Brigadier S Rajaram (Retd), an alumnus of National Defence
Academy (NDA), Pune was commissioned into the Corps of
EME in June 1980. He has served in Ambala, Rajouri, Port
Blair and Sukhna amongst other stations and held important
staff appointments before his last tenure as Dean in MCEME.
Before joining NDA, he had qualified from his school as an
Amateur Radio Station License holder but was too young then to
be issued a license in 1975. Before the expedition in 1991, he
re-applied for his license and was assigned the call-sign
VU2RJV. His keen interest in sailing in NDA earned him a
‘BLUE’ and also ‘The Best Helmsman’ trophy. Subsequently,
he won two National Championship titles in 1986 in
Enterprise Inland Sailing and Laser Class of boats and
represented India in Enterprise Class World Championships in
1992 and 1997 earning laurels for the country and the Indian
Army. The Samudra-III Expedition team was also awarded the
Admiral Ramdas Trophy for offshore Adventure Sailing of the
year in 1991. Presently settled in Chennai, he is active in
‘Amateur Radio’ and engages in social service.
