C. R. Srinivasan (28 November 1889 – 29 January 1962) was an Indian journalist who served as

Managing Director A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especiall ...

of the Tamil language newspaper ''

Swadesamitran ''Swadesamitran'' was a Tamil language newspaper that was published from the then Madras city from 1882 to 1985. One of the earliest Tamil newspapers and the longest in print, ''Swadesamitran'' was founded by Indian nationalist G. Subramania Iyer ...

'' from 1934 to 1962.

Early career

Born on 28 November 1889, Srinivasan graduated from the

Presidency College, Madras Presidency College is an art, commerce, and science college in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. On 16 October 1840, this school was established as the Madras Preparatory School before being repurposed as a high school, and then a gra ...

in 1910 and joined ''Swadesamitran'', a newspaper run by his maternal uncle,

A. Rangaswami Iyengar A. Rangaswami Iyengar (July 1877 – 4 February 1934) was an Indian journalist, lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Central Legislative Assembly and as the chief editor of '' The Hindu'' from 1928 till his death in 1934. He was a ...

as Manager and Assistant Editor in 1915. When Rangaswami Iyengar moved over to '' The Hindu'' in 1928, Srinivasan became the editor of the newspaper. He also became the Managing Director in 1934.

Death

Srinivasan died on 29 January 1962 at the age of seventy-two. He was succeeded as Managing Director by his son,

C. S. Narasimhan C. Srinivasan Narasimhan (25 July 1925 – 17 March 2004) was an Indian journalist who served as the Managing Director of the Tamil newspaper ''Swadesamitran'' from 1962 to 1985. He was the paper's last Managing Director and presided over its l ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Srinivasan, C. R. 1889 births 1962 deaths Presidency College, Chennai alumni Indian newspaper editors Writers from Chennai Indian male journalists 20th-century Indian journalists