Gopalan Narasimhan (28 February 1916 – 5 July 1977) was an Indian journalist and entrepreneur who served as the Managing Director of The Hindu from 1959 until his death in 1977. He was a grandson of S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar, the patriarch of the family that owns The Hindu.
Narasimhan was born in Madras on 28 February 1916 to K. Gopalan and Rangayanaki. Gopalan was the son of S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar and younger brother of K. Srinivasan. Narasimhan's younger brother is G. Kasturi who served as Editor of The Hindu from 1965 to 1991.
Narasimhan graduated from the Presidency College, Madras and joined The Hindu at an early age. He was the Manager of The Hindu from 1937 to 1959. On the death of his uncle K. Srinivasan in 1959, Narasimhan became the Managing-Director.
His eldest son N. Ram was the Managing-Director of The Hindu since 1977 and its Editor-in-Chief since 27 June 2003 until 18 January 2012, while his youngest son N. Ravi (b. 1948) served as the Editor-in-chief of The Hindu (1991–2003).
^The New York Times biographical service, Volume 8. New York Times & Arno Press. 1977. p. 1000.
References
The Times of India directory and year book including Who's who. 1971. p. 798.
January 07, 2023
narasimhan, gopalan, narasimhan, february, 1916, july, 1977, indian, journalist, entrepreneur, served, managing, director, hindu, from, 1959, until, death, 1977, grandson, kasturi, ranga, iyengar, patriarch, family, that, owns, hindu, gopalan, narasimhanborn, . Gopalan Narasimhan 28 February 1916 5 July 1977 was an Indian journalist and entrepreneur who served as the Managing Director of The Hindu from 1959 until his death in 1977 He was a grandson of S Kasturi Ranga Iyengar the patriarch of the family that owns The Hindu Gopalan NarasimhanBorn 1916 02 28 28 February 1916Madras British IndiaDied5 July 1977 1977 07 05 aged 61 Madras IndiaOccupationjournalistChildrenN Ram N Ravi N Murali Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Notes 5 ReferencesEarly life EditNarasimhan was born in Madras on 28 February 1916 to K Gopalan and Rangayanaki Gopalan was the son of S Kasturi Ranga Iyengar and younger brother of K Srinivasan Narasimhan s younger brother is G Kasturi who served as Editor of The Hindu from 1965 to 1991 Narasimhan graduated from the Presidency College Madras and joined The Hindu at an early age He was the Manager of The Hindu from 1937 to 1959 On the death of his uncle K Srinivasan in 1959 Narasimhan became the Managing Director Career EditNarasimhan served as Managing Director of The Hindu from 1959 to 1977 He also served as the President of the Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society INS during 1956 57 Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations of India from 1955 to 1959 Press Institute of India and was the Director of the Press Foundation of Asia His eldest son N Ram was the Managing Director of The Hindu since 1977 and its Editor in Chief since 27 June 2003 until 18 January 2012 while his youngest son N Ravi b 1948 served as the Editor in chief of The Hindu 1991 2003 Death EditNarasimhan died of a heart attack at Madras on 5 July 1977 aged 61 1 Notes Edit The New York Times biographical service Volume 8 New York Times amp Arno Press 1977 p 1000 References EditThe Times of India directory and year book including Who s who 1971 p 798 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title G Narasimhan amp oldid 1112084243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
