Born in Madras, India on 10 March 1930, Iyer was the son of Narasimhan Iyer and Lakshmi Iyer, and was educated at the University of Bombay, at Elphinstone College, where he met Nandini Nanak Mehta who would later become his wife.
Iyer was born in Madras, India on 10 March 1930. Iyer was the son of Narasimhan Iyer. Iyer was the son of Lakshmi Iyer. Iyer was educated at the University of Bombay. This was at Elphinstone College. He met Nandini Nanak Mehta. This Nandini Nanak Mehta would later become his wife.