S. Venkat Raman
Rear Admiral Sai Venkat Raman, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area. He earlier served as the Commandant of the Naval War College, Goa.
Naval career
Raman was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 January 1990, after attending the National Defence Academy. He is a specialist in Communications and Electronic Warfare. He spent his early years onboard frontline warships as the communications officer. He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.Raman commanded the Talwar-class stealth guided missile frigate. He attended the Higher Defence Management Course at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad. He served as the executive officer and the principal warfare officer of the lead ship of the aircraft carrier.
Raman served as the Fleet Communications Officer of the Western Fleet. As a Commodore, he served as the head of the Directorate of Naval Intelligence. For his tenure as Principal Director Naval Intelligence, he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2019.