G.D. Naidu was born at Kalangal, Coimbatore on 23 March 1893 in Kalangal village of Coimbatore district in the state Tamil Nadu, India.He was the son of a farmer.His childhood years were spent getting in trouble at school.He disliked attending lessons and was punished frequently for his habit of hurling sand at teachers during class. Early life Vehicle G.D.Naidu purchased from the British and learnt assembling Naidu obtained work as a waiter in a hotel in Coimbatore with the intention of saving sufficient money to buy a motorcycle that he had seen. After getting the vehicle he spent time dismantling and re-assembling it and later became a mechanic. He began his transport business in 1920, with the purchase of an automobile coach. He drove it between Pollachi and Palani. In a few years, his Universal Motor Service (UMS) owned the most efficient fleet of public transport vehicles in the country.[5] In 1937, the first motor to be produced in India, was brought out from G. D. Naidus factory NEW (National Electric Works) at Peelamedu, Coimbatore
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