Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath
Deshmukh was the first Indian to be appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank of
India in 1943 and was part of the official Indian delegation to the 1944
Bretton Woods Conference that led to the creation of the World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund. He served as the Union Finance Minister during 1950 to 1956
under Nehru and was a founding member of NCAER’s first Governing Body. He later
served as Chairman of the University Grants Commission and Vice-Chancellor of
Delhi University, during which time he also founded the India International
Centre. He was honoured by the President of India with the Padma
Vibhushan in 1975. (Courtesy : NCAER)
Besides being an outstanding
Economist, CD Deshmukh was a well-known linguist and a scholar in Sanskrit. He
transcreated the Meghadutam of Kalidasa into English, wrote on Amarakośa :
Gems From Treasure House Of Sanskrit World and a compendium
--Saṃskr̥takāvyamālikā.
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