K. Srinivasan
| Kasturi Srinivasan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kasturi Ranga Iyengar Srinivasan August 7, 1887 Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency |
| Died |
June 21, 1959 (aged 71) Madras, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Known for | journalism |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Spouse(s) | Komala Valli |
| Children | S.Radha ,S.Champakavalli, S.Parthasarathy, S.Rangarajan |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (1956) |
Kasturi Srinivasan (August 7, 1887 – June 21, 1959) was an Indian journalist and businessman. He was the eldest son of S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar.
Biography
Srinivasan was born to well-known lawyer and journalist, S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar, in August 1887. He graduated from the Presidency College, Madras and joined The Hindu, the newspaper owned by his family, at an early age. He became the Managing Director of The Hindu on the death of Kasturi Ranga Iyengar in 1923 with S. Rangaswami Iyengar as Chief Editor. In February 1934, Srinivasan took over as Chief Editor.
Srinivasan was a founder-Chairman of the Press Trust of India and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in January 1956.[1]
Srinivasan fell sick and died on June 21, 1959.
References
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "This Day That Age: dated June 22, 1959 K. Srinivasan passes away". The Hindu. June 22, 2009.
Further reading
- V. K. Narasimhan (1969). Kasturi Srinivasan. Popular Prakashan.
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