▁attended ▁the ▁National ▁Def ence ▁Academy , ▁P une ; ▁Def ence ▁Services ▁Staff ▁College , ▁Well ington ; ▁and ▁Naval ▁War ▁College , ▁New port . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁L uth ra ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁executive ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁has ▁commanded ▁three ▁war ships ▁including , ▁IN S ▁Kh uk ri , ▁IN S ▁Tal war ▁and ▁IN S ▁V ira at . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Navigation ▁officer ▁of ▁many ▁war ships ▁including ▁ ▁IN S ▁Bet wa , ▁IN S ▁Dun ag iri , ▁IN S ▁G om ati ▁and ▁IN S ▁V ira at . ▁His ▁staff ▁appoint ments ▁include ▁Deput y ▁Naval ▁Att ach é ▁at ▁High ▁Commission ▁of ▁India , ▁London ; ▁Fle et ▁N avig ating ▁Officer ▁of ▁Western ▁Fle et ; ▁Command ▁Pl ans ▁Officer ▁at ▁H Q , ▁Eastern ▁Naval ▁Command ; ▁Princi pal ▁Director ▁Naval ▁Pl ans ; ▁Ass istant ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Staff ▁( Policy ▁& ▁Pl ans ); ▁Flag ▁Officer ▁Command ing ▁Western ▁Fle et ; ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations ; ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁Integr ated ▁Def ence ▁Staff ▁( Oper ations ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁FO C - in - C ▁of ▁Southern ▁Naval ▁Command ▁before ▁being ▁appointed ▁as ▁FO C - in - C ▁of ▁Western ▁Naval ▁Command . ▁ ▁Ama z ingly , ▁Gir ish ▁L uth ra ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁gift ed ▁singer ▁as ▁well . ▁He ▁rendered ▁the