Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
| image = Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
| office = Member of Parliament, [[Rajya Sabha]]<br>({{small|Nominated}})
| term_start = 3 April 1952
| term_end = 3 October 1953
| office1 = Member of [[Constituent Assembly of India]]
| term_start1 = 9 December 1946
| term_end1 = 24 January 1950
| office2 = [[Advocate General]] of [[Madras Presidency]]
| termstart2 = 1929
| termend2 = 1944
| nominator2 =
| appointer2 =
| predecessor2 = [[T. R. Venkatarama Sastri]]
| successor2 = [[P. V. Rajamannar]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1883|5|14}}
| birth_place = Pudur, [[Madras Presidency]], [[India]] (present day [[Nellore district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]])
| death_date = {{death date|df=yes|1953|10|3}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| spouse = Venkalakshmamma
}}
[[Dewan Bahadur]] '''Sir Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer''' (14 May 1883 – 3 October 1953) was an Indian lawyer and member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]], which was responsible for framing the [[Constitution of India]]. He also served as the [[Advocate General]] of [[Madras State]] from 1929 to 1944. Noted neuroscientist [[Vilayanur S. Ramachandran]] is his grandson. [[Alladi Ramakrishnan]], an [[India]]n physicist and the founder of the [[Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai|Institute of Mathematical Sciences]] (Matscience) was his son.

== Early life ==
Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer was born in 1883 to a Tamil Family in the small [[village]] of Pudur in [[Madras State]] (present day [[Nellore district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]). His father, Ekamra Sastry, was a priest. Krishnaswamy passed his matriculation examination in 1899 and joined the [[Madras Christian College]] to study history. Alladi used his spare time to attend classes in law and passed the B.L. exam and became one of the leading members of the bar. He was made a Dewan Bahadur in 1930 and was knighted in the [[1932 New Year Honours]] List.<ref name="BCI">{{Cite web | last = V.S | first = Ravi | title = Tribute: Legal Luminary | date = 28 September 2003 | url = http://www.hindu.com/mag/2003/09/28/stories/2003092800270400.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040912005613/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2003/09/28/stories/2003092800270400.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 September 2004 | work = [[The Hindu]] | accessdate = 12 April 2012}}</ref> He was married to Venkalakshmamma.

He was the Advocate General of the Madras Presidency from 1929 to 1944. He played a major role in drafting the [[Constitution of India]].<ref>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/191 191]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref>

==Role in Constituent Assembly==
The main architect of Indian Constitution, [[B.R. Ambedkar]], who also chaired the constitution's drafting committee, credited Alladi's contribution: "There were in the drafting committee men bigger, better and more competent than myself such as my friend Sir Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/columnists/legacy-br-ambedkar-308|title=The legacy of BR Ambedkar|last=Davar|first=Praveen|date=13 June 2015|website=The Asian Age|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723060214/https://www.asianage.com/columnists/legacy-br-ambedkar-308|archive-date=23 July 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref> When the Constituent Assembly adopted the principle of universal adult franchise, Shri A.K. Iyer, a member, remarked that this was done, "with an abundant faith in the common man and the ultimate success of democratic rule, and in the full belief that the introduction of democratic government on the basis of adult suffrage will bring enlightenment and promote the well-being, the standard of life, the comfort, and the decent living of the common man".<sup>[5]</sup><ref>http://cadindia.clpr.org.in/search?tag%5Bspeaker%5D%5B%5D=Alladi+Krishnaswamy+Ayyar&document_type%5B%5D=1&document_type%5B%5D=0&sort_by=Relevant+Day&filter_tag%5Bspeaker%5D%5B%5D=15769&date_of_debate=</ref>
He was a part of nine committees including: Drafting Committee and Advisory Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cadindia.clpr.org.in/constituent_assembly_members/alladi_krishnaswamy_ayyar|title=Constituent Assembly Members / Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar|website=cadindia.clpr.org.in|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref> In the Constituent Assembly he defended suspension of certain political rights in circumstances of national crisis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cadindia.clpr.org.in/constitution_assembly_debates/volume/9/1949-08-20?paragraph_number=190,187,186,185,191,184,179,189,192,181,183,188,180,193,182#9.120.183#9.120.184|title=Constituent Assembly of India Debates (Proceedings) - Volume IX|website=cadindia.clpr.org.in|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref>

==Alladi Memorial Trust==
Alladi Memorial Trust was founded in 1983 by Alladi Kuppuswami to commemorate the birth centenary of his father Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer. It is aimed to help poor litigants, lawyers and students of law and for helping in the administration of justice. Alladi Memorial Lectures are delivered every year on issues relating to the Indian Constitution.<ref>[http://www.easternbookcorporation.com/moreinfo.php?txt_searchstring=16897 Alladi Memorial Lectures by M. Hidayatullah and S. Ranganathan, 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923232548/http://www.easternbookcorporation.com/moreinfo.php?txt_searchstring=16897 |date=23 September 2015 }} {{ISBN|978-81-89487-56-0}}</ref> The lecturers included [[V. R. Krishna Iyer]], [[Y. V. Chandrachud]], P. C. Rao, [[Pavani Parameswara Rao]], Nandita Haksar, Rama Devi and [[M. Jagannadha Rao]].

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Austin, G. 1966. The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation. Clarendon Press, Oxford.

== External links ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20040527202750/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2003/09/28/stories/2003092800270400.htm Article in the Hindu by V.S. Ravi, grandson of Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer]
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