{"id":144969,"date":"2023-10-28T13:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T07:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=144969"},"modified":"2023-10-28T13:21:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T07:51:41","slug":"sardar-km-panikkar-nib-essay-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/sardar-km-panikkar-nib-essay-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Sardar KM Panikkar \u2018NIB\u2019 Essay Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/sardar-km-panikkar-nib-essay-competition\/#Navy_NIB_Essay_Competition\" >Navy NIB Essay Competition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/sardar-km-panikkar-nib-essay-competition\/#About_the_Sardar_KM_Panikkar_%E2%80%98NIB_Essay_Competition\" >About the Sardar KM Panikkar \u2018NIB\u2019 Essay Competition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/sardar-km-panikkar-nib-essay-competition\/#Who_was_Sardar_KM_Panikkar\" >Who was Sardar KM Panikkar?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Navy_NIB_Essay_Competition\"><\/span>Navy NIB Essay Competition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral R. Hari Kumar, presented the inaugural &#8216;Navy\u2019s Intellectual Beacon&#8217; (NIB) to Commander M. Arun Chakravarthy during a brief presentation ceremony held in his chamber. Vice Admiral K. Swaminathan, the Chief of Personnel, and Commodore G. Rambabu, the Commodore of Naval Education, were also in attendance at this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_Sardar_KM_Panikkar_%E2%80%98NIB_Essay_Competition\"><\/span>About the Sardar KM Panikkar \u2018NIB\u2019 Essay Competition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/g20-thinq-the-indian-navy-quiz-sail-beyond-the-horizon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indian Navy<\/a> has introduced the Sardar KM Panikkar &#8216;Navy Intellectual Beacon&#8217; (NIB) essay competition with the <strong>goal of fostering reading, writing, critical thinking, and systematic analysis within its community.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 48%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Navy-NIB-Essay-Competition.webp\" alt=\"Navy NIB Essay Competition\" class=\"wp-image-144971 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Given the high level of professionalism that officers in the Indian armed forces must maintain, ongoing education and training are essential. Literary pursuits play a vital role in helping individuals form well-informed opinions on topics like national security, international relations, defense strategy, organizational behavior, and the management of combat forces.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Honor of Sardar KM Panikkar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This award is <strong>established in honor of Sardar KM Panikkar<\/strong>, a maritime strategic thinker who advocated for maritime awareness in India, emphasized the importance of maritime power and naval policy in India&#8217;s growth and prosperity, and tirelessly promoted these ideas. The essay competition will become a significant part of the Navy&#8217;s annual calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can participate?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All officers below the rank of Captain (equivalent to Colonel) are eligible to participate. The winner of the competition will receive a unique badge, which they can wear on their uniform for one year. This badge will be formally presented to the winner by the Chief of the Naval Staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_was_Sardar_KM_Panikkar\"><\/span>Who was Sardar KM Panikkar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sardar Kavalam Madhava Panikkar (3 June 1895), popularly known as Sardar K. M. Panikkar, was an Indian statesman and diplomat. He was also a professor, newspaper editor, historian, and novelist. He was born in Travancore, a princely state in the British Indian Empire, and was educated in Madras and at the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a stint as a professor at Aligarh Muslim University and later at the University of Calcutta, he turned to journalism in 1925 as editor of the Hindustan Times. For the next 20 years, Madhava Panikkar served the Princely States, becoming secretary to the chancellor of the Chamber of Princes. He also served as the foreign minister of the state of Patiala and as the foreign minister of Bikaner and became the dewan of Bikaner in 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Post-Independence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After India&#8217;s independence in 1947, Panikkar was appointed as India&#8217;s ambassador to China. He served in this position for four years, during which time <strong>he played a key role in negotiating the Panchsheel Agreement<\/strong>, a five-point treaty of friendship and cooperation between India and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panikkar returned to India in 1951 and was appointed as India&#8217;s ambassador to France. He served in this position for three years and then retired from diplomatic service in 1954.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books Written by him<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Panikkar was a prolific writer and published over 50 books on a variety of subjects, including history, politics, international relations, and culture. Some of his most notable books include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India and the Indian Ocean (1945)<\/li><li>Asia and Western Dominance (1953)<\/li><li>The Principles of Hindu Polity (1955)<\/li><li>The Foundations of New India (1961)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Panikkar was a highly respected figure in India and abroad. He was awarded the <strong>Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India, in 1954<\/strong>. He was also a <strong>Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panikkar died in New Delhi on 10 December 1963 at the age of 68. 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