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T. Muthuswami Iyer
Sir Thiruvarur Muthuswamy Iyer (28 January 183225 January 1895) was an Indian lawyer who, in 1877, became the first native Indian during the British Raj to be appointed as justice of the Madras High Court, High Court of Madras, acting as Chief Justice in 1893. On completion of his schooling, Muthuswamy served in subordinate posts in the civil service while continuing his education. Muthuswamy graduated in law from the Presidency College, Madras while serving as the magistrate of police and served as a judge in mofussil centres from 1871 to 1877, when he was appointed to the bench of the High Court of Madras. Muthuswamy served as a judge of the Madras High Court from 1877 till his death in 1895, acting as the Chief Justice for three months in 1893. He advocated social reform and campaigned in support of women's education, widow remarriage and the legal recognition of ''sambandham'', collaborating closely with C. V. Runganada Sastri and R. Raghunatha Rao. In 1893, Muthuswamy was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Ravi Varma
Raja Ravi Varma () (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was an Indian painter and artist. His works are one of the best examples of the fusion of European academic art with a purely Indian sensibility and iconography. Especially, he was notable for making affordable Lithography, lithographs of his paintings available to the public, which greatly enhanced his reach and influence as a painter and public figure. His lithographs increased the involvement of common people with fine arts and defined artistic tastes among the common people. Furthermore, his religious depictions of Hindu deities and works from Indian epic poetry and Puranas have received profound acclaim. He was part of the royal family of erstwhile Parappanad, Malappuram district. Raja Ravi Varma was closely related to the royal family of Travancore of present-day Kerala state in India. Later in his life, two of his granddaughters were adopted into the royal family. Personal life Raja Ravi Varma was born M. R. Ry. Rav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
