| Rabindra Kishen Hazari | |
| Birth Date: | October 21, 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Patiala |
| Death Date: | November 8, 1986 |
| Death Place: | Mumbai |
| Office: | 23rd Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India |
| Predecessor: | P N Damry |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| Nationality: | Indian |
Rabindra Kishen Hazari (1932 - 1986) commonly known as R. K. Hazari was an Indian career banker and economist who served as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1969 to 1977.
He was born on October 21, 1932, in Patiala.[1] [2]
He was the son of Autar Kishan and Chandermohini Vidya Hazari.[3]
He died on November 8, 1986, in Bombay.[4] [5]
He received MA and PhD degrees in economics.[6]
He was educated at Government College, Lahore, St. Xavier's College, Bombay and School of Economics and Sociology, Bombay University.[7]
He was a professor of economics at St. Xavier's College, Bombay (1951–1964).[8]
He was appointed Professor of Industrial Economics at the University of Bombay in 1964.[9]
In 1967, he was appointed as the editor of the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), Bombay.[10]
In 1969, he was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He is notable for being both the youngest and the longest serving Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in the history of India.[11] [12] He served as deputy governor of RBI from 27.11.1969 to 26.11.1977.[13]
His notable books include:[14] [15] [16] [17]