Kumaraswamy or Coomaraswamy or Kumarasamy ( ta, குமாரசுவாமி; kn, ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ) is a

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Arumugampillai Coomaraswamy Arumugampillai Coomaraswamy ( ta, ஆறுமுகம்பிள்ளை குமாரசுவாமி; 1783 – 7 November 1836) was a Ceylon Tamil member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon. Early life and family Coomaraswamy was ...

(1783–1836), Ceylonese politician *

C. Coomaraswamy Chellappah Coomaraswamy ( ta, செல்லப்பா குமாரசுவாமி; born 25 August 1887) was a Ceylon Tamil civil servant, diplomat and member of the Senate of Ceylon. Early life and family Coomaraswamy was born on 25 ...

(born 1887), Ceylonese civil servant and diplomat * D. Kumaraswamy (born 1906), Indonesian community leader *

H. D. Kumaraswamy Haradanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy, (born 16 December 1959) known among followers as Kumaranna (''Kumar, the elder brother''), is an Indian politician and businessman who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 23 May 2018 to 23 J ...

(born 1957), Indian politician *

K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Praja Socialist Party candidate from Palladam constituency in 1967 ...

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Kumaraswamy Pulavar Chunnakam Kumaraswamy Pulavar ( ta, சுன்னாகம் குமாரசாமிப்புலவர்) was a well-known Sri Lankan Tamil scholar and poet from Maylani village in Chunnakam township in Jaffna peninsula in the British ...

(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 ...

, Indian politician *

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 a ...

(1930-1988) Indian hydrologist *

P. Coomaraswamy Ponnambalam Coomaraswamy (7 December 1849 – 7 June 1906) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon. Early life and family Coomaraswamy was born on 7 December 1849. He was the son of Gate Mudaliyar A. Ponnamb ...

(1849–1906), Ceylonese lawyer and politician *

P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja Poosapati Sanjeevi Kumaraswamy Raja (8 July 1898 – 16 March 1957) was an Indian politician who served as the last Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from 6 April 1949 to 26 January 1950 and first Chief Minister of Madras State from 26 January ...

(1898–1957), Indian politician * P. T. Kumarasamy Chetty, Indian politician and businessman * S. Kumarasamy, Indian politician and social worker * Sundar Kumarasamy, American educator *

S. V. Kumaraswamy S. V. Kumaraswamy (born 17 February 1918) was an Indian cricket umpire. He stood in one Test match, India vs. England, in 1961. See also * List of Test cricket umpires A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: ...

(born 1918), Indian cricket official *

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 * V. Kumaraswamy, Ceylonese lawyer and politician

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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 * Coomarasamy Balasingham (1917–2001), Ceylonese civil servant * Coomaraswamy Vanniasingam (1911–1959), Ceylonese politician *

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 Cen ...

(born 1950), Sri Lankan economist *

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 th ...

, British broadcaster * Kumarasami Kamaraj (1903–1975), Indian politician *

Kumaraswamy Nandagopan Kumaraswamy Nanthakopan (Tamil language, Tamil: குமாரசுவாமி நந்தகோபன்; 1970 – November 14, 2008), also known as his ''nom de guerre'' Ragu, was the president of the political party of the Tamil Makkal Viduth ...

(1976–2008), Sri Lankan paramilitary operative *

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 *

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 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 J ...

(born 1953), Sri Lankan lawyer * Rajendra Coomaraswamy (1915–1981), Sri Lankan civil servant *

Satyendra Coomaraswamy Sathyendra "Sathi" Coomaraswamy (1919 – 15 January 1988) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer in the 1940s and 1950s, before Sri Lanka had Test status. Coomaraswamy was born to Chellappah Coomaraswamy, a civil servant and later Senator and ...

(1920–1988), Sri Lankan cricketer