C. V. Karthik Narayanan

C. V. Karthik Narayanan (1938 to 2017) was an Indian automotive industrialist and a literary translator. He founded and oversaw Standard Motor Products of India, known as STAMPRO, the maker of the Standard marque of cars, and he later merged its operations with those of A. C. Muthiah, a step the article credits with making Chennai a leading centre of ancillary automotive manufacturing and services. In later life he chaired UCAL Automotive Services and served as a director of TVS Group companies managed by Suresh Krishna. He was president of the Automotive Research Association of India and of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, and he played a central part in the Confederation of Indian Industry as a member of its National Council and as chairman of its Southern Region. He was a member of the Senate of Annamalai University, a trustee of the Music Academy, and Honorary Consul of Serbia. He also translated Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan saga into English.