As the Governor of the Reserve Bank in these exciting times, I owe an intellectual debt of gratitude to all the extraordinary men who led this great institution through several challenges, and made a mark in the economic history of India. Among the most distinguished of them is Dr. I.G. Patel. I am proud and privileged to be in the same lineage as him.
Special occasion I did not know Dr. Patel personally. He was already in the top echelons of the Government when I joined the civil service; when he was the Governor of the Reserve Bank I was a junior officer in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Much to my loss, our paths never crossed.