H. V. R. Iyengar, Date of Birth, Date of Death

H. V. R. Iyengar

Indian banker

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1902

Date of Death: 22-Feb-1978

Profession: politician, civil servant, banker

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Haravu Venkatanarasimha Varadaraja "H.
V.
R.
" Iyengar CIE, ICS (born 23 August 1902) was the sixth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 March 1957 to 28 February 1962.He was a member of the Indian Civil Service, entering service on 20 October 1926.
He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1941 New Year Honours.
He served as the Chairman of State Bank of India, before his appointment as the Governor of the Reserve Bank. During Iyengar's tenure the Indian coinage system shifted from the earlier pies, paise, and anna system to the modern decimal coinage system.
During his tenure also variable cash reserve ratio and selective credit control were introduced for the first time in India.
He received the Padma Vibhushan, India`s second highest civilian honour from the Government of India in 1962.
In 2002 on his birth centenary an illustrated book Snapshots of History— Through The Writings of H V R Iyengar consisting of articles written by Iyengar after his retirement in 1962, was compiled and edited by his daughter Indira and son-in-law Bipin Patel.