V. Krishnaswamy Iyer

For other people named Krishnaswami, see Krishnaswami.
In this Indian name, the name Venkatarama is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Krishnaswamy Iyer.
In Judge's attire (1910)

Venkatarama Krishnaswamy Iyer CSI (15 June 1863 – 28 December 1911) was an Indian lawyer who served as a justice of the High Court of Madras and on the Executive Council of the Governor of Madras[1][2] who was also known as a leader in the second generation of the Mylapore clique.

He was involved in the prosecution of a partner of the British banking Company Arbuthnot & Co after the bank crashed on 22 October 1906. Following the crash, Iyer gathered together eight Indians who started a bank funded by Chettiar Capital which later became the Indian Bank. He is the first Indian to have a beach-fronted statue, when a statue of his was put up outside the Senate House. Madras University in 1912.[3]

  1. ^ V. Sundaram (25 June 2009). "The Saga of a 'Mahapurusha' – I". News Today.
  2. ^ V. Sundaram (26 June 2009). "The Saga of a 'Mahapurusha' – II". News Today.
  3. ^ V, Sriram. "Hundred years of a statue". News Article. The Hindu. Retrieved 4 April 2012.