Mangalam Chinnaswamy (29 March 1900 – 8 November 1991) was an Indian

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administrator and lawyer. He was born in

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. He was the

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from 1977 to 1980 and Secretary from 1960 to 1965. He also served as the vice president and joint secretary for long terms. He represented India in the

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in 1965, 1973 and 1977 - 1980. A lawyer by profession, he actively practiced from 1925 till 1975. He was one of the founders of the

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(KSCA). He served as the secretary from 1953 to 1978 and as the President from 1978 to 1990. He was the treasurer and second official to the Indian tour of

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in 1967-68 and as the manager when

returned the visit two years later. MCC honoured him with a life membership in 1969. He was the driving force behind the construction of the KSCA stadium in

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. He was helped by many eminent people, was responsible in prevailing upon the Karnataka government to allot the ground for cricket in the MG Road area in 1969. This was named

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much against his wishes. He died on 8 November 1991 after a long illness.

References

* Obituary in Indian Cricket 1992 {{Authority control Chinnaswamy, M. Chinnaswamy, M. Chinnaswamy, M. Presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Cricketers from Bengaluru 20th-century Indian lawyers