Peter Paul Pillai was an Indian schoolmaster, landlord, politician and social reformer who represented

Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tam ...

at the first session of the

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Personal life

Peter Paul Pillai was a

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schoolmaster and landowner. Peter Paul Pillai participated in the first session of the

Later life

Pillai qualified as a

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in 1902. He led the 1885 inquiry into the condition of India and the 1891 forest law.

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Year of birth missing Year of death missing Indian barristers Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu Indian Roman Catholics Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu Indian social reformers People from Tirunelveli district 20th-century Indian lawyers Indian landlords {{TamilNadu-INC-politician-stub