P.A. Seshan, former Finance and Commercial Editor, The Hindu , died here on Thursday. He was 102.
He began his journalistic career in 1934 in Kolkata, and joined The Hindu in 1957. Known to his readers as ‘Leo’ because of his popular column, ‘Leo’s News and Notes,’ Mr. Seshan continued his column till 1998, when he retired from the organisation.
Even after his retirement, he continued to contribute articles for the Business Review page.
Known for his hard work and phenomenal memory power, Mr. Seshan was felicitated on completion of 100 years by the management of The Hindu at a function held in the office.
Analytical views
Apart from his analytical views on the performance of corporates, he was advising several of them, including the TVS group, Ramco, Shriram Group, Sakthi Sugars, India Cements and Sanmar Group of companies on their growth plans.
Born on July 7, 1913, he completed his M.A. (Economics & Politics) at St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli in 1933. He suffered a loss of vision due to an eye disorder ‘Retinitis pigmentosa’ which caused progressive vision loss.
After his retirement, Mr. Seshan was associated with a host of organisations, including those in culture and education.
He was founder-president of the Mahakavi Sri Neelakanta Deekshithar Foundation, the Palamadai and Sri Kasi Viswanathan Mangaleswari Baktha Jana Sabha and the Palamadai Welfare Account.
He is survived by his son, Mr. Ananthanarayanan, three grandsons, a grand daughter, five great grandsons and three great grand daughters.
