Diwan Bahadur[1] Rishiyur Venkata Srinivasa Aiyar CIE (1852 – 31 March 1909) was an Indian civil servant, legislator and politician from the Madras Presidency.
Rishiyur Venkata Srinivasa Aiyar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Madras Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1902-1909 | |
| Governor | Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1852 Vaiyacalathore, Madras Presidency |
| Died | 1909 Madras |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Alma mater | Government Arts College, Kumbakonam |
| Occupation | Legislator, mathematician |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Early life and education
editSrinivasa Aiyar was born to R. S. Venkatarama Aiyar [2] and his wife, Valambal, in his maternal grandfather's house at Vaiyacalathore in 1852. He was the eldest of their four children.
Educational career
editOn completion of his studies, Srinivasa Aiyar worked as Assistant master at Wesleyan High School, Bangalore for three years and as Assistant Lecturer in Government Arts College, Kumbakonam from 1873 to 1884.[citation needed]
Provincial Civil Service
editIn 1884, he joined the Provincial civil service of Madras as an assistant in the Revenue Settlement Department.[3] He rose to become Secretary to the Commissioner of Revenue Settlement and was, in July 1896, appointed as the Director of the Department of Land Records and Agriculture in the Madras Presidency.[3] He became the Inspector General of Registration in December 1903[4][5] and was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council in November 1902 and for a second term on 30 October 1903.[6][7]
Proficiency in mathematics
editAiyar was renowned for his proficiency in mathematics[8] and was called "Euclid" or "Geometry" Srinivasa Aiyar.[9][10]
Indian National Congress
editAiyar was also associated with the Indian National Congress in its early days.[11]
Family
editHe was the paternal uncle of R. S. Subbalakshmi, a social reformer and educationist.[12]
Notes
edit- ^ The Annual Index to the Times. University of Michigan. 1907. p. 637.
- ^ Felton, Monica (2003). A child widow's story. New Delhi: Katha. ISBN 978-81-87649-91-5.
- ^ a b India Office List 1905, Pg 618
- ^ Raghavan, K. Ranga; Seshayangar Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar (1993). About Bygone Cherished Days: Life, Times, and Work of Dewan Bahadur S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar, C.I.E., and Other Distinguished Personalities. Pankajam R. Raghavan.
- ^ India Office List 1905, Pg 88
- ^ Hazell's Annual. Hazell, Watson and Viney. 1909. p. 59.
- ^ India Office List 1905, Pg 75
- ^ Ramaswami Aiyar, Chetpat Pattabhirama (1968). Biographical Vistas: Sketches of Some Eminent Indians. Asia Pub. House. p. 224.
- ^ Bhavan's Journal. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 1967. p. 51.
- ^ Chandrasekharan, K. (1969). P. S. Sivaswami Aiyer. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. p. 12.
- ^ Moin Zaidi, A.; Shaheda Gufran Zaidi (1976). The Encyclopaedia of Indian National Congress. S. Chand. p. 275.
- ^ Ramanathan, Malathi (1989). Sister R.S. Subbalakshmi: social reformer and educationist. Lok Vangmaya Griha. p. 13.
References
edit- Great Britain India Office (1905). The India List and India Office List. London: Harrison and Sons.
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