R. V. Srinivasa Aiyar

Diwan Bahadur Rishiyur Venkata Srinivasa Aiyar (1852 – 31 March 1909) was an Indian civil servant, legislator and politician from the Madras Presidency.

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.

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. and was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council in November 1902 and for a second term on 30 October 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.

Family

He was the paternal uncle of R. S. Subbalakshmi, a social activist.