Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri Chief of Air Staff (CAS), IAF
31st July 1991-31st July 1993
Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri Taking Over As chief of air staff from air chief marshal s.k. mehra
(Vayu Bhavan, New Delhi, 31st July 1991)
Reviewing the Air Force Day Parade
(Palam, New Delhi, 8th October 1991)
Suri Introduced a Tradition honouring the chief's of the Army & Navy, with a general salute at the Air Force day Parade. This tradition has Been Institutionalized by the three services since 1991.
Indian Air Force, Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
(Palam, New Delhi, 8th October 1992)
Suri With The Chief Guest, The Honourable President of India, S.D. Sharma At The Air Force Day Parade
The Air Force Day Parade, Diamond Jubilee
(New Delhi, 1992)
With President, Prime Minister & government
Suri With The Honourable President of India, S.D. Sharma
(New Delhi, 1992)
Suri With The Honourable President of India, Ramaswamy Venkataraman
(New Delhi, 1991)
Suri & Mrs Asha Suri With The Honourable Prime Minister of India, P.V. Narasimha Rao
(New Delhi, 1991)
Suri & Mrs Asha Suri With The Honourable President of India, S.D. Sharma
(New Delhi, 1992)
Suri With Mrs Sonia Gandhi
(New Delhi, 1991)
Suri With The L.K. Advani
(New Delhi, 1992)
Suri With The Honourable President of India, S.D. Sharma
(New Delhi, 1993)
Suri With The Honourable President of India, R. Venkataraman & Honourable Defence Minister Sharad Pawar
(New Delhi, 1991)
Suri With The Honourable Defence Minister Sharad Pawar
(New Delhi, 1991)
Official Visits - International
Suri On An Official Visit to the United States Of America Hosted by the Chief of staff, uSAF - General Merill McPeak
(1992)
Suri being shown the f-117 Stealth Aircraft
Suri With General Merill McPeak Chief of staff of the US Air Force (1992)
Suri In an F-16 Fighting Falcon (USA, 1992)
Suri On An Official Visit to Japan
(1992)
Suri With The Chief of the Japanese Air Force (1992)
Suri On An Official Visit to Russia
(1991)
Suri On An Official Visit to The Republic Of Iran
(1992)
Suri On An Official Visit to The United Kingdom
(1992)
Suri with the marshal of the royal air force sir peter harding, GCB
(London, 1992)
Introduction Of The Indian Air Force Song (1992)
Signed by the Honourable president of india s.d. sharma
(New Delhi, 8th october 1992)
Since the inception of the IAF post independence, the Air Force did not have a dedicated song. It was many decades later, that Suri introduced the 1st Air Force song. His main motivation for the creation of the IAF song, was to promote a further sense of identity, unity and pride for serving and retired officers, airmen and other members of the broader Air Force fraternity. The song was formally instituted in 1992 at the IAF Diamond Jubilee celebrations in New Delhi, presided over by the honourable President of India, S.D Sharma as the Reviewing Officer.
Suri instructed Air Marshal K.D. Lewis, one of the principal staff officers to the CAS, to commission an individual for this purpose. The draft English version of the song was scripted by Mrs Zora Shaw, wife of late Group Captain G.J. Shaw. Suri directed for the IAF song to be written and sung in Hindi. The first English version was changed and translated to Hindi, which then become the official IAF song. The approved final version of the IAF song was first sung by the famed Late Lata Mangeshkar. The original 1992 recording is above. Much credit goes to Air Marshal Keith Lewis and his wife Mrs. Maureen Lewis for their significant contribution towards the creation of the Air Force song.