Ganapathi Agraharam Annadhurai Ayyar Natesan (aged 75) was born on August 25, 1873, in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. He was a writer, journalist, publisher, politician, and freedom fighter from the former Madras Presidency. He founded and owned G.A. Natesan & Co., which published nationalist books, including the most notable one, The Indian Review.
Natesan received his education in Kumbakonam and graduated in Arts from Presidency College, Madras. He then started his career as a publisher and was an apprentice under Glyn Barlow before he established his own publishing company, G.A. Natesan & Co., in 1897.
Natesan actively participated in the Indian independence movement from an early age. In 1900, he started The Indian Review, a monthly publication in English that covered nationalistic themes, literary reviews, illustrations, and sections on the economy and agriculture. The front page of The Indian Review advertised that it was “devoted to the discussion of all topics of interest.” Mahatma Gandhi stayed at Natesan’s house at Thambu Chetty Street, Georgetown, during his first visit to Madras in 1915, which lasted from April 17 to May 8.
In his later years, Natesan shifted his ideology and joined the Indian Liberal Party. He was elected Joint Secretary of the Liberal Party in 1922 and nominated as a non-official member to the Council of State in 1923 and 1931. During his time as a member of the Council of State, Natesan served as a member of the Indian Delegation to the Empire Parliamentary Association in Canada and the Indian Iron and Steel Tariff Board in 1933-34. He was appointed Sheriff of Madras in 1938. Natesan was active until his death on April 29, 1948.
G. A. Natesan
(1873 – 1948) – (Tamilnadu)
Ganapathi Agraharam Annadhurai Ayyar Natesan (aged 75) was born on August 25, 1873, in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. He was a writer, journalist, publisher, politician, and freedom fighter from the former Madras Presidency. He founded and owned G.A. Natesan & Co., which published nationalist books, including the most notable one, The Indian Review.
Natesan received his education in Kumbakonam and graduated in Arts from Presidency College, Madras. He then started his career as a publisher and was an apprentice under Glyn Barlow before he established his own publishing company, G.A. Natesan & Co., in 1897.
Natesan actively participated in the Indian independence movement from an early age. In 1900, he started The Indian Review, a monthly publication in English that covered nationalistic themes, literary reviews, illustrations, and sections on the economy and agriculture. The front page of The Indian Review advertised that it was “devoted to the discussion of all topics of interest.” Mahatma Gandhi stayed at Natesan’s house at Thambu Chetty Street, Georgetown, during his first visit to Madras in 1915, which lasted from April 17 to May 8.
In his later years, Natesan shifted his ideology and joined the Indian Liberal Party. He was elected Joint Secretary of the Liberal Party in 1922 and nominated as a non-official member to the Council of State in 1923 and 1931. During his time as a member of the Council of State, Natesan served as a member of the Indian Delegation to the Empire Parliamentary Association in Canada and the Indian Iron and Steel Tariff Board in 1933-34. He was appointed Sheriff of Madras in 1938. Natesan was active until his death on April 29, 1948.
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