James Braid Taylor (1937–1943) 

K. G. Ambegaonkar (1957–1957) 

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Osborne Smith (1935–1937)

He was the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

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C. D. Deshmukh (1943–1949) 

He was the first Indian to be appointed as the Governor of RBI. 

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Benegal Rama Rau (19491957) 

Rau served as the Governor during a critical period when the Indian financial system was being restructured. 

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K. G. Ambegaonkar (1957–1957) 

He served as the Governor for a brief period. 

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H. V. R. Iyengar (1957–1962)

Iyengar took over as the Governor after Ambegaonkar. 

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P. C. Bhattacharya (1962–1967)

He served as the Governor during a period of economic challenges. 

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L. K. Jha (1967–1970)

Jha was the Governor during a time of economic changes and nationalization of banks. 

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B. N. Adarkar (1970–1970)

Adarkar served as the acting Governor for a short period. 

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S. Jagannathan (1970–1975)

He served as the Governor during a challenging economic period. 

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N. C. Sen Gupta (1975–1977)

He served as the Governor during a challenging economic period. 

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K. R. Puri (1977–1977)

Puri served as the acting Governor for a brief period. 

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M. Narasimham (1977–1977)

Narasimham served as the acting Governor. 

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Dr. I. G. Patel (1977–1982)

Patel was an influential figure in the Indian financial system. 

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Manmohan Singh (1982–1985)

Before becoming the Prime Minister of India, Singh served as the RBI Governor. 

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A. Ghosh (1985–1985)

Ghosh served as the acting Governor for a short duration. 

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R. N. Malhotra (1985–1990)

Malhotra served as the Governor during a period of economic reforms. 

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S. Venkitaramanan (1990–1992)

Venkitaramanan was the Governor during a time of economic challenges. 

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C. Rangarajan (1992–1997)

Rangarajan played a crucial role in economic reforms and liberalization. 

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Dr. Bimal Jalan (1997–2003)

Jalan served as the Governor during a period of economic stability. 

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Y. V. Reddy (2003–2008)

Reddy served as the Governor during a period of economic growth and financial stability. 

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D. Subbarao (2008–2013)

Subbarao served as the Governor during a challenging global economic environment. 

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Dr. Raghuram Rajan (2013–2016)

Rajan played a key role in stabilizing the rupee and implementing financial reforms. 

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Urjit Patel (2016–2018)

Patel served as the Governor during a period of demonetization and economic changes. 

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Shaktikanta Das (2018–Present)

As of my last knowledge update in January 2022, Shaktikanta Das is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. 

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