Biography, http://books.google.com/books?id=gm5JGkb2rhkC&pg=PA512, 27 November 1997, Penguin Books India, 978-0-14-011462-1, 215]
His lecture on leadership quoted in "Field Marshal KM Kariappa Memorial Lectures, 1995-2000", page=28
His view on the military knowledge of politicians quoted in NRIs irked by poor Manekshaw farewell, 7 July 2008, 2 December 2013, Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-nris-irked-by-poor-manekshaw-farewell-1176337,
Quotations by 60 Greatest Indians, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology http://resourcecentre.daiict.ac.in/eresources/iresources/quotations.html,
During a lecture on leadership quoted in [Field Marshal KM Kariappa Memorial Lectures, 1995-2000, http://books.google.com/books?id=Eux31FCNj8MC&pg=PA21, 2001, Lancer Publishers, 978-81-7062-119-5, 21–]
“He was an extremely humane and approachable officer and was the epitome of a gentleman.”
Comment by Major General Shubi D Sood in “A soldier's general” in Mumbai Mirror.
To the hypothetical question where outside India I would like to stay, I said:
An Interview With The Field Marshal - Apr 03, 2016, https://swarajyamag.com/from-the-archives/an-interview-with-the-field-marshal
An Interview With The Field Marshal - Apr 03, 2016, https://swarajyamag.com/from-the-archives/an-interview-with-the-field-marshal
