G. N. Chetty
Gopathi Narayanaswami Chetty | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Council of State (Imperial Legislative Council of India) | |
| In office 1930–1936 | |
| Governors‑General | E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1881 Madras, India |
| Died | 13 June 1950 (aged 68) Madras, India |
| Profession | merchant, businessman |
Diwan Bahadur Sir Gopathi Narayanaswami Chetty CIE (Tamil: கோபதி நாராயணசுவாமி செட்டி; 28 September 1881 – 13 June 1950) was an Indian merchant, landlord, politician, legislator and economist.[1]
Early life
[edit]Narayanaswami Chetty was born into the Gopathi balija family. He was the son of Gopathy Mahadeva Chetty. He was educated in Madras. He was an elected President of Madras Corporation.[2]
Public life
[edit]Narayanaswamy Chetty served as the member of the Council of State, Imperial Legislative Council of India, from 1930 to 1936. He also served as a President of the Madras Corporation. He was a member of the Joint Select Committee of the Reserve Bank of India Bill and played a pivotal role in the formation of the Reserve Bank of India.[3]
Honours
[edit]Narayanaswamy Chetty was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1929 and a Knights Bachelor in 1945.
G. N. Chetty road in T. Nagar, Chennai is named after Gopathi Narayanaswami Chetty.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ St.Martin's Press, Great Britain (2002). Who was who: 1897-2000. ISBN 9780713661255.
- ^ Olcott, H.S (1889). "The Thesophist". Thesophical Society, Adyar.
- ^ R. K. Seshadri (1992). A swadeshi bank from South India: a history of the Indian Bank, 1907-1982. Indian Bank. p. 173. ISBN 9780861313419.
- ^ "INDIAN BANK, G N Chetty Road Branch, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, BankIFSCcode.com". bankifsccode.com. Retrieved 27 March 2020.