S.V.Chetty was a head teacher of schools in the Fiji Islands. He was founding head teacher of Nadroga Sangam School and most prominently as principal of the multiracial Namaka Public School in Nadi, where he left a legacy of establishing a model for racial integration. Mr. Chetty was a sportsman and soccer administrator both at the district as well as the national levels.The Nadi Soccer Association won the IDC for the first time under his Presidency in 1969. He was Chairman of the Nadi Teachers Union and Executive of the Fiji Teachers Union. He was a councillor for the Nadi Town Council and contested the Nadi Open seat as an NLUP candidate in the 2006 elections.[1] Mr. Chetty was an active social and community worker in Nadi and nationally.He was founding member and later Trustee and Chairman of the Bula Festival. He was Golden Jubilee secretary for the TISI Sanagam. He was recipient of the Medal of the Order of Fiji, Justice Of Peace and the Telugu Pride Award from the Delhi Telugu Academy, India for his community service.