*📜 List of RBI Governors (1935 – Present) 📊*
1️⃣ *Sir Osborne Smith (April 1, 1935 – June 30, 1937)*
👔 First Governor | 🇬🇧 British Banker
2️⃣ *Sir James Braid Taylor (July 1, 1937 – February 17, 1943)*
📑 ICS Officer | 📈 Deputy Governor Turned Governor
3️⃣ *Sir C.D. Deshmukh (August 11, 1943 – June 30, 1949)*
🇮🇳 First Indian Governor | 🌟 Visionary Leader
4️⃣ *Sir Benegal Rama Rau (July 1, 1949 – January 14, 1957)*
✍️ Longest Tenure | 🇮🇳 Economic Strategist
5️⃣ *K.G. Ambegaonkar (January 14, 1957 – February 28, 1957)*
⏳ Interim Governor | 🏛️ Finance Secretary
6️⃣ *H.V.R. Iyengar (March 1, 1957 – February 28, 1962)*
📚 Banking Reforms Leader | 🏦 State Bank Head
7️⃣ *P.C. Bhattacharya (March 1, 1962 – June 30, 1967)*
📘 Auditor | 🔍 Policy Innovator
8️⃣ *L.K. Jha (July 1, 1967 – May 3, 1970)*
📝 PM’s Advisor | 💼 Global Diplomat
9️⃣ *B.N. Adarkar (May 4, 1970 – June 15, 1970)*
⏳ Short Tenure | 💹 Economist
🔟 *S. Jagannathan (June 16, 1970 – May 19, 1975)*
🌏 India-US Relations | 💼 Banking Expert
1️⃣1️⃣ *N.C. Sen Gupta (May 19, 1975 – August 19, 1975)*
⏳ Interim Expert | 📜 Policy Shaper
1️⃣2️⃣ *K.R. Puri (August 20, 1975 – May 2, 1977)*
🏦 LIC Chief | 💹 Economic Planner
1️⃣3️⃣ *M. Narasimham (May 3, 1977 – November 30, 1977)*
📘 Narasimham Report | 💡 Reform Architect
1️⃣4️⃣ *Dr. I.G. Patel (December 1, 1977 – September 15, 1982)*
📚 Economist | 🌍 IMF Veteran
1️⃣5️⃣ *Dr. Manmohan Singh (September 16, 1982 – January 14, 1985)*
🇮🇳 Economic Reformer | 🇮🇳 Former PM
1️⃣6️⃣ *A. Ghosh (January 15, 1985 – February 4, 1985)*
⏳ Shortest Tenure | 🎓 Scholar
1️⃣7️⃣ *R.N. Malhotra (February 4, 1985 – December 22, 1990)*
🏦 Reforms Leader | 🌟 Visionary
1️⃣8️⃣ *S. Venkitaramanan (December 22, 1990 – December 21, 1992)*
💼 Finance Expert | 🔧 Crisis Manager
1️⃣9️⃣ *Dr. C. Rangarajan (December 22, 1992 – November 21, 1997)*
📊 Policy Maker | 📘 Reforms Architect
2️⃣0️⃣ *Dr. Bimal Jalan (November 22, 1997 – September 6, 2003)*
📊 Economy Strategist | 🌍 Stability Architect
2️⃣1️⃣ *Dr. Y.V. Reddy (September 6, 2003 – September 5, 2008)*
💹 Crisis Forecaster | 🌟 Global Voice
2️⃣2️⃣ *Dr. D. Subbarao (September 5, 2008 – September 4, 2013)*
📉 Crisis Manager | 🎓 Reforms Leader
2️⃣3️⃣ *Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan (September 4, 2013 – September 4, 2016)*
📖 Academic Star | 🌍 Global Economist
2️⃣4️⃣ *Dr. Urjit Patel (September 4, 2016 – December 10, 2018)*
💡 Monetary Expert | 📊 Fiscal Strategist
2️⃣5️⃣ *Shaktikanta Das (December 12, 2018 – December 10, 2024)*
📈 Stability Leader | 📲 Digital Push
2️⃣6️⃣ *Sanjay Malhotra (December 11, 2024 – Present)*
💼 IAS Officer | 💹 Reforms and Growth Advocate
*💡 Important Facts:✍️📔*
🌟 *Longest Serving:* Benegal Rama Rau (7+ years)
⏳ *Shortest Serving:* A. Ghosh (20 days)
🇮🇳 *First Indian Governor:* Sir C.D. Deshmukh