Dr. C. SRINIWASAN (1920 - 1990) ABOUT THE AUTHOR Simultaneously with his Academic pursuit of Teaching Botany in Annamalai University in South India from 1947 to 1980, Dr. C. Srinivasan had a deep and abiding interestin Hindu philosophy. This was but natural as he had been brought up in the cradle of Caiva Siddhanta and the family was intensely religious. By sheer dint of diligent study and discussions with Scholars of repute, Dr. Sinivasan himself became, an Erudite Scholar in Caiva Siddhanta. His interests were not confined only to Hindu philosophy. He could talk with authority on the Bible and other Christian Religious Literature even amongst Christian scholars. The gentle, persuasive and knowledgeable way in which he could explain even the most subtle and abstruse philosophical concepts, resulted in his being much sought after for discourses and lectures, far and wide. After retirement as professor and Head of the Department of Botany, Annamalai University in 1980 Dr. Srinivasan held the position of Emeritus Professor of Botany and Head, Department of Ancient Science, Tamil University, Thanjavur, from 1983 to 1987. In his own field of Botany, he was an International specialist in Bryology and guided several candidates for M.Phil and Ph.D.in Botany. Publications: 1. Three Books in Tamil on Botany of which one Thavaram-Vazhvum Varalarum (1966) is a pioneering Book preserved as National Book in the National Library, Calcutta. 2. “ Sanga Ilakkiya Thaavarangal” in Tamil (1987)
