1983, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF). He took command of the Eastern Fleet from Rear Admiral IJS Khurana. Ramdas was promoted Vice Admiral on 1 April 1985 and appointed Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition (CWP&A). On 20 February 1986, he took over as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (DNCS). After an eighteen month stint as DCNS, Ramdas was appointed Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command. He took command from Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani at Kochi. In February 1989, he moved to Vizag as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command. On 26 January 1989, he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal. He was at the helm of the Eastern Naval Command for about twenty months. Chief of Naval Staff Ramdas was appointed the next Chief of the Naval Staff, succeeding Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni. He took over as CNS on 30 November 1990. On 30 June 1993, with General Sunith Francis Rodrigues supperannuating, he took over as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Retirement After retirement, Ramdas took up residence at Alibag. He together with his wife, then devoted themselves to a variety of left-liberal causes. The couple also intervene in military matters. They were part of the group which filed a PIL in the Supreme Court of India against the appointment of the then Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh for the post of Chief of Army Staff. The couple opposed the establishment of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu. For his efforts to demilitarise and denuclearize South Asia, and his efforts to prevent the building of the Kudankulam reactor, Ramdas was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for peace in 2004. Ramdas is also a keen sports person, enjoying cricket, golf and yachting. References Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India) Indian Navy admirals Deputy Chiefs of Naval Staff (India) Flag Officers Commanding Eastern Fleet Ramon Magsaysay Award winners Living people Recipients of the Vir Chakra Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal Indian anti–nuclear weapons activists People from Alibag Aam Aadmi Party politicians 1933 births National Defence College, India alumni Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal Indian naval attachés