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	His brother, Diwan Bahadur [[S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar]], C. I. E, served as the Inspector General of Registration in the [[Madras Presidency]].<ref name="madrasleadersp43">[[#Some Madras Leaders\|Some Madras Leaders]], Pg 43</ref> Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar who in 1893, wrote ''Memorandum of Progress of the Madras Presidency during the last forty years of British administration'' to refute the charges of economic exploitation made by nationalists.<ref name="madrasleadersp43" />		His eldest brother, Diwan Bahadur [[S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar]], C. I. E, served as the Inspector General of Registration in the [[Madras Presidency]].<ref name="madrasleadersp43">[[#Some Madras Leaders\|Some Madras Leaders]], Pg 43</ref> Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar who in 1893, wrote ''Memorandum of Progress of the Madras Presidency during the last forty years of British administration'' to refute the charges of economic exploitation made by nationalists.<ref name="madrasleadersp43" /> Yet another elder brother, Soundararaja Iyengar, was the father of [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] awardee [[T. Brinda]], and he was Deputy Collector in Madras and Kumbhakonam, and was associated with Madras Music Academy. The Music Academy confers an award in the memory of Kasturi Ranga Iyengar. <ref>https://www.jkyog.org/janamashtami-2020</ref>

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'''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 in December 1923.

== Ancestry and family ==

His brother, Diwan Bahadur [[S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar]], C. I. E, served as the Inspector General of Registration in the [[Madras Presidency]].<ref name="madrasleadersp43">[[#Some Madras Leaders|Some Madras Leaders]], Pg 43</ref> Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar who in 1893, wrote ''Memorandum of Progress of the Madras Presidency during the last forty years of British administration'' to refute the charges of economic exploitation made by nationalists.<ref name="madrasleadersp43" />

== Early life ==

Kasturi Ranga Iyengar was born on 15 December 1859 in the village [[Innambur]] in [[Kumbakonam]]. On completion of his education, he moved to [[Coimbatore]] to commence practice as a lawyer.<ref name="madrasleadersp43" /> He set up a prosperous vocation and moved to Madras to try his luck there.<ref name="madrasleadersp43" /> He was not as successful in Madras as he had been in Coimbatore.<ref name="madrasleadersp43" /> Eventually, in 1895, he became a legal correspondent with ''The Hindu'' which was run by [[G. Subramania Iyer]].<ref name="madrasleadersp43" /> He wrote a well known column in the newspaper ''The Coimbatore Letters''.<ref name="madrasleadersp43" /> During this period, he also got ample encouragement from [[C. Karunakara Menon]].<ref name="madrasleadersp43" /> The rich and prosperous Kasturi Ranga Iyengar purchased the newspaper for a price of Rs. 75,000 on 1 April 1905.<ref name="familybusiness_thehindu">{{cite news|title=Looking back:MAKING NEWS THE FAMILY BUSINESS|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/th125/stories/2003091300800200.htm|date=13 September 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> He became the editor of ''The Hindu'' and became the powerful voice of people's aspiration.<ref>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/164 164]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref>

==As Managing Director==
In July 1905, Kasturi Ranga Iyengar appointed his nephew [[A. Rangaswami Iyengar]] as Assistant Editor.<ref name="familybusiness_thehindu" /> Kasturi Ranga Iyengar worked to rescue ''The Hindu'' by increasing advertisements and terminating subscriptions to customers who did not pay in advance.<ref name="familybusiness_thehindu" /> The tactic proved successful and Kasturi Ranga Iyengar was able to clear his debts by 1910.<ref name="familybusiness_thehindu" /> Kasturi Ranga Iyengar subscribed to the [[Reuter]]'s news service and allotted space for [[weather forecasting|weather reports]], [[court cases]], [[trade]] and [[commerce]] as well as sports.<ref name="familybusiness_thehindu" /> In 1905, ''The Hindu'', in its editorial, demanded partial autonomy but not independence for India.<ref name="familybusiness_thehindu" /> It also strongly criticised [[Annie Besant]] and her [[Theosophical Society]], including her lavish promotional campaign of [[J. Krishnamurti]] as the [[Maitreya Buddha]].<ref name="familybusiness_thehindu" /> However, ''The Hindu'' offered its enthusiastic support to her [[Home Rule Movement]] and protested her internment at the orders of [[John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland|Lord Pentland]].<ref name="familybusiness_thehindu" /> It also strongly condemned the protests and the resultant killings of [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]].<ref name="familybusiness_thehindu" />

==Death==
Kasturi Ranga Iyengar died on 12 December 1923, three days before his 64th birthday.<ref name="clarioncall_thehindu">{{cite news|title=Looking bck: A clarion call against the Raj|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/th125/stories/2003091300810200.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=S. Muthiah|authorlink=S. Muthiah|date=13 September 2003}}</ref><ref name="dravidianwisdompxxvii">{{cite book|title= The crest jewel of divine Dravidian culture|author=Appiah S. Kuppuswami|publisher=Sri Venkateswar Book Depot|year=1980|page=xxvii}}</ref> He was succeeded as editor by his nephew, [[S. Rangaswami Iyengar]].<ref name="clarioncall_thehindu" /> and as Managing-Director of ''The Hindu'' by his eldest son, [[K. Srinivasan]].

== Legacy ==

Prior to Kasturi Ranga Iyengar's purchase of ''The Hindu'', he was not much interested in entering public life.<ref name="madrasleadersp44">[[#Some Madras Leaders|Some Madras Leaders]], Pg 44</ref> Kasturi Ranga Iyengar had the courage to buy a struggling newspaper and embark upon a new enterprise he had no experience in.<ref name="madrasleadersp44" /> He was also comparatively new to politics when he made a plunge into the political scenario; yet he was extremely successful for a newcomer.<ref name="madrasleadersp44" />

Being the younger brother of an [[Anglophile]], there was always the concern that at some point or the other, he might abandon his anti-British and Indian nationalist attitude.<ref name="madrasleadersp44" /> However, this estimation proved to be false.<ref name="madrasleadersp44" /> Contemporaries assert that he was just as intelligent and talented as his illustrious brother.<ref name="madrasleadersp44" />

During his tenure as Managing-Director, Kasturi Ranga Iyengar locked horns with [[V. Krishnaswamy Iyer|V. Krishnaswami Iyer]], [[Annie Besant]] and [[Valentine Chirol|Sir Valentine Chirol]] to whom he gave the rejoinder: "I am not here to learn journalistic etiquette from you," when the former made rude comments on the latter.<ref name="madrasleadersp45">[[#Some Madras Leaders|Some Madras Leaders]], Pg 45</ref><ref name="madrasleadersp46">[[#Some Madras Leaders|Some Madras Leaders]], Pg 46</ref> Kasturi Ranga Iyengar also fought with Governors Sir [[Arthur Lawley]] and [[John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland|Lord Pentland]].<ref name="madrasleadersp46" />

Iyengar exerted as much influence by his fabulous wealth as he did with his writing.<ref name="madrasleadersp47">[[#Some Madras Leaders|Some Madras Leaders]], Pg 47</ref> Instead of being chastised and compelled to undergo ritual cleansing on his arrival from England, he was instead given a grand welcome with all honours by the Vaishnavite orthodoxy.<ref name="madrasleadersp47" />

Iyengar's descendants now own [[The Hindu Group]] through their family's company, [[Kasturi & Sons]]. Ltd.

== Notes ==

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== References ==

* {{cite book|title=Some Madras Leaders|publisher=Babu Bishambher Nath Bhargava|year=1922|ref=Some Madras Leaders}}

== Further reading ==

* {{cite book|title=Kasturi Ranga Iyengar|author=V. K. Narasimhan|publisher=Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|year=1963}}

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