Question: Who is the first commander in chief of the army having Eastern Command after independence?

full_context: Document 1: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The Indian Army Chief in 1971 Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw had the highest respect for the fighting capability of the Pakistan Army but he did not accept the theory that they did not fight the Bangladesh war with enough vigor and zeal. In a BBC interview, he said:
Document 2: Chief of the Air Staff (India): Chief of the Air Staff is the professional head and the commander of the Indian Air Force. The position is abbreviated as CAS in the Indian Air Force cables and communication, and is usually held by a four - star air officer of the rank Air Chief Marshal. The current CAS is Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa who took office on 31 December 2016, following the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha.
Document 3: Indian Armed Forces: Indian Armed Forces Bhāratīya Saśastra Senāeṃ Emblem of Indian Armed Forces Service branches Indian Army Indian Air Force Indian Navy Indian Coast Guard Headquarters New Delhi Leadership Commander - in - Chief President Ram Nath Kovind Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee Admiral Sunil Lanba Manpower Military age 18 Conscription No Active personnel 1,443,921 (ranked 2nd) Reserve personnel 1,155,000 Expenditures Budget FY 2016: US $55.9 billion (ranked 5th) Percent of GDP FY 2016: 2.5% Industry Domestic suppliers Indian Ordnance Factories Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Bharat Electronics Limited Bharat Earth Movers Limited Bharat Dynamics Limited Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited Goa Shipyard Limited Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Mishra Dhatu Nigam Foreign suppliers Russia France Israel United Kingdom United States Italy Annual imports US $42.9 billion (2000 -- 16) Annual exports US $314 million (2000 -- 16) Afghanistan Maldives Tajikistan Nepal Bhutan Israel Oman Bangladesh Vietnam UAE Iran Thailand Kazakhstan Turkey Qatar Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia Malaysia Philippines Kyrgyzstan Indonesia Related articles History Military history of India Presidency armies British Indian Army Indian National Army Ranks Army Air Force Navy
Document 4: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan): In 1969, the title of the army command was changed from ``Commander - in - Chief ''to`` Chief of Staff'' with President Yahya Khan acting as Commander - in - Chief and General A.H. Khan as Chief of Staff. On 20 March 1972, the post was renamed as ``Chief of Army Staff ''(COAS) with Lieutenant - General Tikka Khan elevated to four star rank to be appointed as army's first chief of army staff.
Document 5: Governor-General of India: Viceroy and Governor - General of India Standard of the Governor - General Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India & the first Governor - General during the dominion period Style His Excellency Residence Viceroy's House Appointer East India Company (to 1858) Monarch of India (from 1858) Formation 20 October 1774 First holder Warren Hastings Final holder Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari Abolished 26 January 1950
Document 6: Army Training Command: The Army Training Command, abbreviated as ARTRAC, is one of the seven commands of the Indian Army. It is based at Shimla. Lieutenant General Pattacheruvanda C Thimayya is the present commander.
Document 7: West Bengal: West Bengal (/ bɛnˈɡɔːl /; Bengali: Paśchimbāṅga) is an Indian state, located in Eastern India on the Bay of Bengal. With over 91 million inhabitants (as of 2011), it is India's fourth-most populous state. It has an area of 88,752 km (34,267 sq mi). A part of the ethno - linguistic Bengal region, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (Calcutta), the seventh - largest city in India. As for geography, West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, and the coastal Sundarbans. The main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.
Document 8: Eastern Command (India): The Eastern Command of the Indian Army is one of the seven operational commands of the army. It is headquartered in Fort William in the city of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal. Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane is the current commander.
Document 9: Chief of the Army Staff (India): No. Name Rank Photo Appointment Date Left Office Unit of Commission Decorations Rob Lockhart General 15 August 1947 31 December 1947 51st Sikhs KCB, CIE, MC Roy Bucher General 1 January 1948 15 January 1949 Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) KBE, CB, MC Kodandera M. Cariappa General 16 January 1949 14 January 1953 Rajput Regiment OBE Rajendrasinhji Jadeja General 14 January 1953 1 April 1955 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) DSO
Document 10: Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs (West Bengal): Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs Emblem of India Department overview Jurisdiction Government of West Bengal Headquarters Writers' Building, Kolkata Minister responsible Mamata Banerjee, Minister for Information & Cultural Affairs Website tathyabangla.gov.in
Document 11: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan): The Chief of Army Staff (Urdu: سربراہ پاک فوج ‎ ‎) (reporting name: COAS), is a military appointment and statutory office held by the four - star rank army general in the Pakistan Army, who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and final confirmation by the President of Pakistan.
Document 12: Governor-General of India: Governor - General of India Standard of the Governor - General Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India & the first governor - general during the dominion period Style His Excellency Residence Viceroy's House Appointer East India Company (to 1858) Monarch of India (from 1858) Formation 20 October 1774 First holder Warren Hastings Final holder Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari Abolished 26 January 1950
Document 13: Bandhan Bank: Kolkata - headquartered Bandhan is the first bank to be set up in eastern part of India after Independence. Currently, the Bank has 3,667 touch points pan India consisting of 840 bank branches, 2,444 Doorstep Service Centres (DSCs) or banking outlets and 383 ATMs.
Document 14: History of Kolkata: Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta in English, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. The city was a colonial city developed by the British East India Company and then by the British Empire. Kolkata was the capital of the British Indian empire until 1911 when the capital was relocated to Delhi. Kolkata grew rapidly in the 19th century to become the second city of the British Indian Empire. This was accompanied by the development of a culture that fused European philosophies with Indian tradition.
Document 15: Governor-General of India: Upon independence in August 1947, the title of Viceroy was abolished. The representative of the British Sovereign became known once again as the Governor-General. C. Rajagopalachari became the only Indian Governor-General. However, once India acquired independence, the Governor-General's role became almost entirely ceremonial, with power being exercised on a day-to-day basis by the Indian cabinet. After the nation became a republic in 1950, the President of India continued to perform the same functions.
ground_truth: Rob Lockhart
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first commander in chief of Indian Army after independence Answer: Rob Lockhart