C. Coomaraswamy
Senator C. Coomaraswamy CCS |
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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 |
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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 |
Chellappah Coomaraswamy (Tamil: செல்லப்பா குமாரசுவாமி; born 25 August 1887) was a Ceylon Tamil civil servant, diplomat and member of the Senate of Ceylon.
Early life and family
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
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
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]
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