Kumaraswamy or Coomaraswamy or Kumarasamy ( ta, குமாரசுவாமி; kn, ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ) is a
South India
South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and T ...
n male
given name. Due to the
South Indian tradition of using
patronymic surnames it may also be a
surname for males and females. Kumaraswamy is one of the many names of the
Hindu god
Murugan
Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Gan ...
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Notable people
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Arumugampillai Coomaraswamy (1783–1836), Ceylonese politician
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C. Coomaraswamy (born 1887), Ceylonese civil servant and diplomat
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D. Kumaraswamy
Kumaraswamy s/o Duraisamy Pillay (11 March 1906 – 29 May 1972) was a Hindu reformer and Tamil community leader in Indonesia. He started the Deli Hindu Sabah, the Indian Boy Scout Association and many other projects benefitting the Hindu Tamil c ...
(born 1906), Indonesian community leader
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H. D. Kumaraswamy (born 1957), Indian politician
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K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder, Indian politician
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Kumaraswamy Pulavar (1854–1922), Ceylonese scholar and poet
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Palaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy
Palaniappa Gounder Kumarasamy is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from erstwhile Palani constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1992 by-electi ...
, Indian politician
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Poondi Kumaraswamy
Ponnambalam Kumaraswamy (often referred to as Poondi Kumaraswamy) (October 4, 1930 - March 9, 1988)
was a leading hydrologist from India. He was elected a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1972 although his only formal education was ...
(1930-1988) Indian hydrologist
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P. Coomaraswamy (1849–1906), Ceylonese lawyer and politician
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P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (1898–1957), Indian politician
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P. T. Kumarasamy Chetty, Indian politician and businessman
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S. Kumarasamy
S. Kumarasamy generally referred as Kumarasamy Pillai ( ta, குமரசாமிபிள்ளை), or Komachi ( ta, கோமாட்சி), is a well-known politician and social worker in the Kumbakonam town. From his student life he a ...
, Indian politician and social worker
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Sundar Kumarasamy, American educator
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S. V. Kumaraswamy (born 1918), Indian cricket official
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V. Coomaraswamy
Sir Velupillai Coomaraswamy, CMG (25 September 1892 – 13 November 1972) was a Ceylonese civil servant and diplomat. He served as the Ceylonese High Commissioner to Canada and Ceylonese Envoy to Burma.
Early life and family
Coomaraswamy was ...
(1892-1972), Ceylonese civil servant and diplomat
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V. Kumaraswamy
Velupillai Kumaraswamy ( ta, வேலுப்பிள்ளை குமாரசுவாமி; 31 July 1919 – 10 March 1978) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life and family
Kumaraswamy was born on 3 ...
, Ceylonese lawyer and politician
Surname
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Ananda Coomaraswamy
Ananda Kentish Muthu Coomaraswamy ( ta, ஆனந்த குமாரசுவாமி, ''Ānanda Kentiś Muthū Kumāraswāmī''; si, ආනන්ද කුමාරස්වාමි ''Ānanda Kumārasvāmī''; 22 August 1877 − 9 Septem ...
(1877–1947), Ceylonese historian and art philosopher
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Coomarasamy Balasingham (1917–2001), Ceylonese civil servant
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Coomaraswamy Vanniasingam (1911–1959), Ceylonese politician
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Indrajit Coomaraswamy
Indrajit Coomaraswamy ( ta, இந்திரஜித் குமாரசுவாமி, si, ඉන්ද්රජිත් කුමාරස්වාමි; born 3 April 1950) is a Sri Lankan economist and the 14th Governor of the Ce ...
(born 1950), Sri Lankan economist
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James Coomarasamy
James Coomarasamy is a British presenter of the BBC Radio 4 evening programme ''The World Tonight'' and the flagship ''Newshour'' programme on the BBC World Service.
Before joining ''Newshour'' in 2010, Coomarasamy spent a year presenting the ...
, British broadcaster
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Kumarasami Kamaraj (1903–1975), Indian politician
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Kumaraswamy Nandagopan (1976–2008), Sri Lankan paramilitary operative
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Muthu Coomaraswamy
Sir Muthu Coomaraswamy ( ta, முத்து குமாரசுவாமி; 23 January 1834 – 4 May 1879) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, writer and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
Early life and family
Coomaraswamy was born o ...
(1833–1879), Ceylonese politician, father of Ananda Coomaraswamy
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Punch Coomaraswamy (1925–1999), Singaporean judge and diplomat
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Radhika Coomaraswamy
Deshamanya Radhika Coomaraswamy (born 17 September 1953)is a Sri Lankan lawyer, diplomat and human rights advocate who served as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict until 13 ...
(born 1953), Sri Lankan lawyer
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Rajendra Coomaraswamy (1915–1981), Sri Lankan civil servant
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Satyendra Coomaraswamy (1920–1988), Sri Lankan cricketer
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