Pran Nath Thapar

General Pran Nath Thapar PVSM (23 May 1906 23 June 1975) was the fourth Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. The Sino-Indian War was fought during his term, in which the Indian Army fared poorly. Thapar resigned during the last stages of the war, handing charge to Lt. Gen. J. N. Chaudhuri.

Pran Nath Thapar
4th Chief of the Army Staff
In office
8 May 1961  19 November 1962
PresidentRajendra Prasad
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byGeneral Kodendera Subayya Thimayya
Succeeded byGeneral JN Chaudhuri
Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan
In office
August 1964  1 January 1969
Prime MinisterLal Bahadur Shastri
Gulzarilal Nanda
Indira Gandhi
Personal details
Born(1906-05-08)8 May 1906
Lahore, Punjab Province, British India
(now in Pakistan)
Died23 January 1975(1975-01-23) (aged 68)
White Gates, Chhatarpur, New Delhi
Military career
Allegiance British India
 India
Service/branch British Indian Army
 Indian Army
Years of service1926 - 19 Nov 1962
RankGeneral
Service numberIA-558
Unit 1st Punjab Regiment
Commands held Chief of Army Staff
Western Army
Southern Army
161st Indian Infantry Brigade
1/1 Punjab
Battles/warsWorld War II
Sino-Indian War
Spouse(s)Bimla Thapar
ChildrenKaran Thapar (son)
RelationsDaya Ram Thapar (brother)
Romesh Thapar (nephew)
Romila Thapar (niece)
Valmik Thapar (great-nephew)
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