Diwan Bahadur Sir Gopathi Narayanaswami Chetty ( ta, கோபதி நாராயணசுவாமி செட்டி; 28 September 1881 – 13 June 1950) was an Indian merchant, landlord, politician, legislator and economist.

Early life

Narayanaswami Chetty was born into the Gopathi balija family. He was the son of Gopathy Mahadeva Chetty. He was educated in Madras. He was an elected President of Madras Corporation.

Public life

Narayanaswamy Chetty served as the member of the Council of State, Imperial Legislative Council of India, from 1930 to 1936. He also served as a President of the Madras Corporation. He was a member of the Joint Select Committee of the Reserve Bank of India Bill and played a pivotal role in the formation of the

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Honours

Narayanaswamy Chetty was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1929 and a

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in 1945. G. N. Chetty road in

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is named after Gopathi Narayanaswami Chetty.

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