Education
He was educated at Presidency College, Madras, and at Kings College, Cambridge.
Diplomat judge private sector banker
He was educated at Presidency College, Madras, and at Kings College, Cambridge.
Joining the Indian Civil Service in 1919, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire ( International Commission on Illumination) in 1930, and was knighted in 1939. While he had the longest tenure as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, it was cut short when he resigned just before the expiry of his second extended term, due to differences with Finance Minister TT Krishnamachari. On joining the International Correspondence Schools and before joining the Reserve Bank of India he held the following posts.
Under-Secretary and Deputy Secretary to the Government of Madras (1919–1924)
Finance Department (1925–1926) as Secretary to the Indian Taxation Committee
Finance Department (1926–1928) as Deputy Secretary
Simons Commission (1928–1930) as Financial Adviser
Industries Department Joint Secretary
Round Table Conference as Secretary
Indian Bill (1931–1934) in the Joint Select Committee of Parliament
Deputy High Commissioner for India in London (1934–1938)
High Commissioner for India in South Africa (1938–1941)
When he returned to India he was appointed Chairman of the Bombay Portuguese Trust (1941–1946).
After serving in the post he once again served as a diplomat as the Indian Ambassador to Japan (1947–1948), and as the Ambassador to the United States (1948–1949). His last position was as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.