R. Srinivasa Sarma
Sir Ramaswami Srinivasa Sarma
Early life and education
Srinivasa Sarma was born in 1890 to Ramaswami Iyer and Lakshmi in the village of Pudu Agraharam near
Indian independence movement
Sarma was involved in the
In 1929, Sarma was nominated to the
Journalism
In 1911, Sarma joined the Bengalee newspaper of Calcutta as a proofreader at a pay of Rs. 15 a month. Two or three months later, he was promoted to sub-editor. He left the Bengalee in 1914 to join New India in Madras. But owing to differences with its editor, B. P. Wadia, Sarma quit the Bengalee and returned to New India. In 1916, Sarma joined the Associated Press and visited the United Kingdom in 1919, where he campaigned in favour of the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms.
On his return to Calcutta, Sarma worked as editor of the New Empire newspaper and helped increase its popularity. Sarma was made a
Later politics
On returning to India, Sarma continued to be active in politics. In 1943, as a part of the government's war effort, Sarma was sent to the United States of America representing the government of British India. In the United States, Sarma had a meeting with the President,
In 1952, Sarma contested in the Lok Sabha elections for the
Personal life
Sarma was a lifelong bachelor. In the 1930s, he bought land in the Cauvery Delta and constructed a manor in the English fashion naming it Durgalaya. He also built a temple nearby.
He had a brother and a sister. Sarma took care of his brother's living and wrote over to him 100 Veli's of land. Sarma died on 27 September 1957 at the age of 66 or 67.
References
- Sundaram, V. (2005). "From Agraharam to Buckingham Palace" (PDF). Madras Musings. 15 (17).