V. Coomaraswamy

This article is about the Ceylon Tamil civil servant and diplomat. For the Ceylon Tamil politician and Member of Parliament, see V. Kumaraswamy.
In this Tamil name, there is no surname or family name. The name Velupillai is a patronym, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Coomaraswamy.
Sir Velupillai Coomaraswamy
CMG
Ceylonese High Commissioner to Canada
Personal details
Born(1892-09-25)25 September 1892
Died13 November 1972(1972-11-13) (aged 80)
ProfessionCivil servant
EthnicityCeylon Tamil
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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.

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