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{{Infobox person<br />
|name = K. Govindasamy Naidu<br />
|birth_name = K. Govindaswamy<br />
|birth_date = 12 July 1907<br />
|birth_place = [[Annur]], [[Coimbatore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1995|1|28|1907|7|12}}<br />
|occupation = entrepreneur<br />
}}<br />
'''K Govindaswamy Naidu''' (12 July 1907 – 28 January 1995), popularly known as '''KG''', was an [[industrialist]] and philanthropist from [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, India.<ref>{{cite book|title=India's new capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|first=Harish|last=Damodaran|year=2018|isbn=9789351952800|publisher=Hachette India}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Govindaswamy was born to an agricultural family in [[Coimbatore]]. He had very little formal education and worked with his father who was a highway contractor. He started his own business before he was twenty years old, after gaining experience in a grocery shop as an assistant.<br />
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==Career==<br />
In 1932, Govindaswamy started his first [[ginning]] factory. His further industrial ventures included [[ginning|cotton ginning]] and [[Spinning (textiles)|spinning]], [[weaving]] [[denim]], manufacturing [[terrycloth|terry towels]], [[casting]], manufacture of [[waterpump]]s and entertainment with an asset base of [[Indian rupee|Rs.]]2&nbsp;billion and sales of Rs. 3&nbsp;billion, of which more than 25% came from exports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kgworldwide.com/about.html|title=About us|publisher=KG|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/stock/kg-denim-ltd_kgdenim/reports|title=KG Denim|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> He adopted modern technology to revive sick units and to create employment in rural areas, he located all his factories in villages, away from the urban areas with a larger proportion of women.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/business/business-news/coimbatore-cotton-textile-empire-kg-group-k-govindasamy-success-story/articleshow/87553088.cms|title=Coimbatore cotton textile empire KG success story|publisher=Samayam|language=ta|access-date=1 November 2023|date=26 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/902411467990995484/pdf/101546-REVISED-Competitive-Cities-for-Jobs-and-Growth.pdf#page=41|title=Competitive Cities For Jobs And Growth|publisher=World Bank|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/902411467990995484/pdf/101546-REVISED-Competitive-Cities-for-Jobs-and-Growth.pdf#page=44|title=Competitive Cities For Jobs And Growth|publisher=World Bank|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref><br />
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Govindasamy donated money to religious, educational, medical and social causes. He established multiple schools, a [[G. Bakthavathsalam#KG Hospital|hospital]] with 550 beds and many temples.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kghospital.com/about-us.html|title=KG Hospital, about us|publisher=KG|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Honors==<br />
[[Saravanampatti]] Adheenam bestowed the title ''Annadhana Vallal'' on him. [[Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha]] of [[Sringeri Sharada Peetham|Sri Sharada Peetham]], [[Shringeri|Sringeri]], bestowed the title ''Dharmaveera'' on KG for his contributions to religious activities, including the funding and construction of the Sharadambal temple in 1979 at Race Course, Coimbatore.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://simplicity.in/coimbatore/english/article/1022/Legacity-Immaculate-Affinity-of-Sringeri-with-Coimbatore|title=Immaculate affinity of Sringeri with Coimbatore|date=24 September 2019 |newspaper=Simplicity|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><br />
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The [[Indian Postal Service|Department of Posts]], part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, released a special postal cover of Govindaswamy in commemoration of the centenary celebrations on 18 July 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/19/stories/2009071954300500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723080012/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/19/stories/2009071954300500.htm|url-status=dead|title=Department of Posts released a special postal cover of Naidu at Annur|date=19 July 2009|archive-date=23 July 2009}}</ref><br />
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