10 April 1880
journalist, politician
Sir Chirravoori Yajneswara Chintamani (10 April 1880 – 1 July 1941) was an Indian editor, journalist, liberal politician and parliamentarian.
Life
He was born on the Telugu New Year's Day (ugadi) at Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.Template:Citation needed He was called the "Pope of Indian Journalism" by noted Indian statesman Sri V. S. Srinivasa Sastri.Template:Citation needed
At 18, he became the editor of the newspaper Vizag Spectator.[1] He eventually bought the paper and renamed it Indian Herald[2]. He also worked with Madras Standard under the editorship of G Subramania Iyer.[3]
He was Chief editor of the Allahabad-based, The Leader between 1909 and 1934. His clash with Motilal Nehru, Chairman of the Board of Directors over issue of his freedom as editor, meant that Motilal left within a year, thereafter between 1927 and 1936, Chintamani was not only the Chief Editor of the newspaper, but also the leader of the opposition in the U. P. Legislative Council.[4]
Chintamani was appointed as the Education Minister of the United Provinces of British India as a part of the Dyarchy scheme of the Government of India Act 1919.[5] He was invited as a delegate to the First Round Table Conference at London in 1930-1931.[6]
Mahatma Gandhi and the British administrators and the Indian People were greatly inspired by his editorials. He was knighted in the 1939 Birthday Honours list; his knighthood was formally conferred by George VI on 20 September.[7][8]
References
- ↑ A Colossus Among Journalists by Rama Rao Vadapalli V.B.. www.boloji.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ A Colossus Among Journalists by Rama Rao Vadapalli V.B.. www.boloji.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article. www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ C. Y. Chintamani (April 10, 1880 — July 1, 1941). The Tribune(7 May 2000).
- ↑ Indian Administration{{#if:Vidya|, Vidya}. S. Chand Publishing(2011). ISBN 978-81-219-0402-5
- ↑ Round Table Conferences, 1930-1932 | Making Britain. www.open.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ London Gazette, 6 June 1939
- ↑ London Gazette, 26 September 1939
- Indian Politics since the Mutiny: C. Y. Chintamani; Rupa and Co, New Delhi.
- C.Y. Chintamani — The Liberal Editor Politician: Rupa and Co., New Delhi.