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 Karnataka State Cricket Association (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 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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as per 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 Bangalore 20th-century Indian lawyers