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'''Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar Rangaswami Iyengar''' (6 January 1887 – 23 October 1926) was an Indian lawyer and journalist who served as the editor of ''[[The Hindu]]'' from 1923 till his own death in 1926. He was the son of [[S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar]] and nephew of [[S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar]].

== Early life and education ==

Rangaswami was born to civil servant [[S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar]] on 6 January 1887. Raghavaiyangar served as Inspector General of Registration in the [[Madras Presidency]] and later, [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] of [[Baroda]]. Rangaswami was Raghavaiyangar's fourth son. His uncle was the journalist [[S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar]], founder of [[Kasturi and Sons]].

Rangaswami completed his matriculation in 1903 at the age of sixteen and graduated in law. After practising as a lawyer for sometime, Rangaswami joined ''The Hindu'' as Assistant Editor in 1910.<ref name="thehindu_20030913">{{cite news|title=A clarion call against the Raj|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 September 2003|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/th125/stories/2003091300810200.htm}}</ref>

== Career ==

Rangaswami came into limelight through his accounts of the battles of the [[First World War]]. Towards the end of the 1910s, Rangaswami became more aggressive and began targeting the British administrations and loyalist. He was particularly critical of [[V. S. Srinivasa Sastri]] who he described as "the pet lamb of the British government". He was also, at the same time, sharply critical of [[Mahatma Gandhi]].

Following Kasturi Ranga Iyengar's death in 1923, Rangaswami took over as editor with [[K. Srinivasan]] as Managing Director and served till October 1926.

== Death ==

Rangaswami Iyengar died on 23 October 1926 due to an unknown illness. The Managing Director [[K. Srinivasan]] served as editor from 1926 to 1928, when [[A. Rangaswami Iyengar]] took over.

== Notes ==

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== References ==

* {{cite book | title=About Bygone Cherished Days: Life, Times, and Work of Dewan Bahadur S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar, C.I.E., and Other Distinguished Personalities| last=Raghavan| first=K. Ranga|author2=Seshayangar Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar | year=1993| publisher=Pankajam R. Raghavan|pages=268–277}}

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