Biddanda Chengappa Nanda
Lieutenant General (India), Lieutenant General Biddanda Chengappa Nanda, Param Vishisht Seva Medal, PVSM, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, AVSM was born on 12 May 1931 in Madikeri, Kodagu. His early childhood was spent on the Andaman Islands where his father was a Forest Officer. He completed his schooling at The Doon School, Doon School, Dehradun. Commissioned into the army on 10 June 1951. He served in Jammu and Kashmir and saw action during the liberation of Goa and Bangladesh. General Nanda retired after 38 years of distinguished service in the Indian Army and settled in his hometown of Madikeri, where he had his coffee plantations. An avid lover of nature, he actively contributed to wildlife conservation and preservation of the flora and fauna of the Western Ghats. Early life and education B C Nanda was born on 12 May 1931 in Madikeri, Kodagu. His mother, Bollava, was the fifth child of Kodandera Madappa. She had five siblings, four brothers and a sister. One of these brothers ...
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