G. Subramania Iyer

Ganapathy Dikshitar Subramania Iyer
Born(1855-01-19)19 January 1855
Died18 April 1916(1916-04-18) (aged 61)
Occupations
  • Lecturer
  • Journalist
  • Entrepreneur

Ganapathy Dikshitar Subramania Iyer (Tamil: கணபதி தீக்ஷிதர் சுப்பிரமணிய ஐயர்) (19 January 1855 – 18 April 1916) was a leading Indian journalist, social reformer and freedom fighter who led the Triplicane Six in launching The Hindu, an English newspaper on 20 September 1878. He was proprietor, editor and managing director of The Hindu from 20 September 1878 to October 1898. The Tamil language newspaper 'Swadesamitran' was also founded by him in 1891.


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