G. A. Natesan
Ganapathi Agraharam Annadhurai Ayyar Natesan | |
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Born | |
Died | 29 April 1948 | (aged 74)
Occupation(s) | Writer, Journalist, Politician, Publisher |
Spouse | Mangalamma |
Ganapathi Agraharam Annadhurai Ayyar Natesan (25 August 1873 – 29 April 1948) was an Indian writer,
nationalist
books, the most prominent among whom was The Indian Review.
Early life
Natesan was born in the
apprenticed under Glyn Barlow before starting his own publishing company, G. A. Natesan & Co. in 1897.[2][3]
Indian independence movement
Natesan was involved with the
illustrations and sections on economy and agriculture.[4] Natesan advertised on the front page that his publication was "devoted to the discussion of all topics of interest".[4]
When
Madras for the first time since his arrival in India in 1915, he stayed at Natesan's house at Thambu Chetty Street, Georgetown.[5][6] His stay lasted from 17 April 1915 to 8 May 1915.[6]
Later life
In his later life, Natesan underwent a change of
Empire Parliamentary Association in Canada.[1] He also served as the member of the Indian Iron and Steel Tariff Board in 1933-34.[7][9] Natesan was appointed Sheriff of Madras in 1938.[7]
Death
Natesan died on 29 April 1948 at the age of 74. He was extremely active until the time of his death.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Siba Pada Sen (1972). Dictionary of national biography. Institute of Historical Studies. pp. 245–246.
- ^ a b World biography. Institute for Research in Biography. 1948.
- ^ Diamond jublee: sixty years of publishing, 1897-1957. G. A. Natesan & Co. 1957. p. 39.
- ^ a b c Somerset Playne; J. W. Bond; Arnold Wright (1914). Southern India: its history, people, commerce, and industrial resources. pp. 733.
- ^ "The Mahatma: Gandhi and Kasturba". Gandhi Ahsram at Sabarmati. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.
- ^ a b "When Gandhi visited Madras". The Hindu. 26 January 2003. Archived from the original on 20 June 2003.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-13-611947-0.
- ^ B. Natesan (1933). Souvenir of the sashtiabdha-poorthi of the Hon. Mr. G. A. Natesan. G. A. Natesan & Co. p. 55.
- ^ Great Britain. Commercial Relations and Exports Dept (1935). India: economic and commercial conditions in India. H.M. Stationery Off. p. 76.