C. S. Ranga Iyer (1895–1963) was an Indian journalist, politician, Indian independence activist and social reformer.

Personal life

C. S. Ranga Iyer was born in the

Madras Presidency The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India and later the Dominion of India. At its greatest extent, the presidency i ...

in 1895. He had his education in Madras Presidency and on completion of his education, started a career as a journalist. He served as the editor of the English-language newspaper ''The Independent''. During this period, he wrote ''Father India'', a parody of Katherine Mayo's ''

Mother India ''Mother India'' is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. A remake of Khan's earlier film '' Aurat'' (1940), it is the story of a poverty-stricken village wo ...

''. Ranga Iyer was also active in politics and served as a member of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

until his expulsion in 1929.

In the Imperial Legislative Council

Ranga Iyer was elected to the

Imperial Legislative Council The Imperial Legislative Council (ILC) was the legislature of British Raj, British India from 1861 to 1947. It was established under the Government of India Act 1858 by providing for the addition of six additional members to the Governor General ...

in 1923. In 1929, he proposed the ''Untouchability Abolition Bill'' in the Imperial Legislative Council but later withdrew his proposal reasoning that prominent members of the Congress as

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...

and

Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a pr ...

were opposed to the bill.

Works

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ranga Iyer, C. S. 1895 births 1963 deaths 20th-century Indian journalists Indian National Congress politicians Members of the Imperial Legislative Council of India Indian social reformers