S. H. Sarma

Vice Admiral Sree Harilal Sarma, PVSM (1 December 1922 – 3 January 2022) was an Indian Navy admiral. He was Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He later was the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command from 1 March 1977 to 2 February 1978.
Sarma was hospitalized on 22 December 2021 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha after having cardiac arrest. He died on 3 January 2022, aged 99.