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'''Ganapathy Dikshitar Subramania Iyer''' ({{lang-ta|கணபதி தீக்ஷிதர் சுப்பிரமணிய ஐயர்}}) (19 January 1855 – 18 April 1916) was a leading Indian journalist, [[social reformer]] and [[freedom fighter]] who founded '[[The Hindu]]' English newspaper on 20 September 1878. He was [[proprietor]], editor and managing director of ''[[The Hindu]]'' from 20 September 1878 to October 1898. Tamil language newspaper '[[Swadesamitran]]' | '''Ganapathy Dikshitar Subramania Iyer''' ({{lang-ta|கணபதி தீக்ஷிதர் சுப்பிரமணிய ஐயர்}}) (19 January 1855 – 18 April 1916) was a leading Indian journalist, [[social reformer]] and [[freedom fighter]] who founded '[[The Hindu]]' English newspaper on 20 September 1878. He was [[proprietor]], editor and managing director of ''[[The Hindu]]'' from 20 September 1878 to October 1898. Tamil language newspaper '[[Swadesamitran]]' was also founded by him in 1882. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
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== Politics == | == Politics == | ||
Subramania Iyer actively participated in the Indian Independence movement. He was one of the 72 delegates present at the Bombay Conference at Tejpal Sanskrit College on 12 December 1885, which resulted in the founding of the Indian National Congress. In the second session of the Indian National Congress, Subramania Iyer was selected member of the Committee to report on the representation of Indians in the public services. In the Madras session of 1887, Subramania Iyer was appointed member of the Committee which framed the constitution of the Indian National Congress. During the 1894 Madras session, he was selected as a part of the delegation which presented the case of Indian nationalists before the Secretary of State for India in London. He was met by Gandhi in Pachaiyappa's hall when Gandhi came to Madras for spreading the information on the status of Indians in South Africa, as per the guidance of Sir Pherozeshah mehta. Gandhi mentioned himself this event in his My Experiment with truth. In 1906, he was appointed member of the Standing Committee to promote the objectives of the Indian National Congress. He was one of the founding members of Madras Mahajan Sabha (1884) which coordinated local nationalist effort in Madras Presidency. | Subramania Iyer actively participated in the Indian Independence movement. He was one of the 72 delegates present at the Bombay Conference at Tejpal Sanskrit College on 12 December 1885, which resulted in the founding of the Indian National Congress. In the second session of the Indian National Congress, Subramania Iyer was selected member of the Committee to report on the representation of Indians in the public services. In the Madras session of 1887, Subramania Iyer was appointed member of the Committee which framed the constitution of the Indian National Congress. During the 1894 Madras session, he was selected as a part of the delegation which presented the case of Indian nationalists before the Secretary of State for India in London. He was met by Gandhi in Pachaiyappa's hall when Gandhi came to Madras for spreading the information on the status of Indians in South Africa, as per the guidance of Sir Pherozeshah mehta. Gandhi mentioned himself this event in his My Experiment with truth. In 1906, he was appointed member of the Standing Committee to promote the objectives of the Indian National Congress. He was one of the founding members of Madras Mahajan Sabha (1884) which coordinated local nationalist effort in Madras Presidency. | ||
When he conducted his widowed daughter's remarriage in 1889, Subramania Iyer was socially boycotted by his own relatives apart from the conservative Mylapore society. Subramania Iyer lost the support of conservative elements who formed a powerful lobby in the Indian National Congress. As a result, he was never elected President of the Indian National | When he conducted his widowed daughter's remarriage in 1889, Subramania Iyer was socially boycotted by his own relatives apart from the conservative Mylapore society. Subramania Iyer lost the support of conservative elements who formed a powerful lobby in the Indian National Congress. As a result, he was never elected President of the Indian National Congress nor was he ever elected to the [[Madras Legislative Council]]. | ||
== Social reforms == | == Social reforms == | ||