T. L. Venkatarama Iyer

Tirunelveli Lakshmanasuri Venkatarama Iyer (25 November 1893 – 2 January 1971) was a judge of the Supreme Court of India, a Carnatic musician, and a musicologist.

Early life T. L. Venkatarama Iyer was born in Harikesanallur, Tamil Nadu, India. He was a close relative of Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar and a disciple of Ambi Dikshitar (a grand-nephew of Muthuswami Dikshitar).

Law

Iyer graduated from Madras Christian Law College in 1916. After doing an apprenticeship under Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, he started practicing at the Madras High Court in 1917. He became a judge in 1951 and continued to serve until 1953. Thereafter, he served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, from 1954 up to 1958

Music Iyer was a Carnatic musician, and a musicologist.

Publication An authority on Muthuswami Dikshitar's compositions, Iyer published The Life of Muthuswami Dikshitar.