Diwan Bahadur Sir Calamur Viravalli Kumaraswami Sastri (19 July 1870 – 24 April 1934) was an Indian lawyer and Sanskrit scholar who served as a judge of the

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. Eminent lawyer and statesman

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was his

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Early life

Kumaraswami Sastri was born in

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in 1870, the eldest son of C. V. Sundara Sastri. Kumaraswami Sastri was the grandson of

C. V. Runganada Sastri Calamur Viravalli Runganada Sastri (c. 1819 – 5 July 1881) was an Indian interpreter, civil servant and polyglot who was known for his mastery over Indian and foreign languages. Early life Runganada Sastri was born in a poor Brahmin ...

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and one of the first Indians to serve in the

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. He had three brothers and a sister, Seethammal, who married Sir

. Kumaraswami Sastri graduated from the Presidency College and Law College, Madras, where he won the Elphinstone Thompson and Morehead Law scholarships. He also won the Innes Medal.

Career

Sastri started his career as a lawyer of the Madras High Court in 1894. After serving as a lawyer, Sastri eventually became Judge of the Madras Small Causes Court. He was awarded the "Diwan Bahadur" title while serving as the District Judge of Berhampur in 1911. In 1914, Sastri was appointed judge of the Madras High Court. He was a member of the infamous Sedition Committee also known as

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under Justice Rowlatt, which resulted in the infamous

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. He was knighted in the

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Death

Sastri died in Madras in 1934, aged 63.

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