osborne smith was the first indian governor of rbi.
osborne smith was the first indian governor of rbi.
who is the first indian governor of rbi?
osborne smith
the inaugural officeholder was the britisher sir osborne smith(1 april 1935), while c. d. deshmukh(11 august 1943) was the first indian governor.on december 12, 2018,shaktikanta das, who was the finance secretary with the government of india, begins his journey as the new rbi governor, taking charge from urjit r patel.
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bullet::::- baron sinha. created in 1919 for satyendra prasanno sinha, 1st baron sinha of raipur, and the only british hereditary peerage ever created for a person of indian origin. the son of a zamindar, sinha was a successful london-educated barrister who in 1908 became the first indian to be appointed as advocate-general of bengal, and became the first indian member of the governor-general's executive council in 1909. he represented india at the versailles peace conference in 1919. knighted in the 1915 new year honours, he became the first indian parliamentary under-secretary of state for india in 1919. lord sinha also became a member of the imperial privy council. he became the first indian governor of bihar and odisha in 1920, the first indian to be appointed a provincial governor by the british; however, he retired on health grounds in 1921 and died in 1928. the title is currently held by his great-grandson, arup kumar sinha, 6th baron sinha, though he is currently not officially registered with the british college of arms.
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