The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) president Sam Balsara calls him the Grand Old Old Man of Indian advertising.
FS Advertising President & CEO Anmol Dar says he was a doyen of the industry and a completely self-made man.
R K Swamy, 80, the founder chairman of the Chennai-based advertising agency, R K SWAMY BBDO, passed away at his residence today.
Swamy is said to be among the first few entrepreneurs in the advertising industry to have set up his own agency at the ripe age of 50. He launched R K SWAMY Advertising Associates Pvt Ltd in Chennai, after having worked nearly 30 years at India