Diwan Bahadur Sarukkai Gopalachari (born 16 August 1850), or Gopalacharyar, was an
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lawyer and administrator who acted as the
Diwan of
Travancore
The kingdom of Travancore (), also known as the kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor () or later as Travancore State, was a kingdom that lasted from until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvanan ...
from 16 August 1906 to 26 October 1907.
Early life
Gopalachari was born into a
Vaishnavite Brahmin family in
Sarukkai,
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India and later the Dominion of India. At its greatest extent, the presidency i ...
in the year 1850.
He graduated in law and worked as a ''vakil'' in Madurai before being appointed a sub-judge on 21 March 1885.
In June 1903, he was confirmed as officiating district and sessions judge. Gopalachari was serving as District Judge of
Tinnevely when he was appointed Diwan of Travancore in 1906.
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People from Thanjavur district
Diwans of Travancore
1850 births
Year of death missing
Lawyers from British India
People from the Madras Presidency