Governor: Who was S Venkitaramanan? Former RBI chief, inspired Manoj Bajpayee's character, saved India during 1991 economic crisis

Manoj Bajpayee's character in Governor is based on S. Venkitaramanan, 18th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, who pledged India's gold reserves to secure emergency foreign loans when the nation grappled with a severe balance of payments crisis and critically depleting foreign exchange reserves.

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