R V Srinivasa Aiyar

Early life and education

Srinivasa Aiyar was born to R. S. Venkatarama Aiyar 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. 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. He became the Inspector General of Registration in December 1903 and was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council in November 1902 and for a second term on October 30, 1903.

Proficiency in mathematics

Aiyar was renowned for his proficiency in mathematics and was called "Euclid" or "Geometry" Srinivasa Aiyar.

Indian National Congress

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

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.