Soundararaja Iyengar Parthasarathy (died 1965) was an Indian journalist who served as

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

of ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...

'' from 1959 to 1965.

Early life

Parthasarathy was born in Madras, British India to civil servant, S. Soundararaja Iyengar. Soundararaja Iyengar was the second son of Sesha Iyengar; he was the younger brother of

S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar Diwan Bahadur Sesha Iyengar Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar (18 July 1849 – 11 December 1903) was an Indian civil servant and administrator who served as the Diwan of Baroda from 15 July 1896 to 2 October 1901. He was the elder brother of Indi ...

and the elder brother of

S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar (15 December 1859 – 12 December 1923) was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist, politician and journalist who served as the managing director of ''The Hindu'' from 1 April 1905 till his death. Ancestry an ...

. Parthasarathy had his education in Madras and joined ''The Hindu'' as sub-editor in September 1924.

Career

Parthasarathy gradually became Assistant Editor and on the death of its chief editor,

K. Srinivasan Kasturi Srinivasan (7 August 1887 – 21 June 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 ...

in 1959, became its editor-in-chief with

G. Narasimhan Gopalan Narasimhan (28 February 1916 – 5 July 1977) was an Indian journalist and entrepreneur who served as the Managing Director of ''The Hindu'' from 1959 until his death in 1977. He was a grandson of S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar, the patriarch ...

as Managing-Director. Parthasarathy served as Chief Editor until his own death in 1965. Parthasarathy was known for his moderate views. During his tenure as editor, the newspaper following a safe path and avoided controversy.

Death

Parthasarathy died in 1965 and was succeeded by

G. Kasturi Gopalan Kasturi (17 December 1924 – 21 September 2012) was an Indian journalist who served as the Editor of ''The Hindu'' from 1965 to 1991. He was a grandson of S. Kasturi Rangya Iyengar, the patriarch of the family that owns ''The Hindu''. ...

as editor-in-chief.

References

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