Captain G. R. Gopinath, the Managing Director of Air Deccan is a graduate of the prestigious National Defence Academy and has served the Indian Army. He is considered the father of low cost air travel in India. He created a whole new market when he launched India's first low cost airline Air Deccan. A recipient of the prestigious ROLEX Award for Ecological site farming and the WIPRO PRSI Award. Air Deccan is an airline based in Bangalore, India. ... The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of India and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. ...