Post-retirement
Cariappa settled down amidst greenery and nature, in his house 'Roshanara' at Madikeri in Kodagu, after his retirement from public service. He loved the environment and the flora and fauna around him. He spent a lot of his leisure time educating people about cleanliness, pollution control and other essential issues.
On 15 May 1993, Field Marshal Cariappa died in Bangalore, aged 94.
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