Chellappah Coomaraswamy CBE (Tamil: செல்லப்பா குமாரசுவாமி; born 25 August 1887) was a Ceylon Tamil civil servant, diplomat and member of the Senate of Ceylon.
C. Coomaraswamy | |
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செ. குமாரசுவாமி | |
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| Member of the Senate of Ceylon | |
| Ceylonese High Commissioner to India | |
| In office 1950–1955 | |
| Preceded by | A. Mahadeva |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Wijeratne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1887 |
| Alma mater | Jaffna Hindu College Royal College, Colombo |
| Profession | Civil servant |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Early life and family edit
Coomaraswamy was born on 25 August 1887.[1] He was the son of Chellappah from Aiyanarkoviladi.[1] Coomaraswamy was educated at Jaffna Hindu College and Royal College, Colombo.[1]
Coomaraswamy married Mankayatkarasi, daughter of Mudaliyar Sabapathy and Manicka Ammaiyar from Nallur.[1] They had three sons (Rajendra, Mahendra and Satyendra) and one daughter (Sundareswari).[1]
Career edit
Coomaraswamy joined the Government Clerical Service after finishing his education.[1] He was appointed to the civil service in 1910.[1] He was Police Magistrate in Puttalam in 1913, District Judge and Registrar General.[1] He served as District Judge in Jaffna in 1933 before becoming Government Agent for the Northern Province.[1]
Later life edit
After retirement Coomaraswamy was nominated to the Senate of Ceylon in 1947.[1][2][3] He served as the Ceylonese High Commissioner in New Delhi between 1950 and 1955.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 42.
- ^ "The Senate Days of Ceylon" (PDF). The Island (Sri Lanka). 22 April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "First election on party basis". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 4 March 2007.
- ^ "The High Commissioner". High Commission of Sri Lank in India.