Sir T. Sadasiva Iyer
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Diwan Bahadur Sir Thyagaraja Sadasiva Iyer |
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| President, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Board, Madras Presidency | |
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In office 1921–1927 |
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| Chief Justice of Travancore | |
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In office 1905–1910 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 June 1861 Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency |
| Died | 1 December 1927 (aged 66) Madras |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Mangalammal |
| Occupation | judge, bureaucrat |
| Profession | law |
| Religion | Hindu |
Diwan Bahadur Sir Thyagaraja Sadasiva Iyer M.A., B.L., (23 June 1861 – 1 December 1927) was an Indian judge and theosophist who served as the Chief Justice of Travancore from 1905 to 1910. He was also the first President of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Board, Madras Presidency.
Sadasiva Iyer was born in Kumbakonam on 23 June 1861 to Mangudi Thyagaraja Iyer, who was a daayadhi (cousin by paternal lineage) to Nobel Laureate C. V. Raman. He was educated at Kumbakonam and Madras and mastered in Hindu law. Sadasiva Iyer's younger brother was Justice T Paramasiva Iyer, the father of the Kannada playwright T. P. Kailasam.
Sadasiva Iyer started his judicial career as an apprentice to Raja T. Rama Rao before enrolling as a vakil in the Madras High Court. After joining service as District Munsiff of Madura in 1887 and District Judge [must be Munsif; he became District Judge much later] at Tinnevely, Sadasiva Iyer was made a Sub-Judge in 1905. In 1905, he was appointed Chief Judge of Travancore High Court and served till 1910, when he reverted to British service and was posted as District and Sessions Judge of Ganjam. In 1912, Sadasiva Iyer was appointed judge of the Madras High Court as Additional Judge and served from 1912 till his retirement in 1921. In 1915 he was elected as Vice-President of the National Indian Association, Madras.
In 1921, Sadasiva Iyer was appointed President of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Board, newly established by the Justice Party government of the Raja of Panagal. Sadasiva Iyer was made a Knight Bachelor in the King's Birthday Honours' List of 1921.
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