K. Seshadri Iyer
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Sir Kumarapuram Seshadri Iyer KCSI |
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| 15th Diwan of the Mysore kingdom | |
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In office 12 February 1883 – 18 March 1901 |
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| Monarch |
Chamaraja Wodeyar, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV |
| Preceded by | C. V. Rungacharlu |
| Succeeded by | P. N. Krishnamurti |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 1, 1845 Palghat, Madras Presidency |
| Died | September 13, 1901 (aged 56) Mysore |
| Spouse(s) | Dharmasamvardhini (1865-1901) |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Chennai |
| Profession | civil servant, administrator |
| Religion | Hindu |
Sir Kumarapuram Seshadri Iyer, KCSI (1 June 1845 - 13 September 1901), or Sheshadri Aiyar was an advocate who served as the Dewan of Mysore from 1883 to 1901. He was the second Dewan of Mysore state since the reinstatement of the Wodeyar family on its throne in 1881 and was the longest serving Dewan of the princely state as well. He is regarded by most as the "Maker of Modern Bangalore".
Seshadri Iyer was born in a family from Palghat in the Malabar district of Madras Presidency. He had his early education in Calicut and graduated in arts from Presidency College, Madras in 1868. He was also a qualified lawyer.
Seshadri Iyer joined the services of the Mysore kingdom in 1868 and served as a district magistrate and later as Personal Secretary to the Diwan, Rungacharlu before being appointed Diwan himself. Seshadri Iyer was the longest serving Diwan of Mysore kingdom and served from 1883 to 1901.
Seshadri Iyer established the Kolar gold fields and Victoria Hospital and commissioned the Sivanasamudra hydel-electric power project. Seshadri Iyer had to deal with a devastating plague which afflicted Bangalore in 1898 and was responsible for the decongestion of streets and reconstructing the city in the aftermath of the plague.
Seshadri Iyer was born on 1 June 1845 to Ananthakrishna Iyer and his second wife Venkatalakshamma at Kumarapuram near Palghat. His great-grandfather Gowri Seshan Pattu had migrated to Kumarapuram from Ganapathi Agraharam in Tanjore district at the turn of the 19th century.
Ananthakrishna Iyer was employed as a vakil (lawyer) in Calicut. Apart from Seshadri Iyer, he also had a son, Venkatasubba Iyer, from his first wife. Venkatasubba Iyer was also employed as a lawyer in Calicut. On Ananthakrishna Iyer's death in 1846, Venkatalakshamma and the infant Seshadri were cared for by the 20-year-old Venkatasubba Iyer.
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