RESPECTED LEADER

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RESPECTED LEADER
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RESPECTED LEADER
DEVOTED HUSBAND AND FATHER
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RESPECTED LEADER
DEVOTED HUSBAND AND FATHER
RENOWNED AUTHOR
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RESPECTED LEADER
DEVOTED HUSBAND AND FATHER
RENOWNED AUTHOR
DISTINGUISHED WOODSTOCK ALUMNUS
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BRIGADIER KIM YADAV
THIS IS THE STORY OF
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In 1935, a young boy from Agra arrived on
Woodstocks campus.
Already ambitious at the age of 14, he was most
excited about his science courses.
His new classmates affectionately called him
Huku.
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Here during the principalship of Rev. Allen E.
Parker, Hukam Yadav witnessed a new example of
leadership and glimpsed the changing world that
lay ahead of him
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Of course, he was also busy being a student
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Tennis
Scouts
Hockey
Basketball
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His craze at present is trying to raise a
moustache and a set of sideburns
the latter are almost visible.

• The Whispering Pine,
• 1938

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• The Whispering Pine,
• 1938

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The attributes that Hukam Yadav was best known
for at Woodstock became the same qualities which
were to characterize him throughout his life
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At the age of 18, he took the Federal Service
Examination and was one of 15 cadets admitted
into the Indian Military Academy.
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In 1941, at the age of 20, he was commissioned as
Second Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of the
Indian Artillery.
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While still in his early twenties, he was
promoted to Captain and became the first Indian
to be appointed Instructor-in-Gunnery.
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His fellow officers, fond of quoting Rudyard
Kipling, began calling him Kim.
It stuck.
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During WWII, Brigadier Yadav was posted to the
Burmese front, and was soon after selected to be
Liaison Officer for Admiral Lord Louis
Mountbatten. In the same year, Brigadier Yadav
was named Aide De Camp for General Sir Montagu
Stopford.
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In 1947, Lord Mountbatten was appointed Viceroy
of India he would be the last and Brig. Yadav
was selected as his ADC.
As India neared its Independence, Brig. Yadav
found himself amidst a crucial time in history.
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It was a wonderful experience to hear Gandhiji
dilate on his favorite themes in simple but
stirring words. His affection and compassion were
always overwhelming.

• British Lions and the Indian Tigers
• Brigadier Kim Yadav

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On August 15th, at the Independence Day
Celebrations at India Gate, the huge crowd
prevented Lord Mountbatten from reaching the
flagpole, so Brig. Yadav made his way through and
unfurled the flag.
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It was the second flag to be raised in the entire
nation.
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That same year, another historic moment occurred
in Brig. Yadavs own life he married Miss Ann
Connorton, his life partner.
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Over the course of their 52-year marriage, the
two had a son, a daughter, and three
grandchildren.
My wife was a rare gem, not only a woman full of
grace, but also a person of compassion and
concern for others.

• British Lions and the
• Indian Tigers
• Brigadier Kim Yadav

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Over the next 20 years, Brig. Yadav held a wide
range of positions in his military career.
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Infantry School Instructor
First Commandant of the Jungle Warfare School
Defense Services Staff College Instructor
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Throughout his career, Brig. Yadav worked for
security, stability and the integrity of his
nation throughout India and greater Asia.
Following his retirement, he put his efforts into
family, farming, and furthering the rights of
veterans.
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He remains connected to the Woodstock community
Woodstock School Class of 1938
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I realize now that without the education at
Woodstock School I would never have held the most
prestigious and enjoyable appointments later in
life.
it was at Woodstock that I acquired the
essential skills for communicating with others in
a convincing and genial manner
I would say that my ability to communicate
effectively with my fellow human beings from
anywhere in the world was Woodstock Schools
greatest gift to me.

• British Lions and the Indian Tigers
• Brigadier Kim Yadav

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In his High School years at Woodstock, Brig.
Yadav was known for admiring the motto
Hitch your wagon to a star. Aim high hope for
great things.

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

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He has not only hoped for them
He has achieved them.
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To Brigadier Kim Yadav
alumnus and friend
We Thank You.
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