K.R. Srinivasan, simply known as “KRS” at The Hindu which he served for 53 years handling a gamut of personnel-related functions, passed away in Chennai on Saturday. He was 91. He joined the newspaper in 1945 after coming home to Madras from Lahore where he had worked with a firm of auditors. At The Hindu, he handled all HR functions almost from the beginning of his career till he retired as Senior Personnel Executive in 1998.