N. S. Ramaswami

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Nallathagudi Srinivasa Ramaswami (born November 1908, in Cuddalore - died February 19, 1987) was an Indian sports journalist.

N. S. Ramaswami worked as a journalist for four decades with The Hindu, the Mail and Indian Express. He was an assistant editor with all three newspapers. He wrote four books on cricket - Winter of Content, Indian cricket, Indian willow, and From Porbandar to Wadekar - and two books on history and art. He often wrote under the pseudonyms 'Cardusian' and 'New Ebor'.

He studied in the PS High school in Mylapore, Loyola College in Chennai and took B.A. Hons in English literature from Madras Christian College. He played in the Madras leagues as a right arm off spinner for YMCA, Royapettah. Ramaswami suffered a heart attack on February 19, 1987 and died the next day.

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