About K. Gopalan
Lived 1890 – 1974 (aged 84). K. Gopalan was an Indian publisher.
Kasturi Gopalan (8 November 1890 – 9 December 1974) was an Indian publisher who founded the publishing company Kasturi & Sons which publishes The Hindu.
Early life
Gopalan was born in Coimbatore on 8 November 1890 to S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar, a lawyer from Kumbakonam. He was Kasturi Ranga Iyengar's younger son, the elder being K. Srinivasan. He had two children.
Career
While Srinivasan, A. Rangaswami Iyengar and S. Rangaswami Iyengar were involved in editing The Hindu, Gopalan founded and managed Kasturi & Sons—which published the newspaper in addition to journals like Sport and Pastime, Frontline, and Indian Cricket, an annual cricket yearbook.
Death
Gopalan died in December 1974 at the age of 84 after having served as publisher for more than five decades.
Personal life Gopalan married Ranganayaki and had two sons both of whom served in the board of The Hindu
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Who was K. Gopalan?
Indian publisher
When was K. Gopalan born?
K. Gopalan was born on 8 November 1890 in Coimbatore.
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K. Gopalan died on 9 December 1974 in Chennai.
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K. Gopalan was a publisher.
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K. Gopalan was Indian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). K. Gopalan. https://biography.guide/k-gopalan/
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