About V. Coomaraswamy
Lived 1892 – 1972 (aged 80). V. Coomaraswamy was a diplomat.
Sir Velupillai Coomaraswamy, CMG (25 September 1892 – 13 November 1972) was a Ceylonese civil servant and diplomat. He served as the Ceylonese High Commissioner to Canada and Ceylonese Envoy to Burma.
Early life and family Coomaraswamy was born on 25 September 1892. He was the son of Velupillai from Vaddukoddai in northern Ceylon. He was then Assistant Government Agent in Kegalle, Puttalam and Hambantota. He was the first native Government Agent of the Western province. Coomaraswamy died on 13 November 1972. He was knighted in the 1952 New Year Honours as a Knights Bachelor.
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Who was V. Coomaraswamy?
Ceylon Tamil civil servant
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V. Coomaraswamy was born on 25 September 1892.
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V. Coomaraswamy died on 13 November 1972.
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V. Coomaraswamy was a diplomat.
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