B. N. Adarkar

Bhaskar Namdeo Adarkar
Governor Reserve Bank of India
Order of the British Empire
In office
4 May 1970  15 June 1970
Preceded byL. K. Jha
Succeeded bySarukkai Jagannathan
Personal details
Born(1910-05-18)18 May 1910
Vengurla, Bombay Presidency, India
Died20 March 1988
EducationM.A.
OccupationEconomist, Banker
Known forGovernor, RBI; Executive Director, IMF

Bhaskar Namdeo Adarkar MBE (18 May 1910 – 20 March 1998) was the ninth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 4 May 1970 to 15 June 1970. His term was the second-shortest (42 days) after Amitav Ghosh who had served for only 20 days. His term was short since he was filling in as interim before S. Jaganathan took over.