C. Y. Chintamani
{{Short description|Indian editor, journalist, liberal politician and parliamentarian}}
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{{infobox person
|name = Sir Chirravoori Yajneswara Chinthamani
|birth_date = 10 April 1880
|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1941|7|1|1880|4|10}}
|occupation = journalist, politician
}}
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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.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}} He was called the "Pope of Indian Journalism" by noted Indian statesman Sri V. S. Srinivasa Sastri.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}}
At 18, he became the editor of the newspaper Vizag Spectator.{{Cite web|title=A Colossus Among Journalists by Rama Rao Vadapalli V.B.|url=https://www.boloji.com/articles/50313/a-colossus-among-journalists|access-date=2020-07-06|website=www.boloji.com}} He eventually bought the paper and renamed it Indian Herald{{Cite web|title=A Colossus Among Journalists by Rama Rao Vadapalli V.B.|url=https://www.boloji.com/articles/50313/a-colossus-among-journalists|access-date=2020-07-06|website=www.boloji.com}}. He also worked with Madras Standard under the editorship of G Subramania Iyer.{{Cite web|title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000507/spectrum/main2.htm|access-date=2020-07-06|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000507/spectrum/main2.htm#3|title=C. Y. Chintamani (April 10, 1880 — July 1, 1941)|date=7 May 2000|work=The Tribune}}
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.{{Cite book|last=Vidya|first=Bhagwan Vishnoo& Bhushan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Je6hDwAAQBAJ&q=C+Y+chintamani+education+minister&pg=PA397|title=Indian Administration|date=2011|publisher=S. Chand Publishing|isbn=978-81-219-0402-5|language=en}} He was invited as a delegate to the First Round Table Conference at London in 1930-1931.{{Cite web|title=Round Table Conferences, 1930-1932 {{!}} Making Britain|url=http://www.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingbritain/content/round-table-conferences-1930-1932|access-date=2020-07-06|website=www.open.ac.uk}}
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.[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34633/supplement/3853 London Gazette, 6 June 1939][https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34694/page/6501 London Gazette, 26 September 1939]
References
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- 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.
External links
- {{Internet Archive author |sname=C. Y. Chintamani}}
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Category:Indian Knights Bachelor
Category:Indian newspaper editors
Category:Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Category:People from Vizianagaram
Category:Journalists from Andhra Pradesh