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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = H.V.R. Iengar<br />
| image = HVR Iengar.jpg<br />
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| office1 = 6th [[Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1 March 1957<br />
| term_end1 = 28 February 1962<br />
| predecessor1 = [[K. G. Ambegaonkar]]<br />
| successor1 = [[P. C. Bhattacharya]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1902|08|23}}<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1978|2|22|1902|8|23}}<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n <br />
| spouse = <br />
| awards = <br />
| alma_mater = [[University of Mysore]]<br />[[Queen's College, Oxford]]<br />
|signature = HVR Iengar - Signature.jpg<br />
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'''Haravu Venkatanarasingha Verada Raj "H. V. R." [[Iyengar|Iengar]]''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Indian Civil Service|ICS]] (23 August 1902<ref name="Born">[http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=flonnet&rdurl=fl2012/stories/20030620002109000.htm Glimpses of the past ] Frontline Issue dated 07 - 20 June 2003</ref><ref>[http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1832330/ Dr. H V R Iyengar vs Mrs.Indira Bipin Patel on 21 September 2010] India Kanoon Retrieved 28 August 2013</ref> – 22 February 1978) was the sixth Governor of the [[Reserve Bank of India]] from 1 March 1957 to 28 February 1962.<ref>{{cite web<br />
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He was a member of the [[Indian Civil Service]], entering service on 20 October 1926.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33218|page=7137|date=5 November 1926}}</ref> He was invested as a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the 1941 New Year Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35029 |supp=y|page=7|date=31 December 1940}}</ref> He served as the [[Chairman of State Bank of India]], before his appointment as the Governor of the Reserve Bank.<br />
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During Iengar's tenure, the Indian coinage system shifted from the earlier pies, paise, and anna system to the modern decimal coinage system. During his tenure also variable [[cash reserve ratio]] and selective credit control were introduced for the first time in India. He received the [[Padma Vibhushan]], [[India]]`s second highest civilian honour from the [[Government of India]] in 1962.<ref>[http://www.archive.india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=240 Padma Vibhushan awardees] GOI Archives</ref> In 2002 on his birth centenary, an illustrated book, ''Snapshots of History— Through The Writings of H V R Iyengar'' consisting of articles written by Iengar after his retirement in 1962, were compiled and edited by his daughter Indira and son-in-law Bipin Patel.<ref name="Born" /><ref>[http://www.financialexpress.com/news/the-making-of-history-of-our-times/88220/0 The Making Of History Of Our Times] Financial Express 3 August 2003</ref><br />
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