T. Paramasiva Iyer

T. Paramasiva Iyer
Born1863
Bangalore, British India
Died1943
EducationLiterature, law
Occupation(s)Vedic scholar, writer, judge

Justice Thyagaraja Paramasiva Iyer (1863–1943) was an Indian vedic scholar, writer and a District and Sessions Judge of Bangalore during the period of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X and later went on to become the Chief Justice of the Mysore High Court.[1] He was the brother of Indian judge and theosophist T. Sadasiva Iyer and father of reputed Kannada poet T. P. Kailasam.[1] He had expert knowledge in various physical sciences viz. Geology, Mining, Organic Chemistry, Agriculture, Astronomy. He was well versed in classical Greek and Latin literature and made comparative studies in Vedic Philology. He was a student of Lord Baron Avebury.

Books

  • The Riks or Primeval Gleams of Light And Life

References

  1. ^ a b Rao, L.S. Seshagiri (1984). T.P. Kailasam. Sahitya Academy. p. 8.