R. V. Srinivasa Aiyar

Diwan Bahadur[1] Rishiyur Venkata Srinivasa Aiyar CIE (1852 – 31 March 1909) was an Indian civil servant, legislator and politician from the Madras Presidency.

Diwan Bahadur

Rishiyur Venkata Srinivasa Aiyar

CIE
Member of Madras Legislative Council
Assumed office
1902-1909
GovernorOliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill
Personal details
Born1852
Vaiyacalathore, Madras Presidency
Died1909
Madras
Political partyIndian National Congress
Alma materGovernment Arts College, Kumbakonam
Occupationlegislator, mathematician
Professioncivil servant

Early life and education

Srinivasa Aiyar was born to R. S. Venkatarama Aiyar [2] and his wife, Valambal, in his maternal grandfather's house at Vaiyacalathore in 1852. He was the eldest of their four children. Srinivasa Aiyar had his schooling in Needamangalam and graduated from Government Arts College, Kumbakonam in 1870.

Educational career

On completion of his studies, Srinivasa Aiyar worked as Assistant master at Wesleyan High School, Bangalore for three years and as Assistant Lecturer in Government Arts College, Kumbakonam from 1873 to 1884.

Provincial Civil Service

In 1884, he joined the Provincial civil service of Madras as an assistant in the Revenue Settlement Department.[3] He rose to become Secretary to the Commissioner of Revenue Settlement and was, in July 1896, appointed as the Director of the Department of Land Records and Agriculture in the Madras Presidency.[3] He became the Inspector General of Registration in December 1903[4][5] and was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council in November 1902 and for a second term on 30 October 1903.[6][7]

Proficiency in mathematics

Aiyar was renowned for his proficiency in mathematics[8] and was called "Euclid" or "Geometry" Srinivasa Aiyar.[9][10]

Indian National Congress

Aiyar was also associated with the Indian National Congress in its early days.[11]

Death

Srinivasa Aiyar died on 31 March 1909 at the age of 57.

Family

In 1868, Srinivasa Aiyar married Meenambal (1858-1950), the elder sister of Sir T. Sadasiva Iyer. The couple had three sons and three daughters.

He was the paternal uncle of R. S. Subbalakshmi, a social reformer and educationist.[12]

Notes
  1. The Annual Index to the Times. University of Michigan. 1907. p. 637.
  2. Felton, Monica (2003). A child widow's story. New Delhi: Katha. ISBN 978-81-87649-91-5.
  3. India Office List 1905, Pg 618
  4. Raghavan, K. Ranga; Seshayangar Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar (1993). About Bygone Cherished Days: Life, Times, and Work of Dewan Bahadur S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar, C.I.E., and Other Distinguished Personalities. Pankajam R. Raghavan.
  5. India Office List 1905, Pg 88
  6. Hazell's Annual. Hazell, Watson and Viney. 1909. p. 59.
  7. India Office List 1905, Pg 75
  8. Ramaswami Aiyar, Chetpat Pattabhirama (1968). Biographical Vistas: Sketches of Some Eminent Indians. Asia Pub. House. p. 224.
  9. Bhavan's Journal. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 1967. p. 51.
  10. Chandrasekharan, K. (1969). P. S. Sivaswami Aiyer. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. p. 12.
  11. Moin Zaidi, A.; Shaheda Gufran Zaidi (1976). The Encyclopaedia of Indian National Congress. S. Chand. p. 275.
  12. Ramanathan, Malathi (1989). Sister R.S. Subbalakshmi: social reformer and educationist. Lok Vangmaya Griha. p. 13.

References
  • Great Britain India Office (1905). The India List and India Office List. London: Harrison and Sons.
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