T. Paramasiva Iyer

In this Indian name, the name Thyagaraja is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Paramasiva Iyer.

Justice Thyagaraja Paramasiva Iyer (1863–1943) was an Indian vedic scholar, writer and a District and Sessions Judge of Bangalore during the period of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X and later a Chief Justice of the Mysore High Court. He was the brother of Indian judge and theosophist T. Sadasiva Iyer and father of reputed Kannada poet T. P. Kailasam. He had expert knowledge in various physical sciences viz. Geology, Mining, Organic Chemistry, Agriculture, Astronomy. He was well versed in classical Greek and Latin literature and made comparative studies in Vedic Philology. He was the son-in-law of Narayana Shastri, after whom the main road in Mysore was named. He was a student of Lord Baron Avebury.

T. Paramasiva Iyer
Born	1863 (1863) Bangalore, British India
Died	1943 (aged 79–80)
Education	Literature, law
Occupations	Vedic scholar, writer, judge

Books

• The Riks or Primeval Gleams of Light And Life