Shanmughasundaram Mohan

Shanmughasundaram Mohan (11 February 1930 – 27 December 2019) was a former judge of the India Supreme Court and former acting governor of Karnataka state. He authored 11 books in English and seven books in Tamil.

Biography Shanmughasundaram Mohan was born in Udumalpet of Coimbatore district on 11 February 1930. After completing graduation from Presidency College Madras, he did his bachelor's degree in law from University of Madras and Masters in Constitution and International Law. Enrolled as advocate in the High Court of Madras in August 1954, he became government pleader in 1969.

Literary contributions Mohan has authored 11 books in English on varied subjects and seven books in Tamil including a collections of poems. He served as the president of the World Academy of Arts and Culture and was the president of the World Congress of Poets for six years during 2004–2010. Madras University's gold medal for securing a first class in the law course in 1952 Honorary doctorate degrees from four universities, including three foreign universities