V. Bhashyam Aiyangar
Sir V. B. Aiyengar | |
|---|---|
| Advocate-General of Madras Presidency (acting) | |
| In office 1897–1898 | |
| Preceded by | J. H. Spring-Branson |
| Succeeded by | C. A. White |
| In office 1899–1900 | |
| Preceded by | C. A. White |
| Succeeded by | J. E. P. Wallis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vembakkam Bhashyam Aiyangar January 1844 |
| Died | 18 November 1908 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Profession | Advocate-General, legislator |
Diwan Bahadur Sir Vembakkam Bhashyam Aiyangar Kt. CIE (January 1844 – 18 November 1908) was a lawyer and jurist in British India who served as the first Indian Advocate-General of the Madras Presidency and later, as a Justice of the High Court of Madras.
As a Vakil he was easily the undisputed leader of the Madras bar; he was described as in his heyday, the 'greatest jurist in India', 'India's foremost lawyer', 'perhaps the great Indian lawyer of modern times', and 'a gigantic intellect' who was 'ultimately worshipped as a legal genius', credited with establishing the fundamental credibility of the office of Vakil against that of Barrister.
He was a central figure in the first generation of the Mylapore clique, and the patriarch of the Vembaukum family.