Kumaraswamy s/o Duraisamy Pillay (11 March 1906 – 29 May 1972) was a
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
reformer and
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
community leader in Indonesia. He started the Deli Hindu Sabah, the Indian Boy Scout Association and many other projects benefitting the Hindu Tamil communities of
Medan
Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...
. He died in May 1972 in Medan.
Indian Communities in Southeast Asia
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References
Sources
*A Mani, Kernial Singh Sandhu. ''Indian Communities in Southeast Asia''. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006.
1906 births
1979 deaths
20th-century Hindu religious leaders
Hindu revivalists
Indonesian Hindu religious leaders
Malaysian emigrants to Indonesia
Indonesian people of Indian descent
Indonesian people of Tamil descent
People from Medan
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