G.D.Naidu (1893 – 1974)
was an eminent inventor and industrialist from Coimbatore, India. What’s
interesting about this inventor is he never studied more than the primary
level! In fact, even at an young age, he hated the system so much that the
threw mud in the face of his teachers (Twice. Back then, there were no slates
but one needed to write using fingers on sand). So, naturally he was sent out
of school and perhaps that should have been a very happy incident for our young
G.D.Naidu! It seems he was quite mischievous during his early years and he is
even believed to have lit a whole stack of hay which was kept over a cart, just
for fun
The G.D.Naidu museum and
industrial exhibition in Coimbatore contains an impressive collection of
various electrical/electronic/scientific devices and gadgets that has been in
existence since very early years to the recent times. In fact, one visit to
this museum would make you familiar with the different types of film cameras,
projection TV’s, ball point pens, floppy disks, calculators, type writers, PA
systems, printers, and many many more devices that were used right from
1930’s/40’s till today! The photos below show a few of the interesting equipments
kept on display.
G.D.Naidu was an avid
photographer and photography was his hobby and passion. If you visit his
museum, you can see the photos of a number of dignitaries who have visited the
museum (A.B.Vajpayee, Indira Gandhi, etc). In fact, he was personally invited
to the funeral procession of King George V at London and he filmed it too…
In
1940, a Phonograph was assembled and made by G.D.Naidu himself with some help
from an American firm and his own UMS. By the way, a phonograph is a device that
can record and playback sound, originally invented by Edison. Perhaps that’s
why he was called as the Edison of India!
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