Gopalaswamy Doraiswamy Naidu , Gorur Ramaswamy Gopinath

                                      Gopalaswamy Doraiswamy Naidu


Gopalaswamy Doraiswamy Naidu was an Indian engineer and inventor. He is commonly referred to as the ‘Edison of India’ for his significant contributions to the fields of technology, industry and development.
            G.D.Naidu was born on March 1893 in Kalangal, India. He was a mischievous child at school and was frequently punished for his habit of hurling sand at teachers during classes. He once lit a stack of hay on fire, simply to see what would happen. Overtime, Naidu would come to appreciate the importance and value of a proper and comprehensive education.

The significant moment of Naidu’s life came when he was still a youngster. A foreigner had ridden through the village of Kalangal on a motorcycle. The majority of the people in the village ignored the foreigner but for Niadu, this sight of the motorcycle – cutting the silence of the village with the roar of its churning dust in its wake was inspiring. Naidu kept an eye out at all times for another glimpse of the vehicle and felt desperate. He left behind the tranquil peace of his village in search of technology and modern achievements.
            Coimbatore was a city ripe with opportunity, and Naidu wasted no time. The first thing he did was got a job as a waiter to accomplish his dreams, and so worked diligently and saved money. He tracked down the foreigner and succeeded in getting the motorcycle for 400 rupees from him. He picked up the habit of riding the trains from city to city. He relished the ability to travel so quickly. He became familiar with how the engine operated, in procuring a job as a mechanic.
            In 1920 Naidu expanded his horizons and set up his own business. He also dabbled in the cotton business. Overtime his transport business expanded and UMS, (Universal Motor Service) of public transport vehicles in the country. His passion for technology extended to cameras and film. He filmed the funeral of King George in London. He even secured manufacturing razors contracts with Adolf Hitler. He tried his hand at politics, but lost the 1936 provincial General elections. He was gifted a Rolls-Royce car, making him one of the very few and elite Indian’s who possessed such a statement of wealth.
In his mid-forties, he collaborated with D.Balasundaram to create India’s first indigenous motor. A company within Naidu’s group, called National Electric works, made the motor in 1937. He continued to invent, creating an electric razor that was manufactured in Germany.
            In 1941, he invented five-valve radios, focused on camera equipment, created a distance adjuster for film cameras. He had piqued his interest in agriculture to identify new forms and varieties of cotton, maize and papaya. He apparently had the entire building within eight hours time. It was a source of curiosity for Sir C.V. Raman and Mokshagundam Visvesvaraiah.

            G.D. Naidu began setting up several charitable and philanthropic foundations that helped under privileged sections of society. Despite his dislike for studies, he firmly believed the importance of education and made it his mission to set up the first polytechnic in India. It was later called Hope College, in Coimbatore. He was so passionate about education that in 1945 he was made the principal of the college (Government College of Technology). On 4th January 1974, Naidu passed away.  In the words of Sir C.V. Raman, G.D. Naidu was a great educator, an entrepreneur, a warm-hearted man and truly a man in millions.

First motor made in India in 1937 by G. D. N

 

In 1937, the first engine produced in India, was removed by the company of the group UMS by G D Nassim called National Electric Works. This created a revolution in the Coimbatore and led to the establishment of the number of small industries that produce bombs and engines. Now, Coimbatore is called the bomb city of Asia. Coimbatore's engine and pump industry offers two-thirds of Indian needs.

Among his other inventions were super thin blades, a distance for film cameras, a fruit juice extractor, an inviolable voting recording machine and a kerosene fan. In 1941, he announced that he had the ability to manufacture five-valve radio systems in India in just RS 70/-a system.

Two-seater petrol engine, built by G. D.N

 

In 1952, the two-seater gasoline engine car (which costs a single RS 2000/-) rolled. But production stopped later because of the government's refusal to grant the necessary permission. He wanted some precision blades/knives (he learned technique during one of his visits to Germany), but the government gave the license to make it to other people. It seems that some of these discards have destroyed him some of his inventions in frustration and perhaps even disheartened the great innovator who might have done much more. His inventive step was not limited to machines. It is said that he has grown ten-foot cotton plants, coconut trees that were 3 feet, plants with high yields with perfect organic methods for plants, which made it possible what Sir C V Raman called "" "botanicals". He also showed building houses within twenty-four hours at a cheaper price.

Despite some rejection of the government, he was warm, smiling, helping others and maintaining a positive attitude towards life. He was also a educator who initiated two world-class institutions in the year 1945, "Sir Arthur Hope College of Technology" and "Sir Arthur Hope Polytechnic". He gave the two institutions to the government. The two universities are now known as "the Government College of Technology (GCT)" and "the École Polytechnique de Coimbatore". Today, GCT is one of the first level engineering institutes in India.

 

G. D. Naidu has named his bus as a universal engine service and this service is offered with the spirit of the friendliness of the people. If a bus is troubled, G. D. Naidu will send another vehicle as soon as possible to repair it. This created a very good name for the Coimbatore people. The growth of the U.M.S. bus is very fast.

G. D. Naidu went to Europe to spend his summer time at 1932. G. D. Nassim went to the Marshalls and the cities Hanavel first in Germany. G. D. Naidu had the opportunity to see the scientific research centres in Germany. G. D. Nassim also went to the city of "Heilbronn" in Germany. Finally, he tested the manufacturing process of electric razors. The success of this research has brought a boost in their level of confidence in the invention of electric razors, which shaves the users more than the other options on the international market. He collected the knowledge in the research centres located in Germany. He also met with the engineers and discussed their ideas with them.

G. D. Naidu was an avid photographer and photography was his hobby and passion. 1935 he personally filmed the funeral of King George V in London. In 1936, he met Adolf Hitler in Germany (still photos of the Führer). Among the Indian pillars that captured the camera of G D Naidu were Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Subbash Chandra Bose. G D Naidu remained a stranger in politics, despite the response and lost in the 1936 provincial parliamentary elections. It was a car equipped with Rolls-Royce and was the only one I had back then. During his travels abroad, Nassim always seemed to gain the appreciation of his innovations and his unity of the person.

 

 

G. D. Naidu (Gopalaswamy Doraiswamy Naidu) was a major inventor, engineer, educator and industrialist of the Coimbatore. His contributions were mainly industrial, but they also cover the fields of electrical engineering, mechanics, agriculture (hybrid culture) and automotive. It was also called Edison from India. You may be wondering why this man named Edison from India, but if you end reading this article you will understand the deep meaning behind this title.

SHORT NOTE :

G. D. Nasri was born on 23, 1893, in Kalangal, near Coimbatore. He only had elementary schools, but was distinguished as a versatile genius. G. D. Naidu has created problems for classmates, teachers at the time of their school life. In fact, even at an early age, he hated the system so much that he threw mud into his professor's face. So, of course, he was sent out of school and maybe it should be a very happy incident for our young G. D. Naidu!

Since childhood he has been interested in machines and motor vehicles. Once an English income agent Lanka Shyel came into its engine cycle. G. D. Naidu has not seen a motor cycle until Shyel has arrived in his hometown. One day the vehicle was in trouble. To solve the problem, Shyel ordered a certain amount of gasoline and a rag of waste from G. D. Naidu. He had given them and looked at him attentively. He remembered how Shyel rode this vehicle. This incident made the G. D. Naidu more curious on motorcycles. He also created an interest in seeing the life of the city. G. D. Naidu decided to leave and walked about sixteen miles. Finally, G. D. Naidu reached Coimbatore.

The atmosphere of the city created a different expectation in the spirit of G. D. Naidu. The buses, trains, motor vehicles, shops and the way of life of the Coimbatore have left it there. G. D. Naidu needs a little work, so he thought to work in a hotel in Coimbatore. Naidu had a small sum of salary. He saved the money for his own purpose. Finally, with a considerable amount of money, G. D. Naidu arrived in the house of Lanka Shyel. He asked this vehicle for a price

 

                               Gorur Ramaswamy Gopinath

Gorur Ramaswamy Gopinath is an entrepreneur and founder of the Indian airlines Air Deccan. He is a retired captain of the Indian Army, an author, a politician, and a multi millionaire, and he is considered by many to be a pioneer for low-cost air travel within India.

G.R. Gopinath was born on 13 November 1951 in the village of Gorur, in Karnataka, India. His father was a school teacher and a farmer. Due to living in a village in Karnataka, Gopinath attended a Kannada-medium school till fifth standard. As the headmaster informed all the students that an admissions examination was going to be held in their school for those wishing to later join the Defense Forces, he appeared for the test. Unfortunately, the examination was in English, so he failed in the examination. On discovering the paper was in English, the headmaster wrote a stern letter to the Ministry of Defense in Delhi. He even went so far as to challenge the validity of the examination, questioning why the ministry believed intelligence meant understanding English. This yielded good result as Gopinath and some of the other boys were invited to take the exam and they got through the exam with flying colors. He learnt an important lesson from his headmaster, one has to be proactive and try as hard as possible to steer things one’s way.
Gopinath joined the Sainik School, Bijapur, where the level of education was greater. He was chanced to serve as a captain in the Indian Army in several places in North India. He was part of the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971. Gopinath was among the many other members of the Indian Army who were involved in trying to diffuse the situation. The war eventually ended with the declaration of separate Bangladesh in December 1971. He travelled across the land of opportunity during his vacation. The trip to U.S. set a good example of the grit and confidence that he would later put to good use in India.
The active part of his life in the Indian Army came to an end when Gopinath resigned from his job. He returned home with little more than six thousand rupees. With the money he had a deal with his uncle and purchased ten acres of land. He took to farming and bear with the odds of life before meeting with success. His grit and determination paid off. He also met a woman and ended up marrying her during this period of time. He was the recipient of the Rolex Laureate Award, for establishing an ecologically sustainable sericulture farm.
Gopinath began to branch out and show his penchant for being proactive. He secured a deal with Royal Enfield and was able to start a business called Malnad Mobikes and also opened a hotel in Hasan. He was a man of numerous talents, started writing and frequently contributing articles in Kannada for magazines and agricultural publications. His experience led to him to start new ventures – Water Resource Management consultancy and supplying Irrigation systems.
Gopinath decided to try and tackle the world of politics. While helping his daughter with her education, he was exposed to major community issues including poverty and problems with Bangalore’s infrastructure. He met with several influential community leaders and over time invited by the Bharatiya Janata Party. However his first electoral foray was a disaster. He backed out of politics.
Colonel A.J. Sam was a pivotal figure in Gopinath’s life and a good friend in the army. After resigning, he had taken a freelance job as a helicopter pilot. Gopinath saw the value of such training and pictured the ease with which helicopters could transport vehicles, men and materials easily from one place to another. He decided to go into the transport business. He, A.J.Sam and Colonel Jayanth Poovaiah agreed to set up the business together, company named Deccan Aviation, the low-cost airline in 2003.
In 2006 Gopinath was knighted with the Chevelier de la Legion d’Honneur, the highest civilian award conferred by the French government. In 2007, Vijay Mallya, sensing the great potential in Air Deccan, met with Gopinath and together they decided to merge Air Deccan with Mallya’s airlines, Kingfisher Airlines. Since then, Gopinath has founded Deccan charters and Deccan 360, which focuses on cargo and the express logistics business. The future lies wide open to such great entrepreneurs like Gorur Ramaswamy Gopinath.