Kumaraswamy or Coomaraswamy or Kumarasamy ( ta, குமாரசுவாமி; kn, ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ) is a
South Indian male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. Due to the
South Indian tradition of using
patronymic surname
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For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...
s it may also be a
surname
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Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
for males and females. Kumaraswamy is one of the many names of the
Hindu
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god
Murugan.
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, 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
Diwan Bahadur
Dewan Bahadur or Diwan Bahadur was a title of honour awarded during British rule in India. It was awarded to individuals who had performed faithful service or acts of public welfare to the nation. From 1911 the title was accompani ...
, 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
Sundar Kumarasamy joined Northeastern University as the Vice President of Enrollment Management in June 2015; he is responsible for undergraduate admissions and enrollment marketing, student financial services, and enrollment research, and also pl ...
, 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 (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 (born 1950), Sri Lankan economist
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James Coomarasamy, 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 (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 (born 1953), Sri Lankan lawyer
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Rajendra Coomaraswamy Rajendra may refer to:
* Rajendra (name), a male given name (including a list of persons with the name)
* ''Rajendra'' (moth), a moth genus
* Rajendra Radar
Rajendra is a passive electronically scanned array radar developed by the Defence ...
(1915–1981), Sri Lankan civil servant
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Satyendra Coomaraswamy (1920–1988), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Tamil masculine given names