C. Y. Chintamani

Sir Chirravoori Yajneswara Chintamani (10 April 1880 – 1 July 1941) was an Indian editor, journalist, liberal politician and parliamentarian.

He was born on the Telugu New Year's Day (ugadi) at Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.^{[citation needed]} He was called the "Pope of Indian Journalism" by noted Indian statesman Sri V. S. Srinivasa Sastri.^{[citation needed]}

At 18, he became the editor of the newspaper Vizag Spectator.^[1] He eventually bought the paper and renamed it Indian Herald^[2]. He also worked with Madras Standard under the editorship of G Subramania Iyer.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5] He was invited as a delegate to the First Round Table Conference at London in 1930-1931.^[6]

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.^[7][8]

• 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.

• Works by or about C. Y. Chintamani at the Internet Archive