Kumaraswamy or Coomaraswamy or Kumarasamy (; ) is a

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Murugan Kartikeya (/ kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda ( /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/ sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha ( /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/ mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the ...

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* Arumugampillai Coomaraswamy (1783–1836), Ceylonese politician * C. Coomaraswamy (1887–?), Ceylonese civil servant and diplomat * D. Kumaraswamy (1906–1972), Indonesian community leader *

H. D. Kumaraswamy Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy (born 16 December 1959) is an Indian politician and film producer who is serving as the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Minister of Heavy Industries and Ministry of Steel, Steel of India since 10 June 2024. He ...

(born 1957), Indian politician * K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder, Indian politician *

Kumaraswamy Pulavar Chunnakam Kumaraswamy Pulavar () was a well-known Sri Lankan Tamil scholar and poet from Maylani village in Chunnakam township in Jaffna peninsula in the British-held Ceylon now known as Sri Lanka. He lived from 1854 to 1922. He along with other a ...

(1854–1922), Ceylonese scholar and poet *

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-election ...

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Poondi Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam Kumaraswamy (often referred to as Poondi Kumaraswamy; October 4, 1930 – March 9, 1988) was an Indian hydrologist. He was elected a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1972 although his only formal education was a Civil En ...

(1930-1988) Indian hydrologist * P. Coomaraswamy (1849–1906), Ceylonese lawyer and politician * P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (1898–1957), Indian politician * P. T. Kumarasamy Chetty, Indian politician and businessman * S. Kumarasamy, Indian politician and social worker * S. V. Kumaraswamy (1918–?), Indian cricket official * V. Coomaraswamy (1892-1972), Ceylonese civil servant and diplomat * V. Kumaraswamy, Ceylonese lawyer and politician

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Ananda Coomaraswamy Ananda Kentish Muthu Coomaraswamy (, ''Āṉanta Kentiś Muthū Kumāracuvāmi''; ''Ānanda Kumārasvāmī''; 22 August 1877 − 9 September 1947) was a Ceylonese metaphysician, historian and a philosopher of Indian art who was an early inte ...

(1877–1947), Ceylonese historian and art philosopher * Coomarasamy Balasingham (1917–2001), Ceylonese civil servant * Coomaraswamy Vanniasingam (1911–1959), Ceylonese politician * Indrajit Coomaraswamy (born 1950), Sri Lankan economist * James Coomarasamy, British broadcaster * Kumarasami Kamaraj (1903–1975), Indian politician *

Kumaraswamy Nandagopan Kumaraswamy Nanthakopan ( Tamil: குமாரசுவாமி நந்தகோபன்; 1976 – November 14, 2008), also known as his ''nom de guerre'' Ragu, was the president of the political party of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal ...

(1976–2008), Sri Lankan paramilitary operative *

Muthu Coomaraswamy Sir Muthu Coomaraswamy (; 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 on 23 January 1834 in Amaittodam, Mutwal in south western ...

(1833–1879), Ceylonese politician, father of Ananda Coomaraswamy *

Punch Coomaraswamy Punch Coomaraswamy (16 October 1925 – 8 January 1999) was a Singaporean judge, diplomat and politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1966 and 1970, and Singapore Ambassador to the United States between 1976 and ...

(1925–1999), Singaporean judge and diplomat * Radhika Coomaraswamy (born 1953), Sri Lankan lawyer * Rajendra Coomaraswamy (1915–1981), Sri Lankan civil servant * Satyendra Coomaraswamy (1920–1988), Sri Lankan cricketer

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