Bhaskar Namdeo Adarkar | |
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Governor Reserve Bank of India | |
Order of the British Empire | |
In office 4 May 1970 – 15 June 1970 | |
Preceded by | L. K. Jha |
Succeeded by | Sarukkai Jagannathan |
Personal details | |
Born | Vengurla, Bombay Presidency, India | 18 May 1910
Died | 20 March 1988 |
Education | M.A. |
Occupation | Economist, Banker |
Known for | Governor, RBI; Executive Director, IMF |
Bhaskar Namdeo Adarkar MBE (18 May 1910[1] – 20 March 1998[2]) was the ninth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 4 May 1970 to 15 June 1970.[3] His term was the second-shortest (42 days) after Amitav Ghosh who had served for only 20 days. His term was short since he was filling in as interim before S. Jaganathan took over.[4]