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Sivanthi Adithan

Sivanthi Adithan, Indian businessman (died 2013)

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Born
September 24, 1936
Died
April 19, 2013
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1936

About Sivanthi Adithan

Sivanthi Adityan (24 September 1936 – 19 April 2013) was an Indian media proprietor who ran Tamil newspapers Daily Thanthi and Maalaimalar. Sivanthi started the first evening Tamil daily Maalai Murasu at Tirunelveli in 1959. He was an educationist, an industrialist and a philanthropist. He was popularly called Chinna Ayya (a common nickname, "Little Sir") as a mark of respect by people. In 2012, he bought the NDTV Hindu news channel and renamed it as Thanthi TV. He was the President of Indian Olympic Association from 1987 to 1996. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. The Government of India awarded him Padma Shri in the year 2008 in recognition of his distinguished service in the field of Literature and Education.

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Sivanthi Adithan timeline

  1. Sivanthi started the first evening Tamil Daily Maalai Murasu at Tirunelveli in 1959.
  2. The Government of India awarded him Padma Shri in the year 2008 in recognition of his distinguished service in the field of Literature and Education.

The world when Sivanthi Adithan was born

Sivanthi Adithan was born in 1936. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sivanthi Adithan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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